There is a five-mile extension of the existing 14-mile autonomous bus trial (CAVForth) from Edinburgh Park station across the Forth Road Bridge in the UK in an attempt to gather more complex data, utilising an upgraded version of Fusion’s CAVStar autonomous driving software and ADL’s Enviro100EV electric bus.

ADL will supply Stagecoach with 55 low-emission electric double-deckers destined for operation in Oxfordshire in late 2023.  

Having invested GBP 100 million in a project to produce super-efficient hydrogen engines, this multi-year project has reached a major production milestone with its 50th hydrogen combustion engine coming off the group engine line in Foston, UK.

The production facility will be built by Hygen Energy, an Oxford-based firm led by Wrightbus owner and Chairman Jo Bamford.

The project brings together a consortium led by HVS and includes Fusion Processing and Asda.

To meet growing demand, BMZ has expanded its battery production capacity in Karlstein am Main, Germany, through a Euro 11 million deal with Amada Weld Tech for the acquisition of welding systems, a key component in the battery manufacturing process.

42 ‘Sigma 7’ buses will operate on the Västtrafik transport agency’s ‘Flex line’, a demand responsive transport service which passengers can order by phone across the city of Gothenburg.

IDV hope to build on Horiba Mira’s expertise in remote control, teleoperated and autonomous vehicle technology.

The draft proposals would allow weight limit increases of two tonnes for zero-emission vehicles and up to one tonne for “alternatively fuelled” vehicles - allowing for the heavier powertrains in these vehicle types.

UK bus and coach operator, Stagecoach, tested the first autonomous bus (Alexander Dennis Enviro200AV) to carry passengers over the Forth Road Bridge, near Edinburgh, as part of the CAVForth project.

The TITAN-eRR20 is mounted on an Electra e-Star electric chassis, with charging taking 5 hours.

West joins ADL from Scania where he was the Sales Director and brings with him 27 years of sales, business development, marketing and commercial operations experience in the bus and coach sector.