France approves fully autonomous bus for driving on public roads in a European first
From www.euronews.com
2021-11-30 13:37:36
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A driverless bus in France has become Europe’s first vehicle authorised to operate fully autonomously on a public road.
The driverless EZ10 shuttle, which can carry up to 12 passengers, has been making test runs on a medical campus in the southwestern city of Toulouse since March.
But last week France’s Minister of Transport Jean-Baptiste Djebbari and Ministry of Ecological Transition approved the bus for use without a human attendant on board.
“This is an important step towards real commercialisation of autonomous driving, both on large private sites, as well as on public roads,” said Benoit Perrin, general manager of the vehicle’s developer, EasyMile.
The authorisation makes EasyMile the first driverless vehicle maker in Europe to be allowed to run an autonomous shuttle among other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists without on-board supervision on a public road, the company said.
