What if a bus driver could spend his time helping his passengers, rather than driving the bus? This is the kind of market development innovation Mercedes-Benz are keen to get the UK bus industry to focus on, and plan for, in terms of fleet procurement strategies, in the light of the opportunities being presented by technology that will be ready over 2020-2025 to provide full automation of driving a vehicle on public roads. For more information see this article in the UK’s ‘Business Insider’.