The depot is the heart of every urban transport system. Every day starts there and ends there. And every day, time disappears there: hundreds of manoeuvres, queues at the wash, buses shunted at night. Behind every one of those movements is a driver. And drivers are running out — with no sign of that changing.

For a decade we have watched autonomous bus demonstrations with a safety driver on board. It is time to move from demonstrations to something that works today.

TIME FOR THE SMARTBUS.
smartbus = ordinary bus + SmartDEPOT™

A smartbus is a bus that drives itself around the depot — with no driver on board. Not on the street. Not "one day". In the depot. Now.

Autonomous Systems builds SmartDEPOT™: an automated driving system (ADS) for bus manufacturers, and Mission Control for operators. Multi-LIDAR perception gives full 360° awareness, no blind spots, in any lighting. Smartbuses work in mixed traffic — alongside conventional buses and people — and require no rebuild of the depot.

What it delivers to an operator:

Up to 35 minutes of driver time recovered per bus per day — close to an extra month of service time per year.
Over EUR 88,000 saved across a 12-year vehicle lifecycle (based on an assessment for MZA Warsaw).
Fewer collisions during reversing and end-of-shift manoeuvres.
A clean morning pull-out: the right bus, in the right place, at the right time.

Where we are today:

Redutowa in Warsaw — designed for 140 buses across two levels, every bay built for smartbus operation. One of the first depots in Europe designed from the ground up for autonomy.
Depot readiness assessments for operators across Europe — the Smartbus Onboard Program.
Testing in depot environments in Gliwice and Warsaw.

We do not sell demonstrations. We sell a return that starts with the first bus.

SMARTBUSES IN EVERY DEPOT.
Because the future does not ride an ordinary bus.

Come and talk to us about your depot. smartbus.tech