Daniel WestheideSep 29

@pluralistic I am sure you'll love this (link is in German):

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/monheim-muss-autonomfahrende-e-bus-linie-vorerst-einstellen-100.html

English translation:

The North Rhine-Westphalian city of Monheim am Rhein is temporarily discontinuing its autonomously driving e-buses starting today.

The A01 started in 2020 as one of Germany's first autonomous bus lines. According to the city, the reason for the shutdown is that the French manufacturer Easymile is discontinuing technical support for the electric buses' software at the end of the month.

Verkehr - Monheim muss autonomfahrende E-Bus-Linie vorerst einstellen

Die nordrhein-westfälische Stadt Monheim am Rhein stellt ab heute ihre autonom fahrenden E-Busse vorerst ein.

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Show threadPhil Dennis-JordanSep 29
@kaffeecoder Wow, 5 years is an impressively short planned obsolescence period for a vehicle. I do not look forward to other manufacturers taking up that idea.
Show threadDaniel Westheide
@pmdj I heard that Easymile is shutting down the whole line of business. But still, making your public infrastructure so dependent on a single private operator is just ... bad.
Sep 29 at 2:54pmWeb