With just weeks to go before Busworld Europe 2025 opens its doors, the organisers are proud to share three major updates: the announcement of the Digital Awards finalists, the Innovation Voting shortlist, and the launch of the official Busworld App.
Digital Awards finalists announced
The Busworld Digital Awards celebrate outstanding digital solutions that enhance comfort, operations and safety in the bus and coach industry. After careful evaluation, the Busworld Awards Jury has selected the following finalists across four categories:
Digitally Enhanced Driving
Daimler Buses – MirrorCam
Knorr-Bremse – Fusion 3.0 Pedestrian Advanced Emergency Braking Function
MAN – Dead Driver Stop
Digital Operational Excellence
Robert Bosch – Secure Central Gateway Yutong Bus – Link+ (Yutong Fleet Management) ZF Group – ZF Bus Connect
E-Mobility Management
Adibus – ChargePlan
Daimler Buses – Digital e-bus fleet charging simulation with energy flow optimization
ZF Group – Braking and e-Drive Synergy Program
Digital On-Board Comfort
Actia – Powerdrive Cortex
BatOnRoute – School and Staff Transport App Molead – Intelligent Cockpit System
The winners will be revealed on 2 October 2025 during the Busworld Europe press conference.
Innovation Voting shortlist revealed
Alongside the Digital Awards, Busworld has unveiled the Innovation Voting shortlist. These 22 products and solutions were pre-selected by the Busworld Awards Jury and represent some of the most forward-looking ideas in the industry.
The principle is simple: every visitor is invited to play jury member. By visiting the exhibitor booths on the shortlist, professionals can vote “yes” or “no” on whether they believe the product deserves to be recognised as a true innovation.
Visitors who are passionate about innovation — and isn’t that everyone in our
industry? — will find plenty of exciting new ideas to discover.
Shortlist (in alphabetical order):
A&K Fahrzeugteile Heidenau – Omnibus Classic Parts Program ACTIA – The concept PowerDrive Cortex
Altertek – Hybrid & Full Electric ESS Regeneration Altertek – Bus ESS Re-Cell Service AutonomyNow – ADAS Streamlined
Butterfly Flexible Seating Solutions – Motorcoach Convertible Sleeper Seat CitySwift – CitySwift Headway Simulations
Erwin A. Lang – FUENF-E by Lang Imagry – Imagry Autonomous Buses Jaakko-Tuote Oy – JTPrivacy Glass
K2 Mobility – PANION – Integrated Charging Management
Konvekta – NeXwork – Intelligent Climate Network for Electric Buses MyBusDirect – Industry 4.0 Starts with Employee Transportation Protecfire – Detexline
Robert Bosch – FCPM-C190E and C100E Fuel Cell Power Modules Saint-Gobain Sekurit Transport – Amplisky® OMBRA/PERLA
UNVI – UNVI C26
Veldo Teknoloji – KONTROLBURDA
Yutong Bus – Yutong Immersive Surround Sound Yutong Bus – NFC Digital Key Application
ZF – e-comp Scroll – electric air compressor
Zhengzhou Senpeng Electronics Technology – SENPTEC Driver’s Work Place (DWP)
This initiative makes Busworld Europe an interactive experience, giving visitors a direct voice in recognising innovation.
Official Busworld App now live
To help visitors prepare and navigate the show, Busworld has launched its official event app. From now on, every badge holder receives an automatic invitation to activate their account.
The app is available in two formats: a web version (desktop) for easy preparation and planning before the event and a mobile version (iOS and Android), downloadable in the App Store and Google Play under Busworld, to use on the show floor.
The app offers personalised tools to explore and select exhibitors, products, other visitors and exhibitor staff, plan meetings, bookmark sessions, and use an interactive floorplan on your smartphone to navigate the show in real time.
A small example: for those who want to see all shortlisted innovations, the Busworld App makes it easy, simply favorite the exhibitors concerned and plan your route through the halls accordingly. It’s any visitor’s perfect personal guide.