>Wouldn't autonomous buses be a threat to bus drivers? Yes and no, if - as seemingly is the case for the projects in Japan - the driverless buses replace NOT

>Wouldn't autonomous buses be a threat to bus drivers? Yes and no, if - as seemingly is the case for the projects in Japan - the driverless buses replace NOT any existing bus but extend services (to elder people) by makig more buses affordable. Most probably if/when the technology will actually be viable (even if limited to "simpler" lower traffic routes) there will be a race by all extra-urban bus companies to get them (and fire their drivers).