The Driven consortium, led by software provider Oxbotica, hopes to trial a fleet of autonomous vehicles (AV) in London before Christmas following successful ongoing tests in Oxford.
The vehicles will map streets in the London Borough of Hounslow as part of the consortium’s plans to run a fully autonomous fleet between both cities in 2019.
Oxbotica has equipped the vehicles with its autonomous software, radar, lidar sensors and onboard computers and cameras.
The fleet will gather data on the contents of
Three-quarters of UK residents do not believe driverless cars will improve road safety, even though 90% of accidents are caused by human error.
In a survey of 2,000 respondents, insurance firm Axa says only a third of UK residents believe driverless cars would be better for the environment and only 25% think the technology will improve safety for pedestrians.
Axa emphasises that motorists are confused by the definition of a driverless car as well as by what sort of autonomous technology is available in mo
Three-quarters of UK residents do not believe driverless cars will improve road safety, even though 90% of accidents are caused by human error.
In a survey of 2,000 respondents, insurance firm Axa says only a third of UK residents believe driverless cars would be better for the environment and only 25% think the technology will improve safety for pedestrians.
Axa emphasises that motorists are confused by the definition of a driverless car as well as by what sort of autonomous technology is available in mo
More and more cities in Europe and around the world are turning to electric buses (or e-buses) in an effort to go green according to UITP’s new ZeEUS eBus Report.
The report, published as part of the Zero Emission Urban Bus System project, reveals that 19 public transport operators and authorities, covering around 25 European cities, have a published e-bus strategy for 2020. By this date, there should be more than 2,500 electric buses operating in these cities, representing six per cent of their total fl
