Britain will roll out its first network of self-driving buses in Scotland next week, but a driver will remain in the driver's seat, ready to intervene in an emergency. It will be the world's first driverless public bus service.
Bus operator Stagecoach said the network of five single-decker buses would carry 10,000 passengers a week along a 22.5km route. Stagecoach policy director Peter Stevens said self-driving technology had been trialled on the buses before, but this was the first time they had been introduced to a local bus network. He said the bus service would be safer, more fuel efficient and provide a better experience for passengers. Once the self-driving bus service is operational, Stagecoach will collect more data and then increase the number of trips.
It is expected that from May 15, these self-driving buses will travel at speeds of up to about 80km/h. Each bus will still have a driver to supervise according to the regulations of British law, which does not allow the circulation of fully self-driving cars. However, the driver will not interfere with the control system when the vehicle is in automatic mode. There will also be a ticket inspector on board to handle issues related to tickets and passengers.
The control system on the self-driving bus uses artificial intelligence (AI), receiving information from devices installed throughout the car to detect other vehicles to avoid collisions, while radars and optical cameras scan the street image, thereby determining the exact location and calculating the safest route.
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Bus shake up
In big cities in our country today, especially in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, buses are playing a leading role in the public transport system.
Taking the bus is actually a civilized choice.
On the afternoon of July 25, in Hanoi, the Government Electronic Information Portal organized a discussion "Making buses truly a civilized choice".
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