Deployment record · DEP-NO-001
Brakar line 450, Kongsberg autonomous bus
Kongsberg, Buskerud (now Buskerud fylkeskommune), Norway · Inactive / terminated
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Operating scope
Progressively extended. From autumn 2018: 0.9 km through the pedestrian street, Kongsberg knutepunkt via Skolegata to Trakka and back. December 2018: extended to Vestsiden and given a dedicated route number and timetable. April 2019: extended to Teknologiparken, replacing a diesel bus service on the route and described at the time as the longest and most complex self-driving bus route in the world. Statens vegvesen's pilot table records 2 km and 18 km/h.
ADS developer
EasyMile
Verified ADS developer profiles
Evidence
Last record update: 14 Aug 2026. “Not established” means the field was not verified in the available research; it is not a confirmed absence.
- "Førerløse minibusser" — pilot table: Kongsberg, Oslo, Bærum, Gjøvik, Forus, Svalbard, with dates, route lengths, vehicles, seats, 18 km/h, **an on-board host or operator in every pilot without exception** SRC-NO-24
- "Selvkjørende buss" — line 450 timeline autumn 2018 → Dec 2021, EasyMile, 12,175 km, Vy driver on board, **May–June 2021 tests without on-board operator** SRC-NO-25
- Årsrapport 2020, prosjekter — line 450, EasyMile new generation Sep 2020, *"En vert bemanner fortsatt den selvkjørende bussen pga. lovgivning"*, *"fullintegrert i kollektivtrafikken"* SRC-NO-26
- "Applied Autonomy becomes first in Europe to remove the driver from an operational bus route", 15 Apr 2026 — Stavanger, Karsan e-ATAK, NPRA permission without safety driver, xFlow one-to-many claim SRC-NO-30