In the UK, the world’s first unmanned intercity bus has come on the line. It carries passengers between Edinburgh and Fife County. The length of the route is 22.5 km and the speed of the bus is limited to 80 km/h.
The world’s first autonomous bus has started carrying passengers in Scotland. The Evening Standard writes about it.
The bus runs the Edinburgh – Fife County route and carries passengers across the bridge. The length of the route is 22.5 km, the speed of the bus is limited to 80 km/h.
The bus driver is present as a controller to respond to an unforeseen situation. There is also a conductor in the booth who sells tickets to the passengers.
Stagecoach’s transportation service fleet includes five Alexander Dennis Enviro 200AV buses. They all follow the same route. During the tests, the buses covered more than 1.6 thousand km.
The launch of the first commercial transport along the long route was announced in April. According to the expectations of the authors of the project, passenger traffic on the line will be up to 10 thousand people per week.
Author:
Kirill Bilyk
Source: RB
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