Alexander Dennis with Fusion Processing · self-driving bus or shuttle
Enviro200AV
CAVForth
A standard Enviro200 single-decker fitted with Fusion Processing's Level 4 driving system. It first drove itself around a Stagecoach depot in Manchester in 2019, then ran a supervised park-and-ride service between Fife and Edinburgh.
- Price
- —Price not published
- Autonomy
- Level 4No driver needed in its area
- Driverless
- TestingSince 2019
- Fleet
- 5Reported; details below
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
CAVForth was the UK's first registered autonomous bus service, using full-size single-deck buses.
Real-world use
Five buses ran the 14-mile AB1 route over the Forth Road Bridge from 15 May 2023 until the service closed for low ridership on 14 February 2025.
Timeline
- Released
- 2023-05-15
Maker
Alexander Dennis with Fusion ProcessingCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless tests only
- Where it runs
- Manchester Sharston depot (driverless depot moves, 2019); Fife to Edinburgh Park via Forth Road Bridge (2023-2025, safety driver on board); one bus briefly trialled in Dubai with the RTA
- Driverless since
- 2019
- Fleet
- 5 buses (CAVForth, 2023)
- SAE level
- Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current vehicles.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
From the maker
Enviro200AV (CAVForth) is the only vehicle from Alexander Dennis with Fusion Processing in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedPrice not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Enviro200AV (CAVForth)Alexander Dennis with Fusion Processing |  HEAT shuttle (Hamburg Electric Autonomous Transportation)IAVSame job: passenger shuttle · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  Olli 2.0Local MotorsSame job: passenger shuttle · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  e-Palette (Tokyo 2020 version)ToyotaSame job: passenger shuttle · Both on wheels · Both past robots |
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| First shown | 2019-03-18 | 2019-07-31 | 2019-09 | 2018-01 |
| Status | Retired | Retired | Discontinued | Retired |
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| Speed | — | 25 km/h | 40 km/h | — |
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Sources
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