German automotive concern Volkswagen has presented an Autonomous van on the drive with autopilot. In 2018, VW plans to launch in Germany private service of transportation of passengers MOIA, which was developed by a six-seater mini-bus with the autopilot feature.
Inside the cabin has Wi-Fi, LED-backlight socket for charging gadgets, and plush Seating, which allow passengers to feel at home. To learn about time of arrival, to take a seat and pay for the ride people can use special apps for smartphones.
By 2025, Volkswagen plans to produce about one million unmanned mini-vans for American and European markets, Despite the fact that the main objective of MOIA is to establish production of specialized unmanned vehicles to roads this use in the near future, the autopilot in the first van not set the main advantage, it just is. Then how much more attention the developers pay to the technical specifications of the vehicle.
On one charge the bus can travel up to 300 kilometres, and 80 percent of its battery charge in just 30 minutes. A trip on the new public transport cheaper taxi, because here we are not talking about an individual order, and on the joint trip on a small bus.
According to the developers, they do not intend to compete with conventional public transport, but will be able to provide their services to those who want to comfortably drive a short distance, for example, to the nearest supermarket. It will be useful to the elderly, the disabled or simply those who are too lazy to walk — stop MOIA will be located at a distance of 250 meters along the entire length of the routes.
In Europe, the first electric buses MOIA will appear early next year, and until the United States gets to the end of 2018.
Volkswagen has unveiled an Autonomous electric bus
Vyacheslav Larionov