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Toyota has designed an electrically powered people carrier specifically for use at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Toyota, a worldwide partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, will introduce at Tokyo 2020 a special new vehicle designed expressly for use at the event. Called the Accessible People Mover (APM), it is said to offer a last-mile solution to transport people – including those with accessibility needs – to events and venues. A fleet of about 200 APMs will […]

New emission-free delivery solutions are being pioneered in Europe by global logistics company Dachser. The pilot projects build on new electro-mobility concepts and adapt city logistics processes to tomorrow’s needs, offering positive prospects for traffic alleviation in choked city centres. A Dachser undertaking in Stuttgart, Germany, sees highly manoeuvrable cargo bikes serving the last mile. Bright yellow Pedelecs built by veloCARRIER, a partner in the project, have been designed to carry loads of up to 250 kg. Heavier work is […]

How did Egypt cope when transporting a massive influx of fans to recent Africa Cup of Nations football matches in cities across the country? Along with the teams that competed in Egypt in this year’s Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament came a massive influx of fans, who joined local people going about their daily work – putting a big strain on the country’s public-transport nodes. The Africa Cup of Nations – the continent’s premier soccer event – featured 24 […]

It’s all systems go for Africa’s biggest truck and bus show – Futuroad Futuroad – a comprehensive business platform for South Africa’s truck, bus and commercial vehicle sectors – is scheduled to be staged in September at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec, where it will form part of the multi-faceted Automechanika Johannesburg trade fair. The event is billed as the biggest automotive exhibition in Africa and it is expected to attract visitors from across the sub-Saharan region. Scheduled to take […]

To meet stringent quality, acoustic, safety and environmental requirements demanded by vehicle manufacturers, insulating materials used in cars, trucks and buses need to meet the highest standards Advances in requirements from vehicle manufacturers regarding the quality of materials used to insulate their products – including locally assembled trucks and buses – mean that suppliers to the automotive sector have to meet an expanding range of criteria. One such supplier is Fibertex South Africa. Its specialists work closely with automotive manufacturers […]

Andre Jansen van Vuuren, marketing director at Cargo Carriers, highlights the results of a recent survey designed to assess the needs of buyers of fuel transportation Getting large volumes of fuel from A to B isn’t easy. The stakes are high, with tiny margins for error. Since time, money and, potentially, lives are on the line, energy industry leaders give careful thought as to which operator to use to transport fuel. That’s one of the findings of a recent survey […]

Driven by a strategy to develop a single, functional digital ecosystem that encompasses all aspects of transport operations, Swiss-based technology and services provider Wabco is expanding its product portfolio on a global scale Beyond spare parts and services offerings, mobility specialist Wabco is planning rapid extension of its Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud-based technologies for commercial vehicle fleets and transporters across the globe. The company has already delivered several new products, including solutions for fuel efficiency, downtime reduction, regulatory […]

Knowledge is power – that’s the theme of seminars that will run alongside Electra Mining Botswana, a mining, industrial and power-generation expo to be held at the Gaborone Fairgrounds from September 10 to 12 Specially designed to promote business growth in Botswana, displays at the upcoming Electra Mining trade show in Botswana will feature latest technologies, machinery, products and solutions aimed at the mining, industrial and power-generation sectors. The event will be co-located with A-OSH Expo Botswana, an occupational safety […]

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) is looking to become a provider of mobility services that function in all areas of the transport value chain, according to Thomas Sedran, the company’s chairman. Speaking in Germany during a tour of VWCV’s Hannover plant, he said that, from 2022, the facility would be geared to produce electrically driven commercial vehicles – some of them autonomous – that would form part of the Volkswagen Group’s new ID Buzz family. “We are investing heavily in developing […]

Digital disruption and its effect on the transport industry held the spotlight at the 2019 Southern African Transport Conference (SATC), which was staged this week in Pretoria In his opening address at this year’s SATC, South Africa’s Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, described the country as being somewhere between a late responder to technology-based mobility solutions and a pioneer in the field. “As government, we acknowledge the international trend towards applying the growing power of information and communication technology in […]