A driverless shuttle bus is on display at Transport Museum Wythall in the West Midlands.
The Aurrigo Auto-Shuttle, designed and developed in Coventry, is now being exhibited after completing its research and development programme.
The shuttle was formerly used by Solihull Council for a ground breaking study into self-driving mass transit solutions and was the first in the UK to be owned and operated by a local authority, reports the Bromsgrove Advertiser.
It was first tested at the NEC in 2020, where it operated for four weeks autonomously along a pre-mapped route, catering for more than 1,000 people.
The shuttle, which can carry up to ten passengers, uses a combination of LIDAR scanners (laser imaging and detection), cameras, sensors, and sophisticated software to navigate its surroundings, interact with live traffic, and respond to street furniture with minimal operator input.
The museum plans to use the shuttle to enhance its education programme and school visits, illustrating a timeline of public transport evolution from a 1912 Tilling-Stevens petrol-electric double-decker bus to this driverless model.
The shuttle, which can carry up to ten passengers, uses a combination of LIDAR scanners (laser imaging and detection), cameras, sensors, and sophisticated software to navigate its surroundings, interact with live traffic, and respond to street furniture with minimal operator input.
The museum plans to use the shuttle to enhance its education programme and school visits, illustrating a timeline of public transport evolution from a 1912 Tilling-Stevens petrol-electric double-decker bus to this driverless model.
(Pic; Bromsgrove Advertiser)
