Navigating the Autonomous Bus Revolution: Challenges, Successes, and Future Trends

In recent years, the promise of a public transport revolution has been teased by autonomous buses and roboshuttles. These technologies promise to deliver significant cost reductions for operators and alleviate labor pressures. Over 50 autonomous bus and roboshuttle players once competed in this space. However, as the autonomous driving industry evolved during 2022-2024, the commercialization progress of autonomous buses and roboshuttles has been slow, falling short of industry expectations. Despite early enthusiasm, IDTechEx has observed a yearly decline in the number of active companies from 2020 to 2024, and large-scale commercial testing has not been achieved.

 

Despite the difficulties, some players have successfully navigated these challenges, securing government testing permits. This webinar will explore the reasons behind the industry's contraction, the path to commercialization, and successful case studies from 2022 to 2024. It will also discuss key drivers such as policy support in major regions and cover IDTechEx's expectations of market evolution over the next 20 years.

 

Highlights of the webinar include:

 

This webinar shares some of the research from the new IDTechEx report, "Roboshuttles and Autonomous Buses 2024-2044: Technologies, Trends, Forecasts".