{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/self-driving-bus-trial-to-launch-in-cambridge/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Self-driving bus trial to launch in Cambridge","slug":"self-driving-bus-trial-to-launch-in-cambridge","createdLocal":"2023-02-02 14:31:02.824478","publishDate":"2023-02-01 17:22:15+00:00","feedName":"Connected Car","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://telecoms.com/519705/self-driving-bus-trial-to-launch-in-cambridge/"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>A new self-driving bus trial will kick off in Cambridge next year – though safety drivers will remain on board.\nThe ‘on-demand’ self-driving shuttle service will run around Cambridge University’s West Cambridge Campus and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, and the robo-busses will initially have a ‘safety driver’ on board as backup, but will eventually be monitored remotely instead.\n“In just a few years’ time, the business of self-driving vehicles could add tens of billions to our economy and create tens of thousands of jobs across the UK,” said Business Secretary Grant Shapps.\nThis is a massive opportunity to drive forward our priority to grow the economy, which we are determined to seize.\nBut of course it’s a trial, so they can’t just launch the things out of the garage and see if they cause a pile up or not.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"self-driving-bus-trial-to-launch-in-cambridge"}}}