The Optibus Blog

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

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...

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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...

Mass Transit Optimization For Buses: The Depot Problem

One of the great things about working for Optibus is the ability to apply math to the solution of real world problems....

How To Manage Overtime With Transportation Scheduling Software

The overtime crew scheduling (or runcutting) challenge Everyone has opinions about overtime. Some think it’s an...

Optibus Opens UK Offices, Appoints Dave Joshua As UK Country Manager, To Lead Regional Business Growth

August, 2018, London – Optibus, the leading provider of real-time operations and planning for mass transportation,...

London’s Paddington Station Is Now Optibus UK’s New – Additional – Home!

How Electric Buses Change Scheduling – And Why Charging Changes The Game

It’s difficult to decide whether the future of Electric Buses is already here. One article titled “Electric Buses Will...

Solving NP-Hard Problems To Optimize Large-Scale Systems: It Sounds Complicated, But It’s Not.

Have you ever solved a Rubik’s Cube? If not, maybe you’ve solved a Sudoku puzzle, or even just a maze on the back of a...