South Korean capital launches self-driving bus experiment
South Korea’s capital launched its first self-driving bus route today, engineers say this experiment has the aim to make people feel more comfortable without driverless vehicles on the roads.
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The new vehicle is not like a regular bus and it has rounded edges along with big windows that makes it appear more like a toy than a technological breakthrough. This design is intentional, said Jeong Seong-gyun, who’s the head of autonomous driving at 42dot, the start-up responsible for the self-driving technology that is now owned by auto giant Hyundai. Check out LETS RUN FOR 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS TOGETHER – KANYE WEST BEGS TRUMP
“This is the future,” he says, then added that the bus required “a considerable new type of design”.
The bus looks a little bit “like Lego” and is made of composite parts to help cut down costs and easy to replicate, he said.
The bus also uses cameras and lasers to navigate the way instead of expensive sensors, Seong-gyun added.
The company’s aim was to make the technology at a low-cost, safe and easily transferable to many types of vehicle in the future, for example delivery trucks. For now — with a safety driver monitoring closely — the bus will drive itself around a small 3.4-kilometre (2.1-mile) circuit in downtown Seoul that takes about 20 minutes. Realme will be launching Realme 10 Pro series is launching globally on…
The public can board at two designated stops after booking a free seat through an app.
“I feel like I’ve just hopped into a time machine to visit the future,” said Kim Yi hae-ran, who’s 68 years old, after her 20-minute ride during the launch of the bus Friday. “I thought it might make me dizzy from a sudden acceleration but I didn’t feel any of it.” The ride was “very smooth and safe”, which she said made her feel proud of the technological progress the South Korean company has taken another step to make.