IBus (London)

iBus displays on London Buses convey stop, destination and additional information to passengers

iBus is an Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system to improve London Buses using technology installed by Siemens.[1][2] The system tracks all London's buses, providing passengers with audio-visual announcements and improved information on bus arrivals,[1][3] as well as triggering bus priority at traffic lights.[4][5]

The system was introduced following concerns in 2005 that London buses's "fail deaf people".[6] As a result, the iBus system was announced on 16 January 2006, initially being tried on route 149 for eight weeks.[7] After successful initial tests in 2006, radio presenter Emma Hignett was chosen to record all announcements after popularity in a user survey,[8] being rolled out on all London buses between 2007-09.[9] As of 2024, Transport for London have begun to replace iBus with an improved system.

  1. ^ a b "iBus". Transport for London. October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008.
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  5. ^ Housnell, N. B.; Shrestha, B. P.; Head, J. R.; Palmer, S.; Bowen, T. (2008). "The way ahead for London's bus priority at traffic signals" (PDF). IET Intelligent Transport Systems. 2 (3). Institution of Engineering and Technology. doi:10.1049/iet-its:20070060. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2010. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Tube and buses 'fail deaf people'". BBC News. 16 June 2005.
  7. ^ "Stop announcements tried on buses". BBC News. 16 January 2006.
  8. ^ "'Voice of London buses' announced". BBC News. 18 May 2006.
  9. ^ "All London's buses now fitted with iBus". Transport for London. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2015.