Government revs up plans for 'world's first' full-sized, self-driving bus service

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Government revs up plans for 'world's first' full-sized, self-driving bus service

Planned automated bus service in Edinburgh one of the beneficiaries of £81m of government and industry investment in new self-driving technologies

The government has today confirmed funding for plans to deliver the 'world's first' full-sized, self-driving bus service on a route in Edinburgh, as part of a new £81m programme of investments in autonomous...

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