'World first' self-driving buses ready for roads in Scotland
A full size, self-driving bus service is ready to take to the roads of Scotland in what is believed to be a world first.
The Stagecoach autonomous bus service, AB1, is launching for passengers over the Forth Road Bridge on 15 May.
The 14-mile route runs between Ferrytoll park-and-ride in Fife and Edinburgh Park train and tram interchange.
Stagecoach said AB1 is thought to be the first registered bus service in the world to use full-sized autonomous buses.
The self-driving vehicles, which will have two members of staff on board, have sensors enabling them to travel on pre-selected roads at up to 50mph and have completed over one million miles of testing.
