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Driverless Electric Bus With L4 Autonomy Runs On Barcelona Streets

17 Mar 2025 | Abstracted from Interesting Engineering

"Two autonomous electric minibuses are operating on a 2.2-kilometer (1.36-mile) open road loop in the heart of Barcelona's streets...With 1,000 km covered and nearly 700 people transported, this first full-scale test [in Valence, France] demonstrated the maturity of the technology

"...the electric bus can run for 120 kilometers (74 miles) without a recharge and reach 40 kilometers per hour (25 mph). It is equipped with 10 cameras and eight lidars..."

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