Phileas (public transport)

The FROG technique used allowed driverless operation, however, for legal reasons, a driver must always remain present and vigilant - the budget prevented the Phileas from being completely separated from ordinary traffic.

However, the regional authority for urban transport in Eindhoven (SRE) decided to stop using the magnetic guidance system.

[3] On 3 November 2005, a license & technology transfer agreement was signed between Advanced Public Transport Systems (APTS) and the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI).

The Phileas Trams are in successful operation in the Netherlands, Turkey, Korea, and Israel (Metronit in Haifa).

[5] They were also in use for a time in Douai, France, but persistent unreliability led to their replacement by traditional articulated buses just 4 years after their introduction.

The modification cost for the stronger traction axles was comparatively expensive and was more than €200,000 per bus (competitor buses like the Mercedes Conecto with 185 passenger capacity were sold for approximately €400,000 at that time).