Unmanned minibuses appeared on the streets of the capital of South Korea.
What is known
At the first stage, the startup 42dot, whichfinanced by Hyundai, uses two vehicles, each of which can carry up to seven passengers. The loop route is 5 km long and runs along the Cheonggyecheon stream. In December, the company will use three minibuses.
Everyone will be able to get to their destination for free. Naturally, in the future the service will become paid. You can reserve a seat in the minibus using the smartphone application.
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42dot buses have a systemunmanned driving level 4, which allows you to use vehicles without a driver. However, the startup decided to leave a person who can take control of the busiest areas as a safety net. The buses have 12 cameras and six radar sensors that read traffic signals.
South Korea is actively developing infrastructureunmanned vehicles and buses. The country's authorities want to commercialize unmanned passenger transportation by 2027 on vehicles of the fourth level of security.