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How to Plan for 2025: Expert Insights for Future-Ready Public Transportation

The public transportation landscape is evolving rapidly, and as we look toward 2025, public transportation agencies and...

Optibus’ new ‘Passenger Billboards’ automates service information design

Optibus’ one-click conversion of complex service data into information displays is already improving passenger...

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Introducing Optibus Strategic Planning: A Comprehensive Toolbox for Transportation Planners and Cities

Optibus, a global leader in optimization software for planning and operating public transportation, proudly announces...

Introducing Optibus Shuttles: Automatic, Dynamic Route Planning and Optimization

Optibus, a leading optimization software for public transportation planning and operations, is pushing the envelope on...

Shaping the future of public transportation with AI, impact and care

As Optibus celebrates its 10th anniversary, we delve into the company’s innovations, challenges, and future with CTO...

Meet Kal, Solutions Engineer, in our Values Interviews Series

What set of values makes you connect with your company and appreciate your job?

The 5 key takeaways from the first Optibus Hub User Conference

On November 15th Optibus returned to Paddington Station in London, where its European business started out years ago....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Kevin English Joins Optibus As Its Head Of Customer Success, North America

We are delighted to announce that Kevin English is joining us as our Head of Customer Success, North America. Kevin...