In Bavaria launched the first standalone bus

This is the first time a bus with an autopilot was included in the public transport system of Germany.

29 Oct 2017, fdlx.com / German railway company Deutsche Bahn has provided Autonomous bus to transport passengers on a pre-programmed route in Bavaria.

In the case of an emergency, the driver can control the vehicle with the joystick.

In bad Birmaher, Bavaria, the electric car has taken its first passengers, since the eight-minute route from the hot springs of the city to the Central area and railway station. The EZ10 bus has six seats and can take six passengers. A trip on this route is free.

This is the first time a bus with an autopilot was included in the public transport system of Germany.

Among the first group, traveling by bus is another was Richard Lutz, head of the German railway giant Deutsche Bahn (DB), the company behind a pilot project.

We just went fully Autonomous, in the new era of transport, he said in a statement after the first trip.
The bus was developed by the French company starting EasyMile. The vehicle moves along a pre-programmed route, the speed of which the original is limited to 15 miles per hour on a road with a speed limit of 30 km/h.

In case of emergency, such as when a car parked on route, the driver can take control of the bus by using the joystick.

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