The driverless bus in Wuxi. [Photo/Wuxi Daily]
A driverless bus smoothly pulled out of the parking lot on Hechang Road in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, on July 10, marking the official launch of two intelligent driving bus routes in the city.
The two bus routes also serve as the first batch of driverless bus routes are used for daily transport in the province.
As the first national-level pilot area for the Internet of Vehicles and a pilot city for integrating "vehicle-road-cloud integration" for intelligent connected vehicles in China, Wuxi has long been involved in the field of intelligent driving. Previously, several bus routes were piloted, accumulating over 5 million kilometers of safe driving distance and serving over 170,000 passengers.
The Fast 5 Line, the longest intelligent driving bus route in Jiangsu with a round trip of 20 km, traverses the core area of the Wuxi Economic Development District and stops at 19 stations along the way, covering residential areas, commercial complexes, hospitals, schools, and other locations.
Additionally, on the same day, Microbus Line 43 was launched, providing a precise connection between the subway exit and the hospital outpatient building. Microbus Line 43 connects Changguangxi Station of the Subway Line 1 with the Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, with departures every 10-20 minutes for the 1.8-kilometer short-distance shuttle.
