Optibus’ platform is allowing Mobilis to optimise the planning and scheduling of 280 buses in the Polish cities of Warsaw, Krakow and Wroclaw.
Optibus says legacy software solutions for bus operations have not stayed current with new technologies, and as a result have become slow and outdated.
According to Optibus, these older solutions require excessive time investment on behalf of planners and schedulers, preventing quick and efficient responses to new ridership trends and real-time events.
Paweł Paruch, regional director responsible for Mobilis’ Krakow and Wrocław operations, says: “In our trials of Optibus, our planners found the user interface to be very planner-oriented. They were excited to see how quickly they could create and change scenarios and see the impact. We are talking about minutes, in comparison to the hours it took previously.”
Mobilis is to leverage Optibus’ combination of data-driven methods, artificial intelligence, and optimisation algorithms to modernise the entire operation, which includes budget planning, driver schedules and route planning.
Optibus’ rapid scenario creation tool is expected to give Mobilis the flexibility to perform more effective service changes by creating multiple scenarios, adjusting them, and analysing their impact on the network.
Mobilis will be able to assess scenarios side by side, gaining a deeper insight into how service changes impact their budget, staffing and vehicle usage.
Additionally, Mobilis will also use Optibus to resolve driver shortage issues impacting operations across Poland and Europe.
The platform’s optimisation algorithms enable Mobilis to create driver rosters that minimise undesirable work shifts, the company adds.
