In Saudi Arabia, strict state regulations govern school transportation, and our partner, Nibras Al-Manar Communications and Information Technology Company (Nibras Al-Manar), plays a vital role in meeting these standards. By leveraging Navixy’s platform, Nibras Al-Manar provides an innovative solution for managing school bus fleets, benefiting schools, students and parents. The system ensures a high level of student safety during transit, identifies unsafe driving practices, and enables school administrations to take timely corrective actions. Discover how Nibras Al-Manar has created a comprehensive solution powered by Navixy’s advanced features.
About the Navixy partner
Our long-term partner in Saudi Arabia, Nibras Al-Manar Communications and Information Technology Company (Nibras Al-Manar), offers advanced telematics services across multiple industries, including logistics, transportation, agriculture , rental and leasing, and others. In addition to providing cutting-edge services, Nibras Al-Manar develops their own unique solutions tailored to the specific needs of its clients as a system integrator.
According to internal insights, the share of public transportation projects in their portfolio is steadily increasing each year. This growth aligns with the tightening of government regulations in the region, particularly for school bus services.
School bus regulations in Saudi Arabia
With school transportation regulations now firmly in place, compliance has become more critical than ever. Saudi Arabia's Regulations for Organizing the Education Transport Activity set strict standards for drivers, vehicles, and operational practices, placing safety and accountability at the forefront.
The Navixy platform simplifies adherence to these requirements, streamlining operations while building trust among stakeholders. Penalties for noncompliance are steep — failing to equip vehicles with approved technical tools from qualified providers can result in fines of equivalent 798 USD, while neglecting to share required operational data adds further risk. By providing precise, reliable solutions, Navixy ensures operators stay on track, delivering safe and efficient transportation for students.
Curious about how the Navixy platform can enhance school bus services in your region? Reach out to us today and discover the advantages we can offer.
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School bus management aligned with regulations
Nibras Al-Manar has successfully implemented multiple school bus service projects in Saudi Arabia, aligning with strict regulatory requirements through the Navixy platform. Leveraging their industry expertise, they’ve developed a practical and effective solution for managing school fleets, ensuring safety, compliance, and efficiency.
Total control of the route
According to regulations, every school bus must be equipped with a GPS tracking system. Real-time GPS tracking has become the gold standard in public transportation, offering accurate location data that enables efficient route management and rapid responses to any issues. Navixy simplifies compliance by providing reliable tools to monitor each bus, track drivers in motion, and ensure smooth, on-time operations, keeping both regulators and operators in sync.
Sharing location when it matters most
The ability to share a live bus location in real time has become essential for ensuring safety and reducing uncertainty for school transportation. Navixy’s Geo Links make this possible, allowing school administrators, parents, students, and emergency services to track buses seamlessly through platforms like Email, WhatsApp and other messengers.
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At Nibras Al-Manar projects, electronic screens installed in bus cabins take this a step further, giving students a clear view of their bus’s location. Whether estimating their arrival home or tracking their route to school, this technology replaces guesswork with clarity, making every journey safer and more predictable.
To know more about Geo Links service read the post.
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Keeping buses on track
Regulations penalize drivers for unauthorized stops, such as picking up or dropping off passengers outside designated locations, with fines reaching SAR 2000 (over 500 USD). Navixy’s Geofence Visits and POI Visits reports provide precise data on arrival times, departures, and stop durations, allowing schools to monitor and verify driver behavior effectively. Users can set geozones, such as “Route,” and receive instant alerts when a bus deviates from its path, ensuring schedules are met and planned stops are honored. The system’s simplicity, such as creating geofences, POIs, and alerts settings, is a major advantage, offering schools greater control and peace of mind.
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Smarter paths, safer budget
Efficient route management is essential for streamlining school bus operations. Navixy’s advanced algorithms optimize routes for distance and fuel efficiency, cutting unnecessary mileage and reducing fuel costs while saving both time and resources. Route deviation alerts provide an added layer of control, allowing dispatchers to respond swiftly to emergencies or unexpected changes. This feature is particularly valuable for new drivers who may be less familiar with their routes, ensuring smoother, safer journeys for students.
