BBCTwo self-driving passenger cars are being tested in the highlands.
On a 750m route between Inverness Airport and nearby Dalcross railway station, passengers were offered a four-seat Aurrigo car pod.
A larger Aurrigo car shuttle with 10 seats will be used for transport around the campus of the University of the Highlands and Islands in Inverness.
An autonomous bus – Nickname Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Driverless Machiney – was previously tested on a three-kilometer route on campus.
The latest trials aim to highlight the potential benefits of cost-effective and energy-efficient driverless passenger transport.
Project partners include the University of Glasgow, Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (Hitrans), Aurrigo International plc, Stagecoach North Scotland and Darwin Innovation Group Ltd.
It was funded by Innovate UK and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles.
The test run at Inverness Airport will run until the end of August.
Prof. David Keene said: “The deployment at Inverness Airport highlights the diverse environments in which Aurrigo’s automated vehicles can make a real difference.”
Hitrans Director Ranald Robertson added: “The trial will test two different types of driverless shuttles. Both deployments are a real test of what this technology can achieve at both Inverness Airport and the Inverness Campus.”
