Toyota unveils new Sora fuel cell route bus for public transport
Toyota has presented its new Sora fuel cell bus, designed for scheduled route services in public transport.
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Toyota has presented its new Sora fuel cell bus, designed for scheduled route services in public transport.
A giant bridge under construction in the centre of Budapest is set to solve dozens of the city’s problems, and could be open as early as 2031.
The idea of a metro for Vilnius is back on the table, with a proposal to build a station near the city’s White Bridge (Baltasis tiltas).
Hanoi is accelerating the introduction of electric buses into service by 2026.
Mayor Luksic has criticised the lack of integration between Santiago’s Teleférico Bicentenario and the public transport system, warning that the cable car could operate without the Bip! card.
Nigerian commuters are still waiting for the cheaper fares promised by Tinubu from October 1. Meanwhile Lagos is starting a transition phase from diesel buses towards CNG and electric vehicles.
Mexico City is investing 48 billion pesos to expand and modernise its urban public transport system.
A record investment of 7.7 billion Chilean pesos by the Government of the Maule region will renew regional public transport with electric buses.
León is preparing to re-engineer 165 public transport routes on the basis of a mobility study, after ten years without changes and under pressure from students.
The electrification of public transport in Hesse is progressing slowly in the state’s largest cities, while Fulda stands out with surprisingly good results.
The Veneto region has approved a budget variation allocating more than €5.1 million to renewing public transport fleets in 2027-2028, as announced by Giacinti.
Düsseldorf has ordered 40 new electric buses for the Rheinbahn network.
MIT is to build an artificial intelligence platform for coordinating public transport, funded with $2.1 million from Google.org.
More Singaporeans are leaving the private car behind and relying on public transport instead, part of the city-state’s ‘car-lite’ push.
After assaults on crew, Venice operator ACTV has put CCTV on its first 20 waterbuses, with 1,300 cameras planned across the whole fleet by 2028 at a cost of €2.2 million.
Turek is launching its own free city bus network from October 2026, with two routes and 28 stops; the first buses run on Monday.
Telangana has launched a common pass covering Hyderabad’s metro and RTC bus services, alongside a revision of local auto-rickshaw fares.
Plexiglass ‘driver protection’ screens are being fitted on Italian buses after attacks on drivers, with bodycams also under consideration.
Prague’s transit operator DPP plans to bring the first stage of Metro D into service early, running as far as Libuš, with a tender worth CZK 3.76 billion.
A new transport plan for Northampton includes tram lines and shuttle services among its proposals, the BBC reports.
Luup is digitising public transport payments in Colombia, with a pilot scheme running in the city of Rionegro.
A transport summit in Ireland heard that public transport investment should move towards integrated urban networks rather than isolated schemes.
Ho Chi Minh City’s free bus scheme has drawn more than 30.6 million passenger trips in three months.
Making buses free in Skarżysko-Kamienna brought in close to 70,000 extra passengers, a roughly 30% increase in ridership.
Edinburgh Trams and Lothian Buses have both been named UK Operators of the Year, a double success for the city’s public transport.
The EBRD is backing the purchase of new metro trains for Kyiv, helping the Ukrainian capital renew its underground fleet.
Buses, commuter trains and the metro in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area (AMBA) are carrying roughly 20% fewer passengers than before the pandemic, with fares and service levels under strain.
Work is due to begin on Line F, a new Buenos Aires metro line that will run between Barracas and Palermo and reshape how the city travels.
A bus rapid transit system is set to change public transport in Bari, reshaping how operator Amtab runs its services.
Rome’s mayor Gualtieri has called on the Italian government for €5 billion to fund public transport in the capital.
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