The Optibus Blog

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

SaaS Vs. On-Premises For Public Transportation Software: Total Cost Of Ownership And More

Historically, public transit agencies and operators have been using on-premises software to manage their operations...

Mary Dalby Joins Optibus As Its Head Of Customer Success, UK & Eire

We are delighted to announce that Mary Dalby is joining us as our Head of Customer Success, UK & Eire. Prior to joining...

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Five Predictions About The Future Of Transit And Mobility In 2019

Mobility is rapidly changing, with new service offerings, electrification and an increasing impact on our basic...

Leon Daniels Awarded An OBE In The New Year’s Honours List

Optibus congratulates its Head of Strategy, UK, Leon Daniels, on being awarded an Officer of the Most Excellent Order...

All Of The Above: Optimizing Drivers And Vehicles At The Same Time

Scheduling for mass transit isn’t simple. In fact, scheduling is a NP-Hard problem. As a result, it requires intensive...

Investing In Our Platform And Making The Most Of Our Recent $ 40 M Investment Round

The past twelve months were great ones for Optibus: we enhanced our product with AI for on-time performance, added...

Launching Our Re-designed Roster

What is rostering? Rostering is the final step of the scheduling process, combining (daily) driver duties to create...

Separating Fact From Fiction: What You Need To Know About Cloud-Based Transportation Applications

Imagine this: you have time travelled to the late 1980s. You’ve met someone on the street and want to tell them about...

UK Transport Leaders At Intelligent Transport: Making Mass Transport Better

We had a great time at the Intelligent Transport Conference with Leon Daniels, who has recently joined Optibus. Leon...

Evaluating Next-generation Planning and Scheduling Platforms: 6 Questions to Ask

New mobility alternatives, applications and software are changing the world of transport in unprecedented ways. In the...

Optibus Named A Cool Vendor By Gartner

Leading Analyst Firm Selects Innovative Companies in the Automotive and Smart Mobility Market San Francisco, US,...

The Trillion Dollar Market That Everyone Is Ignoring

Which market is larger than the taxi, ride-hailing, and shared-ride markets, combined? The answer is clearly visible on...

How We Use FaaS To Optimize Mass Transit: Running Distributed Algorithms At “Infinite” Scale

Optibus creates a continuous plan for mass transit: city-wide planning and scheduling – determining where every vehicle...

The Four Ps Of Great Technology Workplaces: Why Optibus Is My Favorite Place In A 20-Year Career

Think of it, if you were looking for a new job in technology right now, which criteria would be on top of your list? My...