Driving the Depot of the Future with Arriva Group

On March 3rd, Optibus joined 160 of Arriva Group's senior leaders at their senior management conference in Budapest to discuss technology, leadership, and how to build the depots of the future.

For Arriva—a major transport operator in Europe whose operations span 11 countries and deliver over 1.5 billion passenger journeys—having the technology to build future-ready operations at scale is critical. 

Optibus's Catalina Igoa Muse (Presales Engineer) and George Belias (Head of Partnerships, EMEA & APAC) presented and discussed some of the strategic pillars involved in building agile, sustainable technology ecosystems, and how Arriva is accomplishing this on a massive scale.

Some of the key topics discussed include:

• Efficiency: Driving profitability through reduced costs, unified planning and operations, and future-proofing private and public transport operators with algorithmic advancements.
• Ecosystem play makes it all possible: We were proud to present alongside BYD Bus, Geotab and AWS on how an open ecosystem of best-in-class partners unlocks real operational value, giving operators full visibility, flexibility and freedom of choice without vendor lock-in. The result goes beyond efficiency. Smarter operations, scalable growth and new opportunities for revenue diversification, turning depots from cost centres into strategic assets.
• Future-readiness: Committing to the future of public transport through the integration of EV, smart charging, and AI to deliver more accurate optimization across a suite of planning, scheduling, operations, and passenger-facing tools.

A huge thank you to the Arriva team, including Neil Shah, Group Business Technology Director, Sara John, Head of Internal Communications, and to the Optibus team, including Simon Pearce, Eitan Yanovsky, and Lindsay Smalley Ward for making this a success.

Together, we’re laying the foundation for scalable, resilient mobility.

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