Volvo Buses has partnered with Optibus and Stoneridge to provide its customers with connected services and digital solutions.
This partnership will integrate Optibus’ public transport management and Stoneridge’s data and artificial intelligence fuel advice software in Volvo Buses’ vehicles.
It envisions making the services available in pilot mode in selected markets during 2024.
This move aims to leverage digital services to help develop efficient and sustainable transportation solutions.
Vinicius Gaensly, Business Development & Partnerships Director at Volvo Buses said:Our strategy is to create partnerships with companies at the forefront of digital development that will further strengthen our connected services offer. Both Optibus and Stoneridge today have solutions that will improve our customers’ businesses.
Optibus provides a cloud-native, end-to-end operating system for managing public transportation. It encompasses a range of aspects from planning and scheduling to real-time depot operations and sharing information with drivers and passengers.
Amos Haggiag, CEO and co-founder of Optibus said:Optibus’ software solution is an excellent complement to Volvo Buses’ connected services offering. We see great opportunities to leverage vehicle data to further enhance the value brought to clients, including better operational insights and an easier way of planning more sustainable, efficient services.
Stoneridge’s fuel advice solution uses vehicle-generated data and applies artificial intelligence to proactively support and assist operators in reducing fuel consumption.
This solution provides system-generated suggestions for more eco-friendly driver actions without requiring the operator to manually process and analyse data.
Caetano Ferraiolo, President, Stoneridge Brazil Division said:Through artificial intelligence, Stoneridge’s solution provides predictive insights to operators about their drivers and fleets performance, allowing for more efficient and intelligent decision making.
