Claiming a market share of 58.7% in 2022 compared with 53.7% in 2021, Caio says its strong growth and leadership in the urban bus sector is down to the launch of the fifth generation Caio Apache Vips bus.

After signing an agreement to supply Italian public procurement company, Consip SpA, with 80 e-Atak buses in 2021, it is to provide another 27, by the end of 2023.

Major international vehicle manufacturers such as Daimler Coaches North America Inc, Prevost, BYD Inc, Temsa North America and Marcopolo SA, together with local OEMs, will display their latest product offerings at the show.

During the last three years, Iveco says it has intensified its efforts to expand its service network, which it now says covers the whole of Brazil from north to south.

Zenobē, which has operations in Europe and Australasia, is to work with Marcopolo to offer its expertise in electric vehicle charging and fleet electrification.

The ‘Smart Camera 6’ is the latest product ZF has developed in collaboration with Mobileye and is designed support ADAS and automated functions from Level 2 and 2+ to Level 3.

The two companies have made a ‘Central Communication Unit’ which integrates multiple electronic controllers in a single hub, and they plan to continue the collaboration further.

Petrobras says the Diesel R5 (95% diesel : 5% biodiesel) fuel bus trials have proven to be successful and under the BioRefino Program is investing some USD600m to 2026 to ramp up capacity to provide this fuel to the market in Brazil.

The German company unveiled a new range of autonomous shuttles designed for use in urban mixed-traffic scenarios, and announced a distribution agreement with mobility services provider Beep for the American market.

The ‘Heat Belt’ is designed to provide close-to-body warmth between 36 and 40 degrees Celsius while using just 70 watts of energy, providing a low-energy alternative to conventional heating systems.

The two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding, agreeing to integrate Tier IV's 'Pilot.Auto' product with Baraja's 'Spectrum HD25' LiDAR systems.

OmniVision’s ‘OAX4600’ integrated circuit is embedded with Seeing Machine’s ‘Occula’ neural processing unit – a technology designed to recognise signs of driver inattention.