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Thoughts about scheduling, planning, mass transit, technology, algorithms and more.

What the Biden Administration Means for the U.S. Transportation Industry

Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who ran against Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential...

Even With COVID-19, We Still Managed To Take This Road Trip

2020 will primarily be remembered as the year of the global pandemic – but here at Optibus we’ve used our time in (and...

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Introducing Roster (Rota) Cycle Optimization

We’ve recently released roster cycle optimization, a feature we’re truly pleased with and that was developed in close...

Using ‘Lifestyle Rosters’ to Improve Diversity and Encourage Driver Retention

The problem: lack of diversity and driver shortages Driver shortages are a well-known problem in the mass...

Scenarios Are King: Scheduling And Planning For The Social Distancing Era (Part 2)

This is the second blog in a two-part series about the scheduling implications of COVID-19. Its focus is the second...

Scenarios Are King: Scheduling And Planning For The Social Distancing Era (Part 1)

Introduction In the past several months, public transportation is facing a staggering amount of uncertainty. First,...

LVL Jäger – Using bus routing and scheduling software to transform business

LVL Jäger operates 88 vehicles with 222 employees in Ludwigsburg, Kornwestheim and Asperg in Germany. In addition,...

Optibus Awarded as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum announced its selection of over 100 of the most promising Technology Pioneers of 2020, who are...

U.S. Cities Get a New Tool to Improve Transit Equality

Cities coming out of lockdown have many big-picture transit issues to consider as they plan their COVID-19 exit...

Under the Hood of Our New and Improved EV Module

For some time, we’ve been leading the industry in terms of planning and scheduling for electric fleets, both with...

Optimizing Bus Service in Light of Changes to New Zealand’s Driver Break Rules

Recent amendments to New Zealand’s Employment Relations Act introduced detailed requirements with regards to meal and...

Helping Transit Agencies Create A COVID-19 Exit Strategy At No Cost

Different cities, regions and countries were hit by the COVID-19 outbreak at varying times and instituted changes to...

The Case for Roster Optimization

Introduction: Bus operations are complex, and so is scheduling. It is a combination of craft and science, and...

Generating COVID-19 Alternative Plans For Transit Operations

With the COVID-19 virus disrupting the movement of people around the world, we’ve been getting requests from Optibus...