Each small car is equipped with impressive laser imaging and radar systems that are used to create a virtual image of the environment around it to enable the car to travel safely through busy pedestrian areas.
By 2017 it is planned that 100 fully autonomous cars, capable of transporting two people around at a top speed of 15mph, will be in service.
Our visitors also took a trip on one of our impressive electric buses, which charge wirelessly when the bus stops on special plates buried in the road. In just 10 minutes, one of these buses parked over a charging point is able to recharge two-thirds of the energy used on its 15-mile route.
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