Nobina and Scania pioneer full-length autonomous buses in Sweden
Sweden to trial autonomous buses on regular routes. Source: unsplash.com
Scania and Nobina, the largest public transport operator in the Nordic countries, will collaborate to commence trials of autonomous buses on regular routes in the?Stockholm?area.
The trials will be conducted in two stages, initially without passengers before welcoming commuters onboard. Safety being a top priority throughout the trials, the buses will have a safety-driver to monitor operations and assist passengers.
The two Scania Citywide LF electric buses will connect the rapidly expanding new residential area Barkarby, approximately 20 kilometres from downtown?Stockholm, with a nearby metro station. The buses will be in service along a new dedicated 5-kilometre route with four stops. Initially, approximately one kilometre is planned to be driven autonomously. During the second phase of the trials, it is expected that around 300 passengers will make daily use of this service.
Traffic and control systems for the autonomous buses will be jointly managed by Scania and Nobina.
The development project has already started and the trial period is planned to begin in 2020.
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