24-hour driverless electric bus will hit the streets in Geneva, Switzerland, from 2025, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation website Swissinfo.com reported Thursday. Geneva has been chosen as one of three European test sites for a full-scale driverless public bus service, part of the Horizon Europe ULTIMO mobility initiative.
Other test sites are Kronach of Germany and Oslo of Norway. A total of 45 vehicles will be deployed, including 15 in Geneva.
By offering door-to-door, on-demand, 24-hour transport, the service will be of higher quality. It will also avoid empty trips during off-peak hours and thus reduce costs. By responding to demand in real time, queuing and congestion around stations could be avoided.
Source: VOV5