‘Aladin Beyond’ is Voith’s new cloud-based offering for bus operators whose vehicles are powered by the ‘Voith Electrical Drive System’ or ‘DIWA’ transmission.

He joins ZF from components manufacturer ADM Group, having served in various roles including plant head and company president.

Dubbed ‘VEDS 1.5’, the new version of the Voith Electrical Drive System for buses and coaches will come with Voith’s ‘Drive Inverter System’ with integrated drive management unit.

Tsien brings more than four decades of experience in the automotive industry, primarily at General Motors, where he served as executive vice president and chief technology officer.

This marks Karsan's first autonomous public road deployment in France, following similar initiatives in Sweden, Italy, Switzerland and Finland.

The front of the vehicle has been redesigned, featuring a new “Sky View” windscreen that eliminates the cab header panel and replaces it with glass.

Developed exclusively in Brazil, it offers the widest range of vehicle performance analysis yet together with preventive and predictive maintenance.

Volvo commented that the acquisition will enhance its competency in battery cell and battery materials development.

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.

Its Japanese office is supported by colleagues in Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.

Nearly two years ago, we spoke with the chief executive officer of Imagry, Eran Ofir, about the Israeli company’s “mapless” self-driving technology and its planned on-road tests with Otokar. At the UITP global summit, held in the German city of Hamburg between 15-18 June, Truck & Bus Builder spoke with Suhail Habib, an engineer at the company, to get an update on the company’s activities.

New system to be available in CVs from 2026.