How ironic.
As that outlet notes, the quote-unquote autonomous bus line will feature five double-decker vehicles, operated in part by a safety driver and a bus captain who will help passengers board the bus.The bus route will take up to 10,000 passengers per week on a 14-mile circuit in and out of the suburbs of Edinburgh. Officials are already singing its praises, while the British government is calling it the first of its kind in the world.
"This is an exciting milestone for this innovative and ambitious project," Kevin Stewart, Scotland's transport minister, told the"We are excited to introduce the UK's first autonomous bus fleet in east Scotland," Stagecoach UK managing director Carla Stockton-Jones added.
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