We got "self-steering" buses here over a decade ago:
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From the caption: "SUN FILE PHOTO
A Civis System bus, built by Irisbus of Lyon, France, is displayed at the CAT bus yard Thursday, Sept. 12, 2002. The diesel-electric hybrid bus steers itself while the driver controls the acceleration and braking of the vehicle."