Mercedes-Benz do Brasil has sold 200 urban buses to Recife, a city in the Northeastern part of Brazil, It is the second large order within a short period of time: Just last week the Brazilian Daimler subsidiary announced an order of more than 500 trucks.
Spanish bus maker UNVI has soght the cooperation from three component manufacturers in order to create electric buses made for sightseeing.
The University of Michigan has acquired some interesting developments in the self-driving space. Now its dedicated research facility, Mcity, is putting some of its expertise into practice by launching the campus' first driverless shuttles.
After two successful years with electric buses on route 55 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the partners in the ElectriCity venture have decided to expand electric bus operations in the city. In June next year two electrically powered high-capacity buses will start operating on route 16. At the same time, plans are under way to expand the demo arena with heavy vehicles for quiet and emission-free urban traffic.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is planning to test the use of an autonomous bus in a cold weather climate and is to issue a request for proposals seeking partners to help demonstrate the technology