Passenger bus teaches Google robot car a lesson Google’s self-driving prototype car is presented at the company’s campus in Mountain View, Calif., in May 2015.

The mini-buses, described in a press release as "robot buses," are capable of carrying up to 12 people and will negotiate traffic for the first time around Helsinki's Hernesaari district. The self ...

After announcing initiatives related to self-driving taxis, car-sharing, and parking space-sharing, the company has now detailed plans for an autonomous bus service called Robot Shuttle.