Driverless robot buses crash

rustyfishhook · 12-12-2005, 07:05 PM

http://www.wolfstad.com/2005/12/driv...-busses-crash/

12/6/2005

Two driverless shuttle-buses crashed in Rotterdam this morning causing a lot of damage. No passengers were inside at the time of the accident.

Connexxion robot busThe completely automated Connexxion buses (see animation here) move commuters from metro station Kralingse Zoom to a nearby office park in Capelle aan de IJssel. The accident comes only five days after prime minister Jan-Peter Balkenende opened the automated public transport system by riding it on Thursday last week.

The two shuttles hit eachother on a one-way bridge where one should have waited for the other to pass. Until the cause of the accident has been resolved, the unmanned buses will remain grounded.

spooky · 12-12-2005, 10:38 PM

im sure john conner happened to be crossing the street right where they hit only moments before the crash.

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rustyfishhook Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: North Dakota Posts: 5	Driverless robot buses crash http://www.wolfstad.com/2005/12/driv...-busses-crash/ 12/6/2005 Two driverless shuttle-buses crashed in Rotterdam this morning causing a lot of damage. No passengers were inside at the time of the accident. Connexxion robot busThe completely automated Connexxion buses (see animation here) move commuters from metro station Kralingse Zoom to a nearby office park in Capelle aan de IJssel. The accident comes only five days after prime minister Jan-Peter Balkenende opened the automated public transport system by riding it on Thursday last week. The two shuttles hit eachother on a one-way bridge where one should have waited for the other to pass. Until the cause of the accident has been resolved, the unmanned buses will remain grounded.
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spooky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,265	im sure john conner happened to be crossing the street right where they hit only moments before the crash.
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