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TECHNO-BUSES * Taiwan: VIA's BLISS Platform

* Taiwan - VIA creates BLISS Platform to bring bus travel to modern times

-- Bus travel goes first-class with VIA BLISS Platform, a customizable Android-based turnkey solution for creating an immersive travel environment that transforms the bus passenger experience by providing them with personalized entertainment, information, and communication services throughout their journey... Creates an immersive travel environment that transforms the passenger experience a choice of all-in-one 7” and 10.1” Android display systems with a Video-On-Demand server and networking system, the VIA BLISS Turnkey Solution enables passengers to watch TV and movies, listen to music, surf the Internet, and play interactive games from the comfort of their bus seat. To ensure there is not a moment of downtime, it also features a Device Management System (DMS) that enables operators to remotely monitor, control, and update content and devices over-the-air (OTA)... The VIA BLISS Platform has already been successfully deployed by leading bus operators in Taiwan and Turkey...
(Photo: In seat bus) -- Taipei, Taiwan - Legit Reviews, by Nathan Kirsch - Apr 01, 2015

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LUXURY VANS * Germany: Autobahn's

* Germany - Airstream turns the Mercedes Sprinter into an ultra-luxury van

(Photo: The Autobahn interior gives passengers a spacious, comfortable ride full of amenities)
Gizmag, by C.C. Weiss -June 9, 2014: -- Airstream is best known for its line of iconic silver-bullet trailers, which includes the International Sterling. If its newly-introduced Autobahn is any indication, it may soon become better known for luxury vans... It reportedly draws upon the luxury and attention to detail of the private jet... Airstream has reworked the Sprinter interior with a focus on spaciousness and high-end furnishings and entertainment... The Airstream is built on the Mercedes Sprinter 3500 Series... The Autobahn is based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 Series with a 188-hp 3.0-liter V6 turbo diesel and five-speed automatic. The model includes a variety of Mercedes' driving assistance systems, such as collision prevention assist, lane-keeping assist and blind spot assist...

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ULTRA LUXE BUSES On demand in * India

* India - Business-class luxury on popular routes

Rajkot,Ahmedabad,India -The Business Standard, by Sohini Das & Vimukt Dave -August 19, 2013: -- Planning to travel to Mumbai from Ahmedabad? Drop your plans to take a cab or your car. Take a bus, instead. It could be equipped with anything from a conference room with wi-fi and projectors, recliner seats with massagers, entertainment screens on each seat to an in-house pantry and chemically-treated toilets... Ultra-luxury bus travel is an emerging trend in inter-city transport and the latest entrant is the Surat-based logistics player Siddhi Vinayak Logistics (SVL). A player in the logistics industry with a fleet of 5,975 trucks and a turnover of Rs 1,400 crore, SVL is set to launch its 'seven-star' bus by November this year... It plans to offer business-class luxury on popular routes like Mumbai-Pune, Mumbai-Surat, Mumbai-Ahmedabad, Mumbai-Bangalore and Surat-Ahmedabad... In the Saurashtra-Surat belt, 700-800 air-conditioned (but not luxury) buses ply with around 80-85 per cent occupancy...

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LUXURY BUSES * USA - Party Buses In Los Angeles ? No Ways To Save Money

Los Angeles,CAL,USA -xForce Articles -15 May 2010: -- With party buses Los Angeles, one thing is a point taken – They just don’t allow individuals to save any money, if that is a thought doing headlines in people’s minds. Basically, with party buses Los Angeles, irrespective of the time an individual books them, the charges are going to be sky high for most part of the day and eventually, people may pay 30-40% more than what they would have paid, if they would have arranged for another bus to ferry their guests... But then, the feel of travelling in party buses Los Angeles is probably much more different than traveling in any other bus. This is probably due to the luxury, style and comfort provided to them in the luxury bus, which is not something provided to them in any regular bus. The point is – Are these party buses Los Angeles, worth paying the sky high charges? Are there any cheaper alternatives to them at all? The bad news is – The more you try to hunt down an answer to this question, the more disappointed you would be, because of the fact that these party buses Los Angeles do have a standard pricing margin... Fleet management companies wouldn’t want to go overboard with the costing of these party buses Los Angeles, and thus would do their best to price the rentals for party buses Los Angeles in a normal cost range... (Photo from: crownlimola: LA party bus interior)

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LUXURY BUSES * USA - Hailing a Ride to the Office

(Photo: Bauer's Limo-Bus)

San Francisco,CAL,USA -Pursuitist, by Christopher -March 27, 2010: ... As Silicon Valley grappled with the brutal economy last year, Gary Bauer decided to gamble. The founder and chief executive of Bauer’s Limousine Service Inc., which provides the fleets of corporate buses that shuttle Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. employees to work, launched a new line of luxury buses last August...

