Driverless Buses Will Hit Swiss Roads Next Year
November 14th, 2015Via: Independent:
Autonomous, driverless buses will hit the streets of Switzerland in Spring next year, in one of the world’s first trials of self-driving buses on public roads.
Two of the driverless buses, created by startup BestMile and launched under the banner of Swiss bus company PostBus, will enter service in the city of Sion, in the French-speaking canton of Valais.
The two-year trial period is an important step for autonomous vehicle technology, but the service will be limited – the two buses, capable of carrying up to nine passengers each, will only cover tourist routes in Sion’s Old Town.
