TechRepublic (18.8.2016)

Driverless bus hits the streets in Finland, could revolutionize public transportation

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/driverless-bus-hits-the-streets-in-finland-could-revolutionize-public-transportation/

Residents of Helsinki, Finland will soon be used to the sight of buses with no drivers roaming the city streets. One of the world's first autonomous bus pilot programs has begun in the Hernesaari district, and will run through mid-September.

• @Helsinki:
  „One of the world's first driverless bus test runs is operating in the Hernesaari district of Helsinki, with the goal of supplementing public transportation.“
• @EasyMile:
  „The US is also making inroads on driverless buses: In October 2015, EasyMile made an agreement to pilot two of the driverless buses in an office park in San Ramon, CA.“
• @Future Bus:
  „In July, Mercedes-Benz revealed its Future Bus, a semi-automated city bus that was tested on a 20 km track through Amsterdam.“
• @Olli:
  „In June, IBM announced that it was partnering with Local Motors to bring its Watson cognitive computing system to an autonomous vehicle called Olli.“
• @John Dolan:
  „Several challenges remain before we can expect to see autonomous buses with no safety driver carrying passengers in the US, said John Dolan, principal systems scientist at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University and an expert in autonomous driving. Along with addressing the legal regulations, car manufacturers must find ways to cut the cost of such vehicles.“