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UK to roll out first driverless bus service

The service, which aims to carry 10,000 passengers a week over a 14-mile (22.5-kilometre) route on five single-deck buses, will be the world's first automated local bus service, its operator said.

Probes on a bus of the "FLASH" fleet (driverless automated shuttle) in Germany. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

The UK will roll out its first driverless bus network in Scotland next week with drivers on standby behind the steering wheel, ready to take control should an emergency arise.

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