Europe's first full-sized self-driving urban electric bus has arrived

Mar 5, 2021

Passengers sit in an electric autonomous bus which is driven in autopilot in Malaga, Spain

The bus has a maximum carrying capacity of 60 passengers. Image: REUTERS/Jon Nazca

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