On 22 November 2018, it was announced that £4.35 million of funding had been secured for the United Kingdom's first passenger-carrying driverless bus trial, planned to take place across the Forth Road Bridge public transport corridor by 2021.
Five brand new autonomous 42-seater Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC single-decker buses, with autonomous control modifications supplied by Fusion Processing, will be operated by Stagecoach Fife on a 14 miles (23 km) park-and-ride route from the north side of Forth across the bridge to Edinburgh Park station.
For operational reasons and to comply with British legislation, a driver will still be present in the cab, but they will not operate the vehicle other than in exceptional circumstances.
On 22 November 2018, it was announced that £4.35 million of funding had been secured for the United Kingdom's first passenger-carrying driverless bus trial, planned to take place across the Forth Road Bridge public transport corridor by 2021. Five brand new autonomous 42-seater Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC single-decker buses, with autonomous control modifications supplied by Fusion Processing, will be operated by Stagecoach Fife on a 14 miles (23 km) park-and-ride route from the north side of Forth across the bridge to Edinburgh Park station. For operational reasons and to comply with British legislation, a driver will still be present in the cab, but they will not operate the vehicle other than in exceptional circumstances.
Forth Road Bridge