Success in Switzerland: RBS and BSU opt for the complete IVU.suite solution

Berlin/Olten, 20 September 2024 | Integrated and modern – Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn (RBS) and Busbetrieb Solothurn und Umgebung (BSU) will rely on an integrated IT system landscape in future, thereby avoiding unnecessary interfaces. The control centre, passenger information and on-board computer systems will also be converted to the IT solutions of IVU Traffic Technologies AG.

RBS and BSU together operate around 100 buses in the greater Bern and Solothurn area. Since 1994 (BSU) and 2022 (RBS), the companies have been using IT solutions from IVU to plan vehicles and drivers on road and rail. The collaboration is now being further intensified: in future, RBS and BSU will rely entirely on the integrated standard solution from the Berlin-based software company. The IVU.fleet control centre, including the incident management system IVU.incident, the IVU.realtime passenger information system and the IVU.box.touch on-board computer technology in the buses, will replace the previous system supplier in the coming years and thus contribute to the further modernisation of the transport companies.

"IVU has been a good and reliable partner for a long time. With the integrated IVU.suite, we have found the best possible solution for us to make the processes at RBS and BSU even more efficient," says a delighted Tobias Kobel, Head of Production Applications at RBS. "Going forwards, we will benefit from end-to-end data flows. The new overall system is to be commissioned in two stages by 2026."

"We are proud to continue working with RBS and BSU," adds Marc Schaffert, Managing Director of IVU Traffic Technologies Schweiz AG. "This confirms that an integrated overall system – covering everything from planning to passenger information – offers great advantages. And the IVU.suite is the perfect basis for the software-supported digitalisation and electrification of the bus fleet."