The UK's first fully sized autonomous vehicle of its kind has taken to the Scottish roads.
Stagecoach will be carrying out on-road testing of five full-sized driverless buses from Monday, as the company prepares to launch a passenger service later this summer.
“This is a major step forward in our journey to fully launch the UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus service and will provide easy access to a brand-new bus route in the heart of Scotland,” said Sam Greer, regional director of the company in Scotland.
The CAVForth pilot will take place over the Forth Road Bridge between Ferrytoll Park and Ride in Fife and the Edinburgh Park train and tram interchange.
Once the service is live, the buses are expected to provide a service capable of carrying up to 36 passengers 14 miles across the bridge, with a capacity of 10,000 passengers a week. Each vehicle will carry an experienced safety driver and a bus captain, tasked with talking to customers about...