ParkShuttle programme · self-driving bus or shuttle
ParkShuttle Generation I
The first ParkShuttle vehicles, which followed magnets in a dedicated roadway with no driver. An evaluation found they needed more capacity and reliability.
- Price
- —Service only, not sold
- Autonomy
- DriverlessHow it runs
- Driverless
- In serviceSince 1999-02
- Fleet
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
One of the earliest driverless road vehicles in public service, running on its own lane between Rotterdam and Capelle aan den IJssel.
Real-world use
Carried passengers from February 1999 to 2001 between Kralingse Zoom metro station and Rivium business park.
Maker
ParkShuttle programmeCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless in service
- Where it runs
- Capelle aan den IJssel / Rotterdam (Rivium)
- Driverless since
- 1999-02
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
- Fully autonomous. Does its job with nobody at the controls.
From the maker
ParkShuttle Generation I is the only vehicle from ParkShuttle (Rivium) programme in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedService only, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Sources
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