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Post by snoggle on Jul 23, 2018 17:42:16 GMT
Seems Stagecoach are embracing the possibility of driverless full size buses rather than daft "pod" things that are being trialled by others. The 12m single decker bus is being developed by Alexander Dennis - another example of them being ahead of their UK competitors. The extensive use of sensor technology aligns with some of the stuff TfL has trialled in Oxford St and is likely to be in the new TfL "safety" specification for buses. Stagecoach press release |
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Post by galwhv69 on Jul 23, 2018 17:45:20 GMT
Will it be controlled from the depot or will a driver set a destination inside a bus
btw does chrome say that the website is unsafe?
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Post by YY13VKP on Jul 23, 2018 19:13:22 GMT
They can’t use it on the road yet, since driverless vehicles aren’t yet legal and I think it will still be some time before it is legalised. But this is an interesting development. Looking forward to seeing the results of the trial. I do have my doubts about it though, especially if it is fully automated and doesn’t require anyone to control it slightly.
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Post by busaholic on Jul 23, 2018 21:20:57 GMT
They can’t use it on the road yet, since driverless vehicles aren’t yet legal and I think it will still be some time before it is legalised. But this is an interesting development. Looking forward to seeing the results of the trial. I do have my doubts about it though, especially if it is fully automated and doesn’t require anyone to control it slightly. I look forward to the first report of blind banditry on a driverless bus, probably less than an hour after its introduction.  |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jul 23, 2018 21:41:38 GMT
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Post by redbus on Jul 23, 2018 22:17:11 GMT
Wow, I suspected this would come along one day. I am sure there will be a driver, but would only be expected to take the controls in an emergency. I see it uses Fusion Processing's driverless technology.
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Post by SILENCED on Jul 24, 2018 6:30:27 GMT
Wow, I suspected this would come along one day. I am sure there will be a driver, but would only be expected to take the controls in an emergency. I see it uses Fusion Processing's driverless technology. It will not be used in passenger sevice autonomously, just whilst in the depot. Can see many garages where the run in could benefit from buses that queue and move along by themselves ... would mean less buses over flowing onto the streets. |
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Post by redbus on Jul 24, 2018 11:21:20 GMT
Wow, I suspected this would come along one day. I am sure there will be a driver, but would only be expected to take the controls in an emergency. I see it uses Fusion Processing's driverless technology. It will not be used in passenger sevice autonomously, just whilst in the depot. Can see many garages where the run in could benefit from buses that queue and move along by themselves ... would mean less buses over flowing onto the streets. I believe the reason that it will be limited to just the depot is because that is private road. I do not think it has a licence to be used in driverless mode on public roads, never mind carry passengers. One day however that will change......... |
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