Changing mobility options using a driverless minibus – Professor Phil Blythe explains

How are we getting on introducing driverless vehicles into our transport network? Well, we’re further forward thanks to some new research in Sunderland which we find out about today with Newcastle University’s Professor Phil Blythe who tells us about a trial service between a transport interchange and the city’s hospital. Subscribe to Highways Voices free […]
Sunderland wraps up a month’s driverless shuttle service pilot

A driverless shuttle service between Sunderland’s transport interchange and its hospital has concluded after taking passengers and asking for their feedback. The shuttle, operated by Stagecoach using technology from Oxa was created by retrofitting a Ford electric van. It ran on a route nicknamed “the walking wounded” between Park Lane Metro and bus station up […]