Singapore launches new self-driving bus trial
Singapore has moved a step closer to a driverless public transport network with the launch of a new trial of self-driving buses.
Jan 28, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Using artificial neural networks (ANNs) to predict bus arrival times
Accurately predicting the arrival times of buses is of key importance, particularly in hectic urban environments. Providing people with efficient and timely transportation can discourage them from using private vehicles, ...
Automotive
Deal struck to save London red bus maker: owner
A deal has been brokered to save the manufacturers of London's iconic red double decker buses from liquidation, the firm's owner said Friday.
Oct 11, 2019
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Self-driving bus services tested out in Tallinn
Two types of self-driving bus are being tested out in Estonia this week as part of initiatives that could revolutionise public transport in Europe.
Jun 18, 2020
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Automated driving in convoy: A flexibility boost for bus transport
Experts believe that automated driving makes particular sense in public transport—both ecologically and economically. The shortage of drivers, which has been lamented frequently, further reinforces this trend.
Apr 24, 2023
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Autonomous buses: It's all about when, not how, they sound
The town of Linköping, Sweden, has a small fleet of autonomous electric buses that carry riders along a predetermined route. The bright vehicles, emblazoned with the tagline, "Ride the Future," have one main problem: Pedestrians ...
Apr 17, 2023
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Tokyo airport tests driverless bus to shuttle visitors
Visitors pouring into Japan's Haneda airport for the Tokyo Olympics next year may find themselves ferried to and from planes on driverless buses, currently being tested at the major hub.
Jan 22, 2019
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Automotive
Do bikeshare systems complement or replace public transit?
Bikeshare systems have come a long way since they were first introduced in the Netherlands in the 1960s. They are popular in cities around the world, but how do bike systems affect existing public transportation? That's the ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Catching the number 1: Aberdeen trials hydrogen buses
The Scottish city of Aberdeen enjoyed a boom after the discovery of oil in the North Sea in the 1960s, propelling it to a central role in the industry.
Nov 10, 2020
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Computer Sciences
A better way to calculate school bus routes
Here's a math problem even the brightest school districts struggle to solve: getting hordes of elementary, middle and high school students onto buses and to school on time every day.
Mar 15, 2017
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Bus
A bus (archaically also omnibus, multibus, or autobus) is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus seat a maximum of 8 to 300 passengers. Buses are widely used public transportation.
The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses. A luxury bus is called a coach. A bus is powered by a combustion engine, although early buses were horse drawn and there were experiments with steam propulsion. Trolleybuses use overhead power lines. In parallel with the car industry bus manufacturing is increasingly globalised, with the same design appearing around the world.
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