UITP plots a path for the bus of the future

The European Bus Systems of the Future project builds on UITP’s work in this area, including the Re?bus competition. Some of the Re?bus entries (above) give clues as to what the project could actually come up with

The European Bus Systems of the Future project builds on UITP’s work in this area, including the Re?bus competition. Some of the Re?bus entries (above) give clues as to what the project could actually come up with

‘This is an important project for every big European city’ Antonio Tajani

‘This is an important project for every big European city’ Antonio Tajani

It would seem that in recent years the need to improve the quality of the humble bus has been coming ever more to the fore, but there has been no co-ordinated international effort to draw this sort of project together.

However, last week in Rome, UITP, the international association of public transport, launched its European Bus System of the Future project that aims to end this

piecemeal approach to vehicle design. The project is one of the largest surface transport research and development...