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The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system for the city of Sorocaba, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, is the latest public transportation network to implement Optibus’ software platform for planning and scheduling.

Optibus has now placed its public transport planning and scheduling platform into 2,000 cities worldwide. It has come after Austrian operator Dr Richard Linien took up the package, bringing Vienna and other cities into the Optibus network.

Optibus is to supply the planning and scheduling software for Rio de Janeiro's bus rapid transit (BRT) system.

Optibus announced the launch of the Optibus Calendar, which makes it accessible for transportation agencies and operators to view and manage all of their operational plans, according to the company's news release.

Transit agencies making the change to electric vehicle fleets are faced with a flurry of challenges and considerations ranging from finding the money to pay for them to fully understanding the operational differences.

The Optibus company wants to improve local transport with software. Research and development will be promoted in the new office in Kreuzberg.

Performance Suite uses real-time analytics through a partnership between Optibus and Ito World to enable users to dig deeper into service data to understand where, when and why issues occur.

Optibus’ expanded presence in the Nordics aims to enable transportation providers across Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland to leverage optimisation algorithms and AI to develop smart solutions for local challenges.

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation's (LADOT) and MV Transportation's use of Optibus in both LADOT’s planners and MV’s schedulers have cut days off the planning process by reducing back-and-forth communication around data validation.

The roll-out will enable First Bus’ operating companies to improve the service and operational efficiency of buses across Glasgow, Bristol, Essex, Yorkshire, and Cornwall.