Volkswagen will test self-driving minibus on public roads in the US and Germany this summer

Volkswagen will hit the road with its self-driving ID.Buzz minivans this summer – as it prepares to roll out a robot taxi service in 2025. The autonomous version of the classic hippie-era microbus will be tested six US cities, including Pittsburgh, before expanding to Munich, Germany.  The goal is to add the driverless service to MOIA, … Read more

English hikers travel more than 75 miles together in minibus to Wales’s Pen-Y-Fan mountain

Hikers from different households in England travelled more than 75 miles in a minibus together to climb a Welsh mountain in defiance of coronavirus restrictions.   Police said the walkers were from mixed households and had travelled from Cheltenham to South Wales for a hike, even though ‘Level 4’ restrictions – Wales’s equivalent of England’s Tier … Read more

Belarus opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova is bundled into a minibus by masked men

Belarus opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova was today bundled into a minibus by masked men in Minsk.  Unidentified men seized the 38-year-old at around 10am and sped off in a vehicle marked ‘Communications,’ witnesses said. Her campaign team said her phone has been turned off and there was no comment from Minsk police.  Kolesnikova is the only … Read more

Torsus Terrastorm is a hardcore off-road minibus that costs £52,000

If Amazon ever needs to deliver to the middle of the Amazon rainforest, there’s a new vehicle that’s more than up to the task. It’s – brilliantly – named the Terrastorm and is created by Czech firm Torsus. It takes a £32,000 Volkswagen Crafter van, adds four wheel drive and then bolts on a hardcore … Read more