Overview
- MAN and Munich’s transit operator MVG plan street tests of a self-driving city bus without passengers first, then limited rides for a closed user group starting in autumn 2026 with a safety driver on board.
- The retrofitted Lion’s City 12 E uses Adastec’s Automated Driving System with five LiDAR units, six radars, eight cameras and satellite positioning to steer, accelerate, brake and signal on its own.
- The bus is in fine-tuning at MAN’s Munich site, where engineers are validating maneuvers such as pulling up to stops before moving into real traffic.
- The trial sits within Munich’s MINGA research program backed by roughly €13 million from Germany’s transport ministry, and the debut once slated for 2025 is now targeted for autumn 2026.
- Adastec is named as MAN’s new automation partner after earlier plans with Mobileye were reported, and the companies have not explained the switch.