Sharjah RTA buys new “safest-ever” MAN Lion’s Coach

MAN Truck & Bus has delivered its "safest-ever range" of coaches to the Sharjah Road Transport Authority (RTA). MAN Truck & Bus’s...

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Daimler Buses demonstrates self-driving city bus

Daimler Buses has demonstrated its autonomously driven Mercedes-Benz Future Bus equipped with CityPilot technology on a 20km route in Amsterdam. On a...

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Scania ready to test world’s first gas-powered double-decker bus

Scania has developed the world’s first Euro 6 double-decker gas-powered bus, which is now ready for final testing. After two years of...

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First Vehicles to supply 40 public buses to Oman

First Vehicles, a part of UAE-based Swaidan Trading, has struck a deal to supply 40 VDL low-floor city buses to the Oman...

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Daimler commercial vehicles business looks to reopen Iran office

Daimler’s commercial vehicles division plans to re-enter the Iranian market, as sanctions against the nation look likely to be lifted.Several western powers...

Features

Gulf bus sector on the move

In January, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) reported that public transport in the emirate was used more than half a billion...

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Eicher bus carries A/C as standard for UAE labour transport

Al-Futtaim Auto and Machinery Company (FAMCO), the UAE distributor for Eicher, has revealed a new 66-seater bus from the Indian brand’s Skyline...

Infrastructure

Dubai’s RTA to build solar-powered bus shelters

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has unveiled a new design for solar-powered bus shelters destined for locations where there is no...

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UAE delivers 200 buses to Egypt

The UAE has handed over 200 buses to Egypt, the second instalment of 600 vehicles to be donated to the public transport authority...

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Dubai’s RTA to operate 650 school buses by 2024

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) plans to offer schools the option of hiring buses to transport students, the government entity has said.The...