OSAKA, Jul 22 (News On Japan) –
A self-driving bus working on the Osaka-Kansai Expo made contact with a curb on July twenty second, prompting a short lived halt to autonomous operations. No accidents had been reported.
The incident occurred round midday as a self-driving bus operated by Osaka Metro was touring from the Expo website to the park-and-ride (P&R) parking space. The bus grazed a curb close to an overpass in the course of the journey.
Seven passengers and one driver had been onboard on the time. According to Osaka Metro, the bus got here too near the curb on the appropriate facet, and the motive force tried to manually steer away however was unable to keep away from contact.
In response, Osaka Metro suspended autonomous driving for the fleet and switched to guide operation whereas investigating the reason for the incident.
This marks the second accident involving the self-driving buses on the Expo. In April, one other bus collided with a wall, which led to a suspension of autonomous operations for roughly two months.
Source: KTV NEWS