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Copec WIND Ventures makes strategic investment in Optibus to advance bus electrification in Latin America

Copec WIND Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Copec, a leader in energy solutions across Latin America,...

Optibus brings GTFS Manager to Spain in support of  European Commission program

The Geoactio - Optibus partnership expands access to Optibus’ GTFS Manager to Spain in support of digitalization...

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Optibus hits 5,000 cities with adoption in Amazonian capital, Manaus

One thousand cities have joined the Optibus city network in less than two quarters.

The Amazon gains a 100% AI-powered public transportation network with Optibus

The Union of Passenger Transport Companies of the State of Amazonas (Sinetram) in Manaus, the capital city of the...

Iwakuni Bus of Japan chooses Optibus software to tackle driver shortages

Public transportation operator Iwakuni Bus has selected the Optibus transportation management platform as the software...

Driving Change: Insights from the Driver's Seat of Public Transportation

Public transportation plays a crucial role in our communities, with bus drivers serving as the frontline heroes. In our...

Buslines brings Optibus to New South Wales, Australia, to improve public transportation

Buslines, one of the largest family-owned public transport operators inNew South Wales (NSW), Australia, is now working...

Akita City, Japan, to redesign citywide public transportation network using Optibus

Optibus' application as a citywide optimization technology is growing in popularity in cities around the world. Now,...

Niff Group to optimize services for 130M annual passengers in São Paulo state using Optibus

Guarulhos, Taubaté, Arujá, Campinas, Ribeirão Preto, and other cities will use Optibus’ artificial intelligence system...

Santiago, Chile, introduces Optibus AI software to manage citywide public transportation system

The public transportation system of the Chilean capital encompasses almost 7,000 buses and transports 950 million...

7 key criteria for successful initiatives to improve the passenger experience

Optibus expands into ferries with HADAG in Germany

To improve public transportation on a citywide scale, Optibus is expanding its technology beyond the bus sector into...

Introducing the Optibus Driver App: Improving driver-depot communications

Part of Optibus Operations, Optibus’ Driver App was designed for drivers, in partnership with drivers, to improve...

Four key learnings from the webinar Planning One Network: Combining fixed line and demand responsive transport

On September 25th, 2023 Optibus and ioki facilitated a webinar with the title “Planning One Network: Combining fixed...