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BusBot to be exhibited at Australasia Bus and Coach Expo in Sydney this week

Busways has a new system it'll show at the Expo

Busways BusBot, the world’s first fully autonomous public passenger service, has made its way down from Coffs Harbour to the Australasian Bus and Coach Expo in Sydney on October 5-6.

BusBot was the first trial to fully deploy the automated vehicle’s (AV) self-driving capabilities unmanned in a public setting, receiving the first Ministerial Order in Australia for the vehicle to be the “Approved Person” responsible for the service.

The BusBot trial operated in partnership between Transport for NSW, operator Busways, tech provider EasyMile and Coffs Harbour City Council.

Busways Managing Director Byron Rowe says the BusBot trial has provided an abundance of knowledge when it comes to future transport solutions.

“In both driverless and electric technology, BusBot has laid the foundations for a more seamless transport network that will also help the environment as we move towards electric passenger vehicle use,” Rowe says.

Led by Transport for NSW’s Future Mobility Team and managed by Busways, the BusBot trial tested an EasyMile EZ10 Generation 2 vehicle across three phases and a range of use cases from 2018 to 2021 in Coffs Harbour.

With 374kWh battery capacity, the autonomous shuttle has a range of up to 400 kilometres on a single charge.

BusBot will be on display at the Australasia Bus and Coach Expo at Sydney Showground, Homebush. You can find Busways and BusBot in the Dome, between Volvo and Hino.

In total, the impressive exhibition will have over 100 exhibition booths displaying the latest in products, services and information from the bus and coach industry. Entry is free.

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