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Self-driving buses to hit the road in Tallinn next July

Xinhua, November 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least two small self-driving buses are expected to be put into service here next July to showcase the innovation of the country, local media reported on Monday.

Estonia's presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), which begins in July, 2017, offers a good opportunity to showcase Estonia as an innovation-oriented country and pioneer in utilizing solutions with a big social impact, said Estonian Public Broadcasting.

Self-driving buses will be used for public transport on different pre-determined routes. The routes have not yet been selected, but they will have to meet the practical transport needs of EU presidency delegates, said the report.

The service provider will have to provide a driver capable of introducing the work principles of self-driving vehicles in Estonian, Russian, and English and taking over the driving task when necessary, it added. Endit