Automated bus specification completed
USA: A performance specification has been developed by the Automated Bus Consortium, which was formed to bring together transport agencies to facilitate collaborative decision-making, undertake collective pilot projects in various live service environments and combine their purchasing power.
UrbanThings launches social distancing technology
UK: Ipswich Buses has deployed social distancing technology which has been developed by UrbanThings using a grant awarded by innovation agency Innovate UK.
BONNsmart contactless ticketing goes live
GERMANY: The initial phase of what the partners say is the first contactless ticketing scheme in Germany has gone live in Bonn.
Moscow ends trolleybus operation
RUSSIA: Moscow’s last six trolleybus services have ended, with five routes switching to diesel operation on August 25 and one route to battery buses.
Autonomous shuttles to be tested in US army base
USA: The US Ignite smart city accelerator has selected First Transit and Perrone Robotics to provide autonomous shuttles for a Smart Transportation Testbed project at the Fort Carson army base in Colorado.
Providing better transport data in the Klang Valley
MALAYSIA: A consortium of Malaysian and British companies is to study the feasibility of developing an open data hub to facilitate public transport use and improve the passenger experience in the Klang Valley.