Hop Aboard a Driverless Bus

During a six-month trial run that ends this month, residents of Trikala, Greece, have had an option that you won't see in most parts of the world: a driverless bus. During the trial the bus has had no accidents, the city reports. Passengers can hop on for free, and the bus can carry up to 10 people at a time.

Like churning butter, pumping cisterns, or having privacy, driving could soon become one of the things people used to do. Self-driving cars are moving quickly out of their infancy, and are expected to proliferate on roads once the kinks are worked out (and once they’re legalized in more places). 

When that happens, commuters will be able to lean back and let someone (or something) else get them where they’re going—just like bus riders have enjoyed for years.

But some bus riders are already experiencing an extra level of futurism by hopping aboard driverless shuttles that cruise through city streets. 

This is the case in Trikala, Greece. The above video shows how a self-driving, 10-passenger electric bus (which looks more like an airport shuttle than a city bus)

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