UK is set to launch the world’s first Driverless bus service in Scotland next week. The service will offer a commute to 10,000 passengers per week across a 22.5-kilometer route in Queensferry.

UK to roll out first driverless bus service

South Korea's capital, Seoul launched its first self-driving bus route on Friday as part of an experiment that engineers explained aims to make people adjust better to driverless vehicles on the roads.&nbsp;The new vehicle looks nothing like a regular bus. It has rounded edges along with gigantic&nbsp;windows that make it appear more like a toy bus than a technological innovation. As per&nbsp;Jeong Seong-gyun,&nbsp;head of autonomous driving at 42dot,&nbsp;the start-up responsible for self-driving technology, the shape of the bus is intentionally such to make it more people-friendly. This self-driving technology is now owned by auto giant Hyundai.

"This is the future," he told AFP, adding that the bus required "a considerable new type of design".

The bus looks a bit "like Lego" and is made of composite parts to help keep costs down and make it easy to replicate, he said.

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The new vehicle does not look like a regular bus and has rounded edges along with large windows that make it appear more like a toy than a technological breakthrough. Photo credits: AFP

Seong-gyun noted that instead of costly sensors, it uses cameras and lasers to navigate its route.

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The objective of the company was to make the technology affordable, secure, and easily adaptable to numerous types of vehicles in the future, such as delivery trucks. 
 
For the time being, the bus will autonomously navigate a brief 3.4-kilometre (2.1-mile) circle in central Seoul under the tight supervision of a safety driver. The trip takes around 20 minutes.

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Additionally, the general public may board at two pre-determined stops after reserving a complimentary seat via an app.

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South Korea's capital, Seoul launched its first self-driving bus route on Friday as part of an experiment that engineers explained aims to make people adjust better to driverless vehicles on the roads.

South Korea's capital, Seoul launched its first self-driving bus route on Friday as part of an experiment that engineers explained aims to make people adjust better to driverless vehicles on the roads. The new vehicle looks nothing like a regular bus. It has rounded edges along with gigantic windows that make it appear more like a toy bus than a technological innovation. As per Jeong Seong-gyun, head of autonomous driving at 42dot, the start-up responsible for self-driving technology, the shape of the bus is intentionally such to make it more people-friendly. This self-driving technology is now owned by auto giant Hyundai. "This is the future," he told AFP, adding that the bus required "a considerable new type of design". The bus looks a bit "like Lego" and is made of composite parts to help keep costs down and make it easy to replicate, he said. The new vehicle does not look like a regular bus and has rounded edges along with large windows that make it appear more like a toy than a technological breakthrough. Photo credits: AFP Seong-gyun noted that instead of costly sensors, it uses cameras and lasers to navigate its route. Also read | Indian start-up launches indigenous 3D printer that prints human tissues The objective of the company was to make the technology affordable, secure, and easily adaptable to numerous types of vehicles in the future, such as delivery trucks. For the time being, the bus will autonomously navigate a brief 3.4-kilometre (2.1-mile) circle in central Seoul under the tight supervision of a safety driver. The trip takes around 20 minutes. Also watch | South Korea Truckers Strike: President Yoon warns of crackdown on truckers Additionally, the general public may board at two pre-determined stops after reserving a complimentary seat via an app. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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Driverless cars will soon take to the roads of a British town, a trial aims to bring together remotely operated taxis with passengers, take a look at our next report.

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A huge runaway train laden with iron ore had to be derailed remotely after speeding through the Australian outback for almost an hour.

The 268-wagon train started on its solo journey when the driver got down from his cab to carry out an inspection, and was soon hurtling along at up to 110 kilometres (68 miles) per hour.

Mining giant BHP, which owns the four-locomotive train, decided to derail before it reached the town of Port Hedland near its Western Australia Pilbara site, and flicked the points.

The train crashed off the rails, damaging around 1,500 metres (1,600 yards) of tracks, but hurting no one.

Aerial images published by The West Australian showed a trail of twisted wreckage, with some wagons covered by their loads of iron ore.

BHP said recovering the train and fixing the track -- a key access route for the enormous mining facility -- will take around a week.

However, it said, operations would be maintained and the use of reserves would mean there would be no interruption to supply.

Australia is one of the world's major sources of iron ore.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said it was investigating Monday's incident.

There was no indication of what had caused the train to move without its driver.

BHP's shares were trading 1.21 per cent lower at Aus $33.14 in Sydney Wednesday amid reports in Britain that the Anglo-Australian firm was facing a £5 billion (US $6.5 billion) lawsuit over the deadly Samarco dam failure in Brazil in 2015.

BHP is also facing an Australian class action involving investors pursuing the miner for losses relating to the collapse.

Nineteen people were killed and a wave of toxic waste was unleashed when an dam burst at the mine in one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters.

A huge runaway train laden with iron ore had to be derailed remotely after speeding through the Australian outback for almost an hour. The 268-wagon train started on its solo journey when the driver got down from his cab to carry out an inspection, and was soon hurtling along at up to 110 kilometres (68 miles) per hour.

A huge runaway train laden with iron ore had to be derailed remotely after speeding through the Australian outback for almost an hour. The 268-wagon train started on its solo journey when the driver got down from his cab to carry out an inspection, and was soon hurtling along at up to 110 kilometres (68 miles) per hour. Mining giant BHP, which owns the four-locomotive train, decided to derail before it reached the town of Port Hedland near its Western Australia Pilbara site, and flicked the points. The train crashed off the rails, damaging around 1,500 metres (1,600 yards) of tracks, but hurting no one. Aerial images published by The West Australian showed a trail of twisted wreckage, with some wagons covered by their loads of iron ore. BHP said recovering the train and fixing the track -- a key access route for the enormous mining facility -- will take around a week. However, it said, operations would be maintained and the use of reserves would mean there would be no interruption to supply. Australia is one of the world's major sources of iron ore. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said it was investigating Monday's incident. There was no indication of what had caused the train to move without its driver. BHP's shares were trading 1.21 per cent lower at Aus $33.14 in Sydney Wednesday amid reports in Britain that the Anglo-Australian firm was facing a £5 billion (US $6.5 billion) lawsuit over the deadly Samarco dam failure in Brazil in 2015. BHP is also facing an Australian class action involving investors pursuing the miner for losses relating to the collapse. Nineteen people were killed and a wave of toxic waste was unleashed when an dam burst at the mine in one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters.

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