{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/worlds-first-self-driving-bus-gets-the-green-light-in-edinburgh/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"World’s first self-driving bus gets the green light in Edinburgh","slug":"worlds-first-self-driving-bus-gets-the-green-light-in-edinburgh","createdLocal":"2023-02-02 14:31:06.504823","publishDate":"None","feedName":"Connected Car","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/driving-tech/worlds-first-self-driving-bus-gets-the-green-light-in-edinburgh/"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>A new project that the Government believes will be the world’s first full-size self-driving bus service, has received funding and the go ahead to launch in the UK.\nAs a part of the venture, the developers will test if vehicles can operate without a staff member on board.\nThe autonomous bus service in Edinburgh will start in the Spring, after it was awarded a share of £81 million in joint UK Government and industry support to advance the technology.\nIn total, seven successful projects from around the UK, received funding to gain a greater understanding of how it will work in the future.\nCAVForth II Fusion Processing received £10.4 million to launch its operational, full-sized, self-driving bus service, in partnership with Stagecoach, Alexander Dennis, University of the West of England, and Edinburgh Napier University.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"worlds-first-self-driving-bus-gets-the-green-light-in-edinburgh"}}}