This is part of a broader strategy of integrating AI across its product portfolio.

Founded in 1915, SEM launched its first ignition systems for natural gas engines in 2000: since then, it has developed a range of fuel ignition products, injector stators, and linear position sensors for engines fuelled with natural gas, hydrogen, and other alternatives to diesel.

Volvo has worked extensively with Transport for London on the development and implementation of the City Brake, designed to mitigate the impact of emergency braking on standing and unrestrained passengers.

According to the UKBIC, the industry forecasts suggest that by 2040 the UK will require nearly 500,000 workers to support its battery ecosystem, including more than 170,000 in EV production, 35,000 in gigafactories, and around 65,000 in the wider supply chain.

On display at UITP last month were two eAxles, a central drive unit for the midibus segment and a low floor eAxle with independent suspension for heavy-duty transit bus transport segments.