Kai Tak C-V2X Connected Bus Trial

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Only four Citybus double-deckers talk to Kai Tak's roadside units so far — but ASTRI calls it Hong Kong's first C-V2X link on a franchised bus fleet, launched July 2026.

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Scale🧪 Pilot

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ASTRI and Citybus connected four Kai Tak double-deck buses to roadside C-V2X units in a 5.9 GHz trial launched July 2026, feeding live traffic-signal phases and road-hazard alerts to drivers on routes 22/22D/22M/22X — reported as the first C-V2X deployment on a franchised Hong Kong bus fleet, with data linked to data.gov.hk.

Live 📅 since 2026

Sources

↗ ASTRI (authority)Official launch release, July 3, 2026 — scope, routes, roadside units, spectrum.
📎 Cite this project

1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Kai Tak C-V2X Connected Bus Trial” — Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/hongkong-kai-tak-cv2x/ (last verified 2026-08-02). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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