Right on Schedule: Zum Gives America’s School Buses a 21st Century Upgrade
Supercool15 Tammi 2025

Right on Schedule: Zum Gives America’s School Buses a 21st Century Upgrade

Every day, 27 million kids ride 500,000 school buses—the largest transit system in America. And yet, this 80-year-old relic is stuck in the past: buses are late, routes are inefficient, and parents have no clue where the bus is or when it’s coming. Ritu Narayan, founder and CEO of Zum, decided to fix it. All of it.


With real-time tracking, smarter routes, and electric buses, Zum has modernized student transportation for 4,000 schools, including the school districts of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Boston. In Oakland, Zum introduced the nation’s first fully electric school bus fleet, slashing emissions and cutting the number of buses needed nearly in half.


Zum isn’t just about buses—it’s a tech, Human Resources, logistics, and infrastructure company rolled into one. The result? Parents can breathe, kids get to class on time, and school districts finally have a system that works.


Ritu joins Supercool this week to discuss how Zum is making school buses smart, sustainable, and better for everyone.


Show Notes

Guest: Ritu Narayan, founder & CEO

Company: Zum

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