Dubai debuts driverless minibus


  • TECH
  • Saturday, 03 Sep 2016

A man walks near an autonomous 10-seater car is pictured during a trial run along the Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard on September 1, 2016. Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in collaboration with the UAE real estate development company Emaar Properties, accomplished the first phase of an experiment to test driverless transit technology in the Emirate. / AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB

DUBAI: Dubai has unveiled its first driverless bus service, launching a month-long trial period for the electric vehicle with a view to expanding it across the futuristic Gulf city state. 

The 10-seat vehicle made its first trip on Sept 1 along a 700-metre (2,300-foot) stretch of road in downtown Dubai, near to the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower. 

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