Israel to begin testing self-driving buses as part of huge $17.2M national autonomous transportation plan

ISRAEL has announced a two-year testing phase for introducing self-driving buses throughout the country as part of an ambitious $17.2million national transportation plan. The public transit trial aims to relieve the Middle Eastern country’s notorious traffic congestion and bus driver shortage. 2 A bus from the Egged Israel Transport Cooperative Society driving near Eilat, Israel Credit: Getty The Israeli Innovation Authority will have four select self0-driving associations begin testing their technology in secured and closed sites. After passing closed-course testing, the self-driving buses will gradually progress to Israeli public roads, The Times of Israel reports. Israel’s governing body, the Knesset,… Read Full Article