Meet the world’s – first self-driving bus

The CAVForth project allows the public to catch a ride on an automated bus. But is this really the future of public transit? Nicole Kobie hops aboard.

FUTURES WE EXPLORE THE TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE SET TO SHAPE THE FUTURE We’re in the middle of the Forth Road Bridge in England, when the automated systems controlling the bus decide they’re unhappy and ask the safety driver to take back control. He does so, without any appreciable change in the handling of the bus – which is to say, as we sped over the bridge, I noticed nothing at all. This is not only the UK’s first autonomous bus operating on a real schedule with actual customers, but, it is believed, the world’s. For the price of a bus ticket, you can hop on at Edinburgh Park on the western edge of the city and ride to Queensferry before crossing the picturesque bridge, admiring the views of…

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APC (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2023

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