Infrastructure
VOLVO’S AUTONOMOUS ELECTRIC BUSES IN SINGAPORE
As part of Singapore’s efforts to deploy Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) to enhance its public transport system, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) partnered up with the Volvo Group. This is Volvo’s first opportunity to develop and test autonomous and electric city buses.
NAVYA 'LAST MILE' SELF-DRIVING MINIBUS TO THE HAGUE
As one of the first large Dutch cities The Hague will receive a self-driving minibus by mid-2019. In addition to public transport, visitors and patients of the cities Haga Hospital can travel for free the last few hundred meters from the public transport stop to the entrance of the hospital. The self-propelled electric minibus with the name 'Haga Shuttle' will be running for four years.
TRANS JAVA TOLL ROAD WILL HAVE POSITIVE EFFECT ON BUS INDUSTRY
Indonesian President Joko Widodo inaugurated the Trans Java Toll Road which connects Jakarta to Surabaya. Indonesia is conducting massive infrastructure development on land, air and water routers. And the land route is the most dominant infrastructure development. Starting from the manufacture of LRT and MRT (Light and Metro Rail Transport) and electric buses in various cities in Indonesia to the construction of toll roads to reduce the congestion level.
TRANSDEV, ZF AND E.GO ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP FOR SHARED AUTONOMOUS MOBILITY
At the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas the French based public transport operator Transdev has announced forming a partnership with ZF and e.GO, the manufacturer of electric vehicles, in developing new shared mobility solutions. The three partners will integrate the autonomous driven e.GO Mover shuttle with the operating System by Transdev.
AIR PRODUCTS JOINS THE INTERNATIONAL HYDROGEN COUNCIL
Air Products has joined the Hydrogen Council, a global coalition of CEOs dedicated to hydrogen technology. Air Products sees the development of hydrogen as an integral part of the future energy mix. It is one of the largest producers of hydrogen in the world and one of the major suppliers of technology for refuelling and distribution of hydrogen.