WEpods explained
WEpods was a Dutch public transportation system and the world's first self-driving electric shuttle to be implemented at scale. In 2019, the experiment was terminated at the buses sold, after the province Gelderland cancelled its funding. The WEpods never ran between Ede-Wageningen railway station and the campus of Wageningen University and Research, as planned, but only transported people across the campus.[1]
References
- http://www.curbed.com/2016/3/17/11253500/driverless-car-autonomous-vehicle-wepod-bus
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/01/28/first-driverless-buses-travel-public-roads-in-the-netherlands/
- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/28/driverless-bus-trial-in-netherlands-will-be-first-on-public-roads
Notes and References
- Web site: Zelfrijdende busjes uit mislukte proef Wageningen gaan de grens over. nos.nl. nl. 2020-02-13.