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Greece: The first bus without a driver prepares to make debute

The greatest technological and innovative achievement of the Municipality of Trikala, in the prefecture of Thessaly, in a global scale, the Bus Without Driver is ready to be tested in real conditions.

On Saturday, September 12, officially, (as some routes have already started since Friday afternnon, September 11), the Bus, under the pan-European programme CityMobil 2, on the streets of Trikala.

Every day – except Monday – between the hours 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 20:00 the Bus Without Driver will run the 2,4 km long planned route in the city center of Trikala.

The route for the first six days, ie until September 17, will be made without passengers. From September 18, Friday, the Bus Without Driver will accept passengers during its pilot operation, and by the end of October it will start operating normally.

This means now that the roads which will move the vehicle should be free of parked vehicles all kinds, as well as obstacles.

Greece: The first bus without a driver prepares to make debute