Autonomous driving: Daimler's Future Bus

Daimler shows its autonomous city bus is ideal for separate bus lines. Undertakes 20-kilometre journey on Europe’s longest bus rapid transit line in the Netherlands without using the accelerator or brake pedal.

20 Jul 2016 | 7157 Views | By Autocar Professional Bureau

Daimler Buses has become the world’s first manufacturer to put a city bus into automated operation in a real-life traffic situation.

The Mercedes-Benz Future Bus with CityPilot has driven autonomously for the first time on a route of approximately 20 kilometers in Amsterdam.

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