While most of the focus of autonomous tech developers of late has been on robotaxis—specifically, on their pilot deployment in the Bay Area—other vehicle types are also being tested with Level 4 operation in mind.
This month autonomous tech developer Fusion Processing Ltd will show its Enviro200 bus at the Millbrook proving ground in the UK, just months ahead of a planned service launch in Edinburgh, Scotland, by the end of the year.
These autonomous buses—five of which are slated to go into service in the UK in late 2022 featuring SAE Level 4 technology—will be geofenced and confined to a predetermined route, but can operate entirely without a driver behind the wheel.
Once each bus enters service near Edinburgh, it will serve a 14-mile route as a part of Stagecoach East Scotland’s scheduled bus network. The five buses will still have safety drivers on board, along with a bus “captain” who will move around the interior, talking to passengers about the autonomous tech on board and answering questions.
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