Meets safety requirement under rigorous applied conditions The autonomous shuttle looks like a Kombi van, a little closer to the ground. It plies its way up and down a wide and leafy boulevard sandwiched between two busy main streets. I step in at the terminus. A pleasant middle aged woman accompanied by nothing more than a child/grandchild is in charge. There is room for around 10. There are four of us on board. We set off. With nobody’s hands on any controls. The vehicle proceeds at a walking pace, weaving its way around pedestrians and clusters of North African hand…