(Photo: Chic's Limo-Bus/Land Yatch)

Dubbed Wi-Drive, four frills-studded buses were rolled out at a total cost of more than $2 million to woo technology workers to commute in Wi-Fi-enabled buses from San Francisco to points both north and south. So far, the bet appears to be paying off...

(Photo: Cali Party Bus)

Despite the recession, Mr. Bauer says the 52-seat buses are running at 60% to 70% capacity and attracting riders from companies like Cisco Systems Inc. He says he plans to branch out the program to Sacramento, Santa Cruz and beyond...

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Luxury buses * UK - Boost passenger numbers

Weybridge,UK -Environmental Transport Association -15 Dec 2008: -- A bus company is using luxury buses fitted with air conditioning, leather seats and tinted windows to attract an extra 100,000 passengers each month... The services use the latest tracking technology to allow passengers to know how far away the next bus is and vehicles are cleaned regularly... Passengers can even claim refunds if buses do not run on time... A spokesperson for the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) said: “If people are to be tempted out of their cars, this is the of quality of service that is needed”...

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Free Wi-Fi * Singapore - Adds to comforts on luxury bus between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur

Wi-Fi on public transport is hot these days

Singapore -Global.freifunk.net (Germany) -11 May 2008: -- ... On the other side of the world, Malaysian luxury bus operator, Odyssey Prestige Coaches, is adding free Wi-Fi service to the buses that run between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore (350 kilometers, 4 hours). The buses are equipped with wide leather reclining seats, tables, AC power for laptops, movies on demand and gourmet meals... (wen88888 - January 21, 2008: "Luxury buses from Singapore to Malaysia Genting Highland" There are many bus companies offer luxury buses running from Singapore to Malaysia Genting HighlandThe whole journey is about 6 hours, -including clearing Singapore custom and Malaysia custom, one time breakfast break and one short toilet break- All luxury buses are clean and comfortable, and were all highly recommended by travelers)

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Luxury buses * UK - Are up boss's street

Scotland,UK -The Scotsman, by ALASTAIR JAMIESON -30 Oct 2007: -- When transport giant Stagecoach unveiled a luxury bus featuring hand-stitched leather seats, soft interior fabrics and specially trained drivers, the only question was which route would benefit from such a high standard of service... The answer, of course, is the route which serves the home of the company's entrepreneurial chief executive, Brian Souter... The new "Goldline" service, to be introduced to the No 7 commuter route in Perth, aims to tempt motorists on to public transport by providing the same comfort and reliability they would expect from their own cars...

Among those to enjoy the £1 million fleet of environmentally sensitive single-deckers, fitted with CCTV and spot lighting, will be residents in west Perth, including Mr Souter, who often uses buses to get to the city centre or to his company's headquarters in Dunkeld Road... But a spokesman for the firm insisted the fact that the multi-millionaire was among likely users of the trial service was "totally irrelevant". He said the Goldline buses were part of a pilot scheme to test the idea to see if it would work in other UK towns and cities...

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New Buses * USA - Frex replaces buses with 19 new cushy rides

Colorado Springs,CO,USA -The Colorado Springs Gazette, by BILL McKEOWN -October 21, 2007: -- Long-distance commuters who use the Front-Range Express service are now riding in style... Mountain Metropolitan Transit recently replaced all its buses that ply the interstate from Fountain to Denver with 19 new buses, complete with high-back, reclining seats, luggage racks, cup holders, bike racks and free wireless Internet service... Amy MacDonald, public relations supervisor for FREX, said the new road wagons replace used, local-service buses bought when the commuter service began in 2004... (Photo: Mayor Pro Tem Jack Hurd checks out the FREX bus)

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