Chinese-made self-driving bus hits road in Paris

STORY: Chinese-made self-driving bus hits road in Paris DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a self-driving bus 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PENG ZHICHUAN, CRRC Electric Vehicle 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): CHRISTELLE TANG, President of Clement Bayard STORYLINE: A self-driving bus hit the road in the suburbs of Paris earlier this week. The 12-meter-long bus, made by China's CRRC Electric Vehicle, has completed its trial run on open roads and will be ready to start operations with passengers. 　　　　 SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PENG ZHICHUAN, CRRC Electric Vehicle "This year we have mainly improved the operation efficiency of the bus. And efforts were made to improve the accuracy of speed control and trajectory control, so that the bus can operate more safely on this route." SOUNDBITE 2 (French): CHRISTELLE TANG, President of Clement Bayard "The reason why we are developing autonomous buses is not to replace drivers, but to facilitate travel for residents