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Blow for autonomous bus plans as Stagecoach pulls out of trials

Peter Stonham
06 March 2025
End of the road: the Stagecoach CAV Forth driverless bus service was Britain’s first full-sized autonomous route but is now stopped
End of the road: the Stagecoach CAV Forth driverless bus service was Britain’s first full-sized autonomous route but is now stopped
 

Stagecoach Group has decided to pull out of involvement in all autonomous vehicle deployments to re-focus on delivering core bus services across the UK. It means several high profile pilot projects are now looking for new operator partners, including government- backed Innovate UK Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) schemes in Cambridge and Fife in Scotland.

In December Stagecoach announced that the CAVForth driverless service from Edinburgh Park to Ferrytoll, the UK’s first full-size...

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