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Just found this while surfing around the telegraph (not a regular reader:
More here-http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...ess-bus-service-begins-carrying-passengers-i/
Obviously, they are very small buses with space for 15 people, but what do you think? Could future advances allow for high capacity double decker driverless buses in London? Would there come to a time when the majority of buses will have no driver on board?
You decide!
More here-http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...ess-bus-service-begins-carrying-passengers-i/
The worlds first driverless bus service began carrying passengers in the French city of Lyon this weekend, attracting curious onlookers keen to photograph the vehicles.
Two electric minibuses with a capacity of 15 passengers each are now operating a 10-minute route with five stops in the city centre at an average speed of 6 miles (10km) per hour.
The vehicles have been tested without passengers in other French cities and in Switzerland, and a trial is under way in Dubai, using a bus developed with the help of a French company.
In Lyon, the 4-metre-long buses attracted curious onlookers who took selfies beside the vehicles, which allow passengers to stand at the front and enjoy the journey from a drivers eye view.
Christophe Sapet, chief executive of the Navya company which designed the buses, said: Theyre equipped with a range of detectors that allow them to know exactly where they are and to detect everything happening around them and to manage it intelligently to avoid collisions.
Nevertheless, the buses are not capable of manoeuvring around other traffic and the routes are near a tramway where other vehicles are not allowed....
Obviously, they are very small buses with space for 15 people, but what do you think? Could future advances allow for high capacity double decker driverless buses in London? Would there come to a time when the majority of buses will have no driver on board?
You decide!
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