Self-Driving Bus in Sweden Crashes with Tram on First Day of Passenger Service
- On Monday, a self-driving bus collided with a tram in Gothenburg during its first day carrying passengers. Vasttrafik, the public transport operator, reported no injuries or damages.
- The Swedish Transport Agency authorized the pilot for the 8m bus operating as line 169 to run until July 31, 2027. The vehicle, manufactured by Karsan with ADASTEC software, serves seven stops along a 5km route.
- Vasttrafik spokesperson Patrik Chi told AFP the bus "braked and was hit from behind by a tram." Although a driver remained onboard to intervene, operators removed the vehicle from service for inspection.
- Trams in Gothenburg continued normal operations after the collision. Vasttrafik has not announced when the autonomous bus, which accommodates 52 passengers, will return to service.
- The incident occurs as the European Union weighs safety and liability rules for autonomous public transport. Self-driving shuttles across Europe currently operate under local authorizations rather than continent-wide commercial deployment approvals.
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A self-driving bus, which was put into service for the first time in Gothenburg on Monday morning, collided with a tram shortly after it started running. For an unknown reason, the bus suddenly braked, and the tram then crashed into it from behind. No one was injured, but both the bus and the tram suffered minor material damage. Swedish public transport company Västtrafik announced that the bus would be taken out of service and sent for repairs.
On Monday, an autonomous bus was allowed to transport passengers through Göteborg for the first time – perhaps for the last time. After just one hour, it hit together with a tram.
It crashed on its first day of operation
After just an hour, the self-driving bus was hit from behind by a tram. Whose fault the accident was is currently unclear. But Anna Anund, an expert on self-driving technology, knows what is usually the culprit.
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