Swiss energy storage company, Leclanché  has commissioned Comau specializing in advanced industrial automation products and systems, to build one of the world’s first automated manufacturing lines for lithium-ion battery modules for transport applications.

The Volvo Group has signed an agreement with software specialist, NVIDIA to jointly develop a decision-making system of autonomous commercial vehicles and machines.

Dearman Engine Company has signed agreements with the China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group and the Chengdu Industrial Asset Management Group to collaborate to bring Dearman technology to China.

Bus builder, is to launch at Busworld the electric Movitas, a modular and compact city bus, which is available in lengths from 8.20m to 10.45m.

The STAR project – the word STAR is a reversed acronym for Rapid Autonomous Transport System, which is being led by Iveco Bus - is a French funded research programme launched in 2017 that aims to develop the first driverless, autonomous standard bus for Europe capable of operating under conditions similar to real operations, is on track to produce a first prototype in early 2021.

Irizar e-mobility announced at this year's UITP Summit it now has an expanded line-up of zero-emission buses.

UITP in Sweden last month saw Luminator Technologies Group display four new products introduced recently to market.

Scania’s new battery electric self-driving urban concept vehicle, revealed at the UITP Congress last month is designed with the flexibility to shift from ferrying commuters to and from work in mornings and evenings to delivering goods during the day and collecting refuse at night.

Gainsborough-based emissions reduction specialist, Eminox Ltd has reached a major milestone with more than 5,000 fitments of its SCRT technology.

Jiangsu Alfa Bus Co Ltd was at the UITP exhibition and conference in Stockholm, last month displaying its full electric city bus with overnight charging, known as Alfabus, the company was at the show to raise customer awareness of its plans for Europe.

Voith Group has established a global platform to bring together all the company’s digital services and business-related information in one location.

Emissions specialist, Eminox Ltd and Johnson Matthey PLC, have signed a new agreement for Eminox to package the catalyst within the Fischer Tropsch novel reactor technology jointly developed by Johnson Matthey and BP, the London-based energy producer.