The drone will travel the streets of the city of Tartu, and it was developed at the local university together with Auve Tech. The bus received fuel cells where a hydrogen reaction occurs, during which electricity is generated for the motor.
A similar power plant is used in the Toyota Mirai. Its exhaust contains only water vapor, and refueling with hydrogen takes 3-4 minutes.
The driverless bus has already passed the first tests and received permission for operation from the Estonian Road Administration. It will start carrying passengers on July 5, and if necessary, the operator will be able to take control remotely.
By the way, this is far from the first autonomous bus in Estonia. Earlier, a whole separate route for drones was organized in Tallinn, but they were traditional electric vehicles. Moreover, Auve Tech even supplied such transport to Greece.