Safety starts behind the wheel
Driver behavior plays a pivotal role in passenger safety and is strictly outlined in regulations, with penalties of SAR 2000 (over 500 USD) for ignoring safety checks, dashboard warnings, or driving with active hazards. To address this, Nibras Al-Manar has implemented Navixy’s alerts for harsh driving, speeding, and risky maneuvers like harsh acceleration, harsh braking, and harsh turns. These tools flag unsafe practices, allowing schools to intervene quickly. The Eco Driving report ranks drivers based on their behavior, helping identify high-risk individuals and improve accountability. To further align with government requirements, Nibras Al-Manar plans to roll out alerts for fatigue driving, smoking, and phone use behind the wheel.
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Stop threats remotely
When security is at risk, Navixy gives dispatchers the power to act instantly. By remotely controlling vehicle outputs and shutting down the engine, they can stop a bus in its tracks—preventing unauthorized movement, safeguarding students, and protecting the vehicle from theft or harm.
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School bus maintenance: always to remember
In Saudi Arabia, school bus maintenance isn’t just good practice — it’s the law. Strict regulations mandate regular inspections, with fines of SAR 2000 (> 500 USD) for missing scheduled checks or failing to allow roadside inspections.
Navixy eases the burden with automated maintenance scheduling tied to mileage, engine hours, or set dates. This foresight ensures buses remain in top shape, inspections are passed without hassle, and breakdowns are kept at bay. By minimizing downtime and avoiding penalties, operators can focus on what matters most: safe, dependable transportation for students.
Surveillance issue: clear view inside and out
Mandatory video surveillance in school bus cabins is becoming a global requirement, driven by the need for greater safety and accountability in educational transportation. For end-users—such as school transport operators and regulatory bodies—video systems offer practical benefits: real-time monitoring of driver behavior, clear incident documentation through event-triggered recordings, and streamlined compliance with safety standards. By integrating with vehicle telematics systems, features like playback and event-triggered recording help ensure safer journeys, simplify investigations, and build trust among stakeholders.
The next step for enhancing safety and comfort
Our partner is prone to continue improvement of their comprehensive solution for School Buses in Saudi Arabia. Their proactive approach aims not only to meet regulations and requirements but also deliver several additional features to bring road safety and passenger satisfaction.
Preventing unsafe driving
To promote safer driving habits and better control drivers' condition Navixy platform proposes to set ADAS and DMS warnings. The ADAS alerts notify the person behind the wheel about potentially dangerous situations like collision warning or a pedestrian in a blind zone and few others.
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DMS warnings, in turn, focus on the driver. Smart devices like Jimi JC261, JC 261P and Howen smart dashcam the behaviour of the individual behind the wheel and set a warning to the system in case of driver distraction, fatigue driving, smoking, or using a smartphone. The Regulations for Organizing the Education Transport Activity provide for a fine of 2000 SAR for smoking, using a mobile phone as a distraction, or eating while driving.
Read our How-to-set blog post to learn more about fatigue driver feature.
Upgrade in-cabin safety
To strengthen security measures, especially in remote areas, an automatic passenger counter (APC) is recommended. With the help of door-mounted sensors, this function precisely detects movement as passengers enter and exit, generating accurate data on the number of people on board at each stop.
Know more about a passenger counter implementation from our blog post.
Ensure a comfortable temperature inside the bus
Saudi Arabia is well-known for its harsh climate. From March to November daytime temperature can rise above 30 ℃. Usage of a temperature sensor allows monitoring of thermal conditions in the cabin. In Navixy it is easy to set an alert for the critical numbers. School administration can also receive detailed reports about temperature conditions changes for a set period.
Conclusion
The global trend toward stricter regulations in passenger transportation, especially for children, is accelerating. Through our partner’s experience in Saudi Arabia, we’ve demonstrated how the Navixy platform helps service providers meet evolving safety standards while ensuring seamless compliance. As countries like the UK, UAE, Canada, and New Zealand roll out updated educational transport policies in 2025, our solutions can empower school bus providers worldwide. Contact us today to see how we can support your passenger transportation needs.
