Autonomous Vehicle News
A group of 22 volunteers traveled on the autonomous Stagecoach single-decker over the iconic Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh in Scotland as part of the CAVForth project. The ultimate aim is to have five self-driving buses operating across a full Monday-to-Sunday timetable. Level 4, as defined by the Society of Automotive Engineers, means the buses can drive themselves under specific conditions without driver control. Their feedback was positive, with one member, Fleur Dijkman, commenting: “It was quite exciting, the thought of getting on for the first time. The project has been partly funded by the U.K. government’s Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles.