No one doubts that
a few years public transport will automated management and they do not need a driver. And this future is closer than you might imagine. We will tell you about a few towns where today can be seen on the roads of the buses do not manage people.
I would like to warn readers that
автоматизированный Transportation still does not look like in the
фантастических Pictures of the Future фильмов and
книг. He has appeared, and it is a great achievement. However, unmanned buses go by fairly simple routes. And their speed is relatively low. In the future, -
распространение freight and public transportation, managed by automated .
Lausanne, Switzerland h3>
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In June 2015, the first project started EasyMile, whose team implemented the launch of six buses EZ10. This unmanned vehicles moving along the route in 2, 5 kilometers. The bus runs on a schedule and transports students and teachers - from the subway to the various university buildings.
For six months, until he cruised with him there were no traffic accident.
Trikala, Greece h3>
Trikala - a small town located in northern Greece. Its population is 80 thousand people. Nevertheless, it became the first terrain Trikala test CityMobil2 - French public transport system.
Managed automated bus with a capacity of 10 people traveled through the streets of the city, where bikes and pedestrians moving in the same way as all the other machines.
Zhengzhou, China h3>
Yutong - creators of the Chinese-aided bus - carried out the final stage of testing. After that, the route will be 30 kilometers long and will connect the two cities. At this stage of the operation of the system even monitors the driver, but soon will be completely controlled by the movement mechanism.
Wageningen, Netherlands h3>
Bus EZ10, mentioned above, has undergone several modifications and moves through the streets of Wageningen called WEpods.
The roads here - a fully public purpose, and that it runs on an unmanned machine. Previously used for the transport of special infrastructure, which have been excluded from the complex interchanges.
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom (2018) h3>
In England are preparing to launch a major project that can change the whole situation on the road.
In the meantime, it is tested in the small town of Milton Keynes. Soon there will be driving around 40 unmanned vehicles with a capacity of two people. The route of movement would include the entire city. But the system will be fully operational only after 3 years.
The question is: when to expect the onset of the future, which is commonly used автоматизированный Transportation , and пора Do drivers fear that they will not work?
Source: geektimes.ru/company/robohunter/blog/265398/