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Northern Ireland’s first self-driving vehicle, Harlander, has officially begun its pilot in the Titanic Quarter.

From today (Tuesday), the shuttle will run every 20 minutes between Titanic Halt Railway Station and Catalyst.

The eight-seater vehicle, which has a safety operator on board, offers last mile connectivity from public transport networks to businesses, tourist attractions and education and leisure facilities.

Now open to the public as a free of charge service, this pilot project will run until September and is an initial step to fully driverless transport systems in the UK.
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00:00We're pleased to announce that the Harlander autonomous bus service is now
00:06open to the public. Harlander itself is the first fully operational autonomous
00:11service on the island. The service runs every 20 minutes from 7 40 a.m. to 6 p.m.
00:16every weekday. It will leave from the Titanic railway station, driving down to
00:20the Catalyst building, and do a loop coming back past Belfast Met and its
00:25Titanic Museum. The service itself is absolutely free. All we ask is that you
00:29pay attention to any instructions offered by the safety operator who is
00:33always on board. You can find further information at harlanderbelfast.co.uk
00:37We look forward to seeing you soon.

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