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Israel to start self-driving public bus pilot program

The two-stage pilot will examine the viability of integrating self-driving vehicles into Israelโ€™s public transportation system

Israel has launched a two-year pilot program in which four companies will operate self-driving public buses to ease road congestion, the country's Innovation Authority said.

The authority, along with the Transportation Ministry and Ayalon Highways, chose four groups - including Egged, Israel's largest bus operator - that will start running independent autonomous buses on public roads.

The state is providing half of an investment of 61 million shekels ($17 million) for the pilot which will be done in two stages with the goal of examining the viability of integrating autonomous vehicles into Israel's public transport system.

Image - Hadas Parush/Flash90

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Selina 21:35 08.11.2022
Gotta say...that's just weird. ๐Ÿ˜•๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿ‘Ž
La Jun 20:02 08.11.2022
Who's idea is that? Yuval Noah Harar?
C & 17:06 08.11.2022
How do self-driving buses lessen traffic congestion? And it takes away jobs and it can be hacked and people injured or killed. It happened with other vehicles, even regular vehicles have been hacked
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