Paris -- Paris began experimenting bus without a driver in an attempt to revolutionize transportation using automated vehicles.
Two electric buses with passenger capacity of 10 people, went into operation on Monday (23/1). The bus without the driver was operating in special lanes, a bridge that connects the two train stations, in the east of the city center.
"Autonomous vehicles represents a revolution in all cities in the world. This will change the urban environment and public spaces in the next 20 years, "said Deputy Mayor of Paris Jean-Louis Missika, told AFP.
Experiments bus without a driver it will last for three months, and Paris is the first project to develop autonomous vehicles. The bus is equipped with a laser and a camera to detect other objects and people around him.
Head of the Department of Transport Paris, Elisabeth Borne, hoping the bus without a driver that can be used to connect the residential areas in the suburbs with a train station.
"Later, the bus without a driver is going to be a feeder for the train, so that residents do not need to be difficult to find public transportation to the station," said Borne, who added that the autonomous bus could also facilitate the tourists coming to Paris.
However, the ideals Borne may not be immediately realized. Because the inauguration of the bus without the driver still has to pass through several stages of regulation. Including the matter of security, economic benefits as well as ethical.
One is, the future of the bus driver.
"We have to think to begin to train the bus drivers that they have other skills, so they will not just lose their livelihood," said transport expert Missika.
Vehicles with automatic control has started to enter the modern world. Some motor vehicle manufacturers such as BMW, Kia, Volkswagen and General Motors amid competing to bring the car without a driver on the market in 2020.
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