{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/uks-first-zero-emission-autonomous-bus-service-launched-in-oxfordshire/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"UK’s first zero-emission autonomous bus service launched in Oxfordshire","slug":"uks-first-zero-emission-autonomous-bus-service-launched-in-oxfordshire","createdLocal":"2023-03-04 14:30:50.423584","publishDate":"None","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.intelligenttransport.com/transport-news/144279/uks-first-zero-emission-autonomous-bus-service-oxfordshire/"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>UK’s first zero-emission autonomous bus service launched in Oxfordshire0 SHARESPosted: 3 March 2023 | Intelligent Transport |Provided as part of the £4.3 million MultiCAV project, First Bus will operate the 15-seater fully electric bus around Milton Park, providing over 9,000 employees with sustainable transportation six days a week.\nCredit: First BusFirst Bus has announced that the UK’s first zero-emission autonomous bus service has started passenger service in Oxfordshire, as of 2 March 2023.\nA qualified safety driver is on-board the bus at all times in order to provide a personalised service and information to passengers.\nJohn Birtwistle, Project Lead at First Bus, said: “This service brings together technologies in zero-emission bus design, vehicle movement and travel planning to create a new experience.\nThe £4.3 million project has been funded by a £3 million grant from the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) through Innovate UK.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"uks-first-zero-emission-autonomous-bus-service-launched-in-oxfordshire"}}}