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Will Autonomous Bus Captains Replace Bus Drivers?
23 May 2023 | Abstracted from Autoweeks
"Scotland launches autonomous bus fleet near Edinburgh, but it's actually creating jobs instead of losing them to automation.
"...a preview of a future, whether distant or close, when Level 4 tech will be scaled enough to possibly be more cost effective than paying a driver. Bus fleets will still have plenty of maintenance personnel and perhaps a remote driver monitoring the progress of 10 buses at once with the help of AI..."
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