In Florida, the first unmanned school bus began to be tested VIDEO

In Florida, one of the townships in the United States began to test the first school unmanned bus.

This is stated in a statement by the American branch of the French transport company Transdev.

The bus is designed for 12 seats. It can be called with a special application in the smartphone. The purpose of the bus is to deliver children from home to school and back.

For safety in the cabin is an engineer company, although the bus itself goes on its own.

An unmanned bus is capable of accelerating up to 48 kilometers per hour, but in the test version it still rides at a speed of 13 km / h.



Earlier in the United States , an automobile with an autopilot from Apple fell . This is not the first case of an accident involving the unmanned car.

On March 19, Uber, an unmanned vehicle in Arizona, shot down a woman who had crossed the road in an unassociated place. The car was riding in autopilot mode, but the driver was sitting behind the wheel. The accident occurred at night. The woman was quickly hospitalized to the hospital, but she died of injuries.

The Arizona authorities have banned testing Uber 's unmanned taxi after a fatal accident.

After the accident, Uber suspended the pilot's pilotage. Also, the company refused to continue the permit for testing unmanned cars in California.

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