Economics
26 Sep 2020
JAPANESE COACH COMPANY BUILDS A MAZE WITH SIXTY COACHES
Like all around the world coaches in Tokyo have come to a standstill. One coach company found an alternative use for its sixty coaches and formed a maze with them as part of a tour to a theme park. It are sightseeing buses from the company Hato Bus, one of Tokyo’s biggest coach operators. Due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, the company had to shut down all its usual tours for several months.
25 Sep 2020
KEOLIS STARTS 5G AUTONOMOUS ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRIAL IN STOCKHOLM
In Stockholm, Sweden, a new autonomous self-driving, electric minibus trial using 5G technology has started. The vehicle will be remote controlled and supervised using 5G. The trail is an initiative by Keolis in partnership with Urban ICT Arena, Telia, Ericsson Intel and T-engineering and will run from 24 September to 8 October 2020. The autonomous minibus will drive along a 1.6 km route and serve the National Museum of Science and Technology, the Maritime Museum, the Nordic Museum and Vasa Museum.
23 Sep 2020
AUSTRALIAN BRISBANE IS STARTING A TRIAL WITH SUNLIGHT POWERED ELECTRIC BUSES
An electric bus that runs on 100% solar power is set to be trialled on Brisbane streets as the Brisbane Times reports. The bus is being developed by transport operator Transdev. The bus, which can transport more than 60 passengers, can travel up to 300 kilometres on one charge.
16 Sep 2020
KNORR-BREMSE: “THE GLOBAL SITUATION SUBJECT TO HIGH LEVELS OF UNCERTAINTY”
Knorr-Bremse achieved significantly less sales in the first half of this year due to the corona crisis, but reiterated the sales and margin targets for the full year. Turnover fell by 15.2 percent, from 3.60 billion to 3.06 billion euros. The corona crisis hit the company in all markets and the company had to act quickly to adjust to lower demand.
15 Sep 2020
MERCEDES-BENZ LAUNCHES NEW INTOURO WITH ABA 5
The all-new Mercedes-Benz Intouro raises the bar for buses for inter-city and excursion transport to a whole new level, as Daimler puts it. This new overland bus can be equipped with assistance systems such as Active Brake Assist 5 the emergency braking assistance system with full-stop braking to avoid moving pedestrians and Sideguard Assist.