CAVForth: A driving force for safety
While self-driving cars and services are already operating in cities across the US and China, Scotland is believed to be the first country to launch autonomous buses to the public. The fleet of five full-sized buses, which each have a safety driver onboard, can carry up to 10,000 passengers per week on the 14-mile route […]
CAVForth bus takes autonomous ride across Forth Road Bridge
A driverless bus carrying 22 volunteer passengers has completed a successful trial journey over the Forth Road Bridge. The Dunfermline Press reports the UK’s first full-size autonomous Stagecoach bus made the journey for as part of the testing process. Once operational, the driverless service will be made up of four Alexander Dennis Enviro200 single deck […]
<strong>UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus takes to the roads of </strong><strong>Scotland for the first time</strong>
The UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus will take to the roads of Scotland for the first time this week as live testing begins for project CAVForth. Stagecoach, in partnership with Fusion Processing, Alexander Dennis and Transport Scotland, will be carrying out on-road testing* of the autonomous bus over the next two weeks in preparation for […]
New design of driverless bus which will connect Fife and Edinburgh unveiled by Stagecoach
Stagecoach has revealed a first glimpse of the UK’s first full-sized autonomous buses which will likely start operating in Scotland in early summer 2022. Four single-decker buses will run a 14-mile route from Fife’s Ferrytoll Park & Ride to Edinburgh Park’s transport hub, crossing the Forth Road Bridge on their journey. The autonomous Stagecoach buses, […]
