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Articlesby Wes PlattJanuary 24, 2022

5 Questions: Liz Sanchez Takes the Lead in Zum's Operational Scaling

In December, she joined student transportation provider Zum as its first executive vice president of school transportation. Now, she looks toward expanding the company's reach across the United States.

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NewsDecember 9, 2021

Zum Unveils New Safety Features for 2022

The company, which offers alternative student transportation, will introduce digitized daily safety checks, student information system integrations, and digital tags.

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NewsOctober 9, 2021

Zum Receives $130M in Funding

With the Series D Softbank Vision funds, Zum plans to accelerate its vision of modernizing school transportation, which includes a path to 100% electric vehicles by 2025 and market expansion to 12 states.

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NewsOctober 1, 2021

Zum Releases Vision for Student Transportation Through 2025 and Beyond

The company has identified six key pillars that it believes are crucial to achieving success and changing the school bus industry.

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NewsAugust 17, 2021

Zum Launches New EV Initiative

The Zum Net Zero initiative outlines the student transportation company's plan to transition its entire fleet to electric vehicles by 2025.

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NewsJuly 29, 2021

Zum to Provide School Transportation Service for California District

The new partnership will serve 3,500 students across San Francisco Unified School District.

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NewsJuly 16, 2021

Zum Seeks to Use Electric School Buses as Virtual Power Plant Resources

Student transportation company Zum is partnering with AutoGrid, a provider of AI-powered energy software solutions, to use its fleet of 10,000 electric school buses to deliver power back to the electrical grid.

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NewsAugust 30, 2019

Zum Expands Ride Service to 8 Cities

In addition to Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, the children's ridesharing company will now provide transportation to schools in Sacramento, Calif.; San Diego; Miami; Phoenix; Dallas; Chicago; Seattle; and Washington, D.C.

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