Researchers showcase automated bus that uses magnets to steer through city streets
Monday, September 8, 2008 - 14:14
in Mathematics & Economics
(PhysOrg.com) -- The thought of a bus moving along city streets while its driver has both hands off the wheel is alarming. But a special bus introduced today (Friday, Sept. 5), steered not by a driver, but by a magnetic guidance system developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, performed with remarkable precision.