Transdev, a global provider of mobility services, and Delphi Automotive PLC have entered into a commercial partnership to develop a global, fully automated, mobility-on-demand (AMoD) transport system. The system will utilize Transdev Universal Routing Engine (URE) and Delphi’s previously announced automated driving platform—the Centralized Sensing, Localization and Planning (CSLP) platform which Delphi is developing in partnership with Mobileye.
Electric buses , built by Sor, will replace the classic diesel buses on route 207, which connects the Žižkov district with the historical center. It is hoped the measure will help to improve the environmental situation in the Czech capital.
At the Global Public Transport Summit (GPTS) in Montreal/Canada, the congress of the International Association of Public Transport, UITP, Mercedes-Benz again confirmed that battery-electric versions of its Citro bus would enter series production next year. prototypes are already undergoing testing on the roads.
Proterra, innovator in heavy-duty electric transportation, recently announced that it has closed a $55 million Series 6 stock round, on the heels of an oversubscribed $140 million Series 5 in January. Generation Investment Management LLP, a long-term, sustainability-focused investment firm led the round, which was joined by BMW i Ventures, the corporate venture capital team founded by BMW Group in 2011.
BYD announced recently that it has signed an agreement with the Government of Ecuador to build an electric bus factory in the South American country. She shared investing $60 million into the new facility where it will create about 300 jobs. The new factory will have the capacity to prodce 300 of its fully electric buses per year.