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Optibus opens new Nordics HQ off the back of regional customer wins

Today, Optibus announced the opening of its Nordic headquarters in Stockholm following soon-to-be-announced customer...

Flint Hills, Kansas picks Optibus to increase transit equity and explore multiple scenarios

The Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency is now using Optibus’ Planning, Scheduling, and Rostering products to manage...

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First Bus partners with Optibus to complete rollout of new digital scheduling software across its UK bus operations

First Bus and Optibus have been working in partnership since 2018 to develop technological solutions that improve the...

Optibus wins WRI India Better E-Bus Challenge 2022

Optibus to collaborate with Delhi Transport Corporation to optimize the operations of 150 electric buses

Optibus expands in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil with new public transportation operators

Optibus is rapidly expanding in an important market in Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul, the state with the nation’s fourth...

Volvo Group Venture Capital makes strategic investment in Optibus to advance bus electrification and industry digitalization

The investment supports key software infrastructure for achieving sustainable, digital bus operations.

Transit and tech experts from India, Australia, Israel, and Japan join Optibus

As part of Optibus' expansion in and commitment to the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, we are excited to announce the...

ALBUM Member Ipswich Buses Goes Cloud-Native with Optibus

The launch of Optibus’ new real-time Operations module comes with great news in the UK: Ipswich Buses, a well-respected...

Optibus debuts first real-time, cloud-native solution for mitigating driver staffing challenges and optimizing depot operations

Today, Optibus, the end-to-end software platform for public transportation planning and management, introduced...

La Linea spa launches electric buses in Venice

La Linea spa is bringing electric buses to Venice and real-time operations to Italy using Optibus’ Planning,...

Transdev’s RedBus Urbano signs with Optibus to improve its electric fleet

RedBus Urbano, one of the main public transport operators in Santiago, Chile and Transdev’s largest bus operation...

5 Critical Capabilities of a Modern Depot Operation

Whether you’re an allocator, dispatcher, fleet or HR manager, or otherwise — if you’re involved in the field of depot...

GLOBAL optimizes passenger transportation in Gran Canaria, Spain with Optibus

SALCAI UTINSA S.A. (GLOBAL), the main intercity transportation operator on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, has begun...

Optibus Becomes the First Public Transportation Unicorn with Series D Closing

Funding accompanies the launch of Ridership Insights, which helps planners redesign transportation systems to increase...