China has developed its first solely electric-powered self-driving buses that can travel up to 150 km on a single charge and plans to deploy them later this month, media reports said on Tuesday.
After successful testing at a factory in central China’s Hubei Province, the first two buses have been sent to Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, where they will be tested on the road, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The buses are expected to be put into use in as yet unconfirmed areas at the end of November, said the provincial economy and information technology commission.
The 6.7-metre-long buses can carry 25 passengers and run at a maximum speed of 40 km per hour.
