Scotland's Driverless Bus Service to End; Hamburg Plans 10,000 Autonomous Shuttles by 2030

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Scotland's pioneering CAVForth driverless bus service faces shutdown in February 2025 due to lower passenger numbers than aimed after launching in May 2023.

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Hamburg plans ambitious deployment of 10,000 autonomous shuttles by 2030 through ALIKE project, starting with Holon Mover and Volkswagen ID.Buzz AD testing.

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Turkish manufacturer Karsan hits two-year milestone operating Europe's first regular autonomous bus service in Stavanger, Norway, powered by Adastec's flowride.ai platform.

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MAN partners with Mobileye to launch pilot autonomous city buses in Munich by 2025, with studies showing TCO reduction of 50% for autonomous buses.

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Transport Workers Union secures veto power over autonomous vehicle implementation in Ohio's COTA agreement, marking labor's stance on driverless transition.

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ZF shifts strategy in 2024, abandoning autonomous shuttle production to focus solely on providing autonomous driving technology and engineering services.

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Navya files for cessation of payments in January 2023 before takeover by GAMA, formed through Gaussin and Macnica joint venture.

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Germany's VDV expects market maturity for Level 4 autonomous buses by 2027, while calling for targeted funding for large-scale production.

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Karsan expands autonomous operations to Tampere, Finland and announces Gothenburg deployment for August 2025, connecting central station to Liseberg.

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Adastec projects break-even point at 200 autonomous buses, targeting specific market segments to share financial burden with manufacturers.

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