23 November 2018/Categories: CILT, Industry News, Active Travel & Travel Planning, Bus & Coach, Transport Planning
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Scotland's first self-driving bus trial will run between Fife and Edinburgh next year.
The bus will initially only be fully unmanned within its depot, carrying out movements including parking and moving to the fuelling station and bus wash. The autonomous buses will provide a service capable of carrying up to 42 passengers 14 miles across the Forth Bridge to Edinburgh Park train and tram interchange. Scotland's Transport Secretary Michael Matheson said: "This collaborative trial, using one of the country's most iconic transport corridors, shows Scotland is very much open for business in this innovative sector." UK Business Secretary Greg Clark said autonomous vehicles would "revolutionise the way we travel." He said: "The UK is building on its automotive heritage and strengths to develop the new vehicles and technologies and from 2021 the public will get to experience the future for themselves."
Source: BBC
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