Iveco N : BUS launches collaboration with Via to introduce future of technology-enabled transit solutions

IVECO BUSlaunches collaboration with Via to introduce future oftechnology- enabled transit solutions

Milan, 12thOctober 2022

IVECO BUS announced today the launch of the company's collaboration with TransitTech leader Via at the New Mobility Exhibition. The first outcome of this partnership is anexclusive value proposition that will becomefirstly available firstly to IVECO BUS customers in Italy asearly as2023, when they will be able to purchase Via's software for on-demand transport through the IVECO BUS dealer network at special conditions.

Today's announcement follows the signing ofa Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), disclosed last July by IVECO BUS and Via during the Beyond Iveco Group Days event, to explore possible future collaborations in the development of tailored on-demand public transportation solutions and associated digital services for Buses. The signature of the MoU was a first step for thetwo companies that share the common view that the mobility ecosystem is evolving towards a highly digitalized and integrated multimodal system, and that on-demand transport has proven to be efficient in delivering results.

Marco Franza, Head of Customer Service Global at IVECO BUS explains "IVECO BUS and Via are working together to accelerate and support the introduction ofinnovative transport solutions in themarket. To this end, we aim to facilitate the adoption of on-demand mobility technology, to make iteasier and more convenient for public transport authorities and operators."

Discussions between the two companies will go on to explore the possibility of developing easy-to-deploy solutions for Public Transport Authorities and Public Transport Operators - from demand-responsive transportation toautonomous public transport, powered by alternative energies. IVECO BUS and Via will also explore opportunities for autonomous on-demand shuttles.

Visitors tothe New Mobility Exhibition, which isheld inMilan from 12to 14October, can visit the IVECO BUS (Hall 6) and Via booths for more information.

IVECO BUS

IVECO BUS is a brand of Iveco GroupN.V., a global leader incommercial andspecialty vehicles, powertrain, and financial services, listed on the Borsa Italiana inMilan.

A major player in the field of public transport, and among the leading bus andcoach manufacturers inEurope, IVECO BUS designs, manufactures andmarkets a broad range of vehicles that meetsall the needs of public andprivate operators:

- school, intercity andtourism coaches;

- standard and articulated city buses, including BRT dedicated versions; city midibuses

- minibuses for all passenger transport missions.

IVECO BUSbenefits from a strong expertise in alternative energies vehicles andis nowcapable of offering a complete range running on compressed natural gas - fully compatible with biomethane - andin the electromobility field, to suitevery kind of transport need. Thus, IVECO BUSpositions itself asa reference partner toface the numerous challenges ofsustainable mobility.

IVECO BUS employs over 6,000 people across four production units, in Annonay, France, Vysoké Myto, Czech Republic, Brescia, Italy andin Rorthais, Francewith its electromobility center of excellence.

The extensive IVECO BUSand IVECO service network guarantees assistance around the world wherever an Iveco Bus vehicle is at work.

For further information about IVECO BUS: www.ivecobus.comFor further information about Iveco Group: www.ivecogroup.com

Forfurther information, please contact:

Isabelle FILLONNEAU

Mobile + 33 6 87 71 36 24 [e-mail]

AboutVia

Founded in 2012, Via pioneered theTransitTech category by using new technologies to develop public mobility systems - optimizing networks of buses, shuttles, wheelchair accessible vehicles, school buses, autonomous vehicles, andelectric vehicles around the globe.Building theworld's mostefficient, equitable, and sustainable transportation network for all riders - including those with limited mobility, those without smartphones, and unbanked populations -Via workswith its partners to lower the costs of public transit while providing transportation options that rival the convenience of a personal car while reducing the environmental impact. At theintersection of transportation and technology, Via is a visionary market leader that combines software innovation with sophisticated service design andoperational expertise to fundamentally improve theway the world moves, providing technology in 600communities and morethan 35 countries andcounting. For further information about Via: www.ridewithvia.com

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