Bologna, a driverless bus invades the road

Tragedy evoked in Bologna on Halloween night. It is around 6:45 p.m. when a bus with three people on board starts with the engine off and invades Viale Pietramellara near the central station, knocking over a sign. To then finish his race against a traffic light. The vehicle was at that time without a driver and was stopped at the parking lot in Piazza XX Settembre, waiting to leave. For reasons yet to be determined, he lost braking and invaded the avenue on which – at that time – many cars were passing perpendicularly.

No injuries but a lot of fear among the bus passengers. Investigators are now collecting testimonies from passengers and the driver to understand how the vehicle was able to lose braking and thus invade the avenue. The Tper company, of which bus number 15 is a part, is starting the technical investigations of the case to understand how the fact could have happened. The whole thing was taken by a user who then posted the video on social networks. No damage to cars that were in transit on viale Pietramellara at that time.

Bologna, the driverless bus that invaded the road: technical checks by Tper

Traffic was stopped by the municipal police while the bus was moved. The vehicle, after the impact, was still functional and was moved with relative ease. He is now in the Tper workshops for the technical investigations of the case. After the accident, many people flocked to understand what was happening and help those injured by the impact. Fortunately, little fear and no serious consequences for passenger safety.