All change please? GILLIG finds tech partner for self-driving buses

FILE PHOTO: A driverless electric public bus waits for passengers in Tallinn, Estonia September 5, 2019. Picture taken September 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

(Reuters) - RR.AI, a unit of self-driving technology startup Robotic Research, and U.S. bus maker GILLIG said on Monday they will jointly develop driver assistance systems and self-driving technology for commuter buses in the United States.

Making taxis autonomous has proved more difficult and expensive to develop than expected, but investors have pumped money into trucks and other commercial vehicles where automation could be viable sooner.