Didcot self-driving bus starts commute on public roads

The UK's first fully electric self-driving bus has begun a commuter service on public roads.

The Mi-Link bus makes a six-mile round trip from Didcot Parkway railway station to Milton Park in Oxfordshire.Operator First Bus said the bus' radar, LiDAR and AI technology could safely steer, accelerate and brake without the need for human intervention.The firm's head of policy, John Birtwistle, said: "We're encouraged by the popularity of the autonomous bus service since it began operating.

"This embraces zero-emission and digital technology to provide a smarter, cleaner and quieter way to travel."It has a safety driver who is able to take over at any point and take full manual control if needed. Milton Park said the £4.3m Mi-Link project, which also includes a fleet of free electric hire bikes, would reduce the number of car journeys for its 9,000 workers.In January, the UK's first full-sized driverless buses

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