Category: Spotlight

The development of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology in South Korea, Taiwan, and China…

The Government of Japan has listed autonomous vehicles (AVs) as one of the key innovations that will drive economic growth in the country.

In Latin America, over USD48 billion is expected to be invested in rail networks by 2030. Of the total planned investment, over 33 per cent is planned to be invested in Mexico.

The urban rail network in the Philippines is mostly located in the cities of Manila, Luzon, and Mindanao. However, several of these rail systems are outdated and do not have the required capacity to address the growing problem of congestion in the major cities, which incur substantial losses due to these bottlenecks.

The Government of Canada aims to invest CAD2.75 billion in the deployment of zero-emission buses (ZEBs) during 2021–26. The funding will support the deployment of 5,000 ZEBs, which account for about one-fourth of the total bus fleet in Canada.

European agencies are increasingly looking to deploy intelligent predictive maintenance solutions on railways.

Under the Transit State of Good Repair (SGR) programme (Section 5337), apportionments across the United States amounted to nearly USD2.71 billion for High Intensity Fixed Guideway and High Intensity Motorbus projects.

Dubai, one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is the leader in the deployment of smart mobility solutions in the Middle East.

Autonomous bus service pilots are being implemented in several rural regions in Europe with the objective of providing last-mile connectivity to remote areas and on-demand service

Several ASEAN countries are developing high speed rail (HSR) systems primarily with Chinese investments as part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), with most of these lines planned to eventually connect the region to China.

The deployment of hydrogen-fuelled buses has witnessed a modest start in the US, with hydrogen buses constituting only 3.1 per cent of the total zero-emission buses (deployed or planned to be deployed) across the country.

The goal of the US to achieve net- zero emissions by 2050 has brought the need to transition to electric buses into sharper focus.

Region Stockholm, the developer of the metro system in Stockholm, has announced plans to significantly expand the existing metro network in the city.

Rail developments in Latin America have picked up pace recently. The increasing attention paid by governments combined with aid from multilateral agencies have given a major boost to railroad expansion plans in the continent.

Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platforms are built on three key foundations: coordination between stakeholders, flexible mobile ticketing platforms, and mobility services aimed at achieving social development and meeting sustainability targets.

Global Mass Transit Research organised a virtual edition of its fifth annual conference on ‘Transit Ticketing & Fare Collection in APAC 2020’ on October 28–29, 2020.

On September 30–October 1, 2020, Global Mass Transit (GMT) organised a virtual edition of its third conference on ‘Clean Buses in Europe 2020’.

Africa is one of the regions with the highest dependency on public transport. Bus transport accounts for the highest modal share in almost all the cities in the region.