In the trial the day 28-1, electric bus was carrying six passengers WePod on a 200m distance from the town center in Wageningen, Netherlands.
Unmanned buses on the road today WePod 28-1 - Photo: Blommberg
Technical Director of the project, Jan Willem van der Wiel, said at a speed of 8km / h, the car did not set a record in terms of speed but it runs successfully tested on the road as a "milestone" by far the world's previous no unmanned vehicle has been put into trial operation on public streets.
Ms. Iris van Cattenburch - company directors Connekt heading companies develop sustainable public transport, said the project will be expanded in the coming months and then WePod will be used as public transport plus on a 6,4km long road of the town.
Unmanned sample WePod bus - Photo: Blommberg
WePod by a team at Delft University of Technology developed at a cost of 3 million euros. When complete, it can run at a speed of 24km / h.
According to The Guardian, in April to the Netherlands for the first time also will test unmanned truck at the port of Rotterdam. The objective of the Dutch authorities is to 2019 will use the vehicles to unmanned cargo from one country to the whole continent.
Also on 28-1, in London, England, the authorities announced the unmanned vehicles will be the first test run in Greenwich.
British cars are about to run unmanned road testing of English - Photo: BBC
Accordingly, the vehicle is about to test is UltraPODs - currently used passenger at Heathrow Airport. Wherein the test is running, it will not need a dedicated rail as in airports.
It is expected that many of the UltraPODs run on the road in three months, each of which can carry 6 passengers. The goal of the project is to test unmanned technology and response of the British public for unmanned vehicles.
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