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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...

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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...

Helping Transit Agencies Manage COVID-19 With No-Cost Alternative Service Plans

Movement in and between cities is being reduced around the world in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving public...

What Do Public Transportation Operators Think About The Efficiency Of Their Service?

We are strong believers that in the case of public transportation, efficiency needs to be both measured and managed....

Everything You Wanted To Know About Other People’s Rostering Practices

We know vehicle and crew scheduling are complex, and we know most transportation players optimize them. How many use...

The Rostering Practice That Makes Life More Fair For Bus Drivers

Where would we be without bus drivers?

11 Tips And Tricks To Win More Transport Business - Optibus

manage transport business For transportation operators, winning the management of business lies at the heart of their...

2019 In Transportation Innovation At Optibus

What Can And Can’t Artificial Intelligence Do For Public Transport? Separating Myth From Reality

Mass Transportation is a challenge worthy of AI Let’s think of London: each and every day, millions of people move...