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Punctuality on Glasgow’s buses has improved by 8.5 per cent since First Bus started handing the timetable over to artificial intelligence. That figure covers more than 60 routes tweaked using AI-powered scheduling software, which analyses live traffic data and historical patterns to build timetables that reflect how the city actually moves — or crawls — during the day. It is an approach that appears to be working, and First is betting on it again.

One of the greenest tours in the world will soon be offered by City Sightseeing Glasgow, which has announced it will introduce a full fleet of brand-new electric Wrightbus Electroliner open-top buses. Wrightbus The city's major attractions, including Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow Green, Clydeside Distillery, Riverside Museum, Glasgow University, The Hunterian, and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, are served by the open-top tour, which utilises famous red buses. The Glasgow tour operator is a subsidiary of City Sightseeing Worldwide, a global company that offers open-top tours in just under 100 cities worldwide, including Edinburgh, London, Dublin, Berlin, New York, Dubai, and Johannesburg. Investment in the vehicles totals £4,500,000, including funding from the Scottish Zero Emission Bus (ScotZEB) Challenge Fund. Sharon Morrison, Communications Director at City Sightseeing Glasgow, said: “We are excited to be introducing a full electric fleet to our open top tour in Glasgow. It’s g...