摘要: |
Stagecoach and Transport Scotland have tried to allay road safely concerns raised by motoring groups after the Scottish parliament approved a £2.4million scheme allowing autonomous buses to use a motorway hard shoulder. It is intended that these and other buses will use the easlbound hard shoulder of the M8 on a four-mile section between Newbridge and Hermiston Gait on the western edge of Edinburgh. The plan is expected to be implemented in advance of the start of the Project CAVForth connected and autonomous vehicle trials in the autumn, when Stagecoach will run adapted Alexander Dennis Enviro200s between Ferrytoll park-&-ride in Fife and Edinburgh Park via the M90, M9 and M8. The buses will still have drivers on board. |