In a statement from Stagecoach, the consortium said: "We are proud to have achieved a world first with our CAVForth autonomous bus service, demonstrating the potential for self-driving technology on a real-world registered timetable in East Scotland."
Hurrah! How did it go?
Built at an estimated cost of more than £6m, partly funded by the UK government, the fleet of five single-decker buses had the capacity to carry 10,000 passengers a week but needed two crew on board for safety reasons. In a brief statement, Stagecoach said that actual passenger numbers “did not reach expectations” and suggested this was a delay to the technology’s rollout rather than a setback.
Oh. Guess I shouldn't have asked.
The Scottish government has set a target to cut car usage by 20% by 2030 but the latest data shows that is a long way from being achieved.
It'll never be achieved. It's King Canute legislation. But hey, the Sassenachs are paying!
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If you want to reduce car usage then you should recreate local cottage hospitals, local schools, local corner shops, and provide frequent bus services for the hours that people have to go to work, at night, for shifts, or day. It would take decades to undo the shift to bigger centralised servicers and would necessarily undo all the (alleged) efficiencies of size.
I'm old enough to remember when buses normally had a crew of two...
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