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| created @ 01/17/2007 12:33 pm |
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A model of a futuristic 'driverless' bus which promises to cut air pollution and traffic congestion is being unveiled at the Science Museum today.
The state-of-the-art vehicle will use the latest technology to navigate the streets, using magnets embedded in the road as markers. Passengers will be able to hail a bus or 'pod' using their mobile phone to pick them up from a specified location, to take them to a chosen destination. The bus has been developed by bus engineering designers Capoco Design in collaboration with the Royal College of Art.
Alan Ponsford, Capoco's lead designer, said that when a customer calls for a bus, it will automatically work out the best and most efficient route for picking up passengers and dropping them off. He said: 'The bus goes along sniffing out magnets in the road which tell it exactly where it is, so it can redirect itself to pick up passengers.' Mr Ponsford said each automated bus has satellite navigation and intelligent cruise control, as well as onboard systems to control speed and direction and avoid hazards.
So my question would be would you get on a driverless bus? |
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