Bus is best for mass mobility, says Go-Ahead chief exec

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The bus remains the answer to the mass mobility needs of cities, despite the rise of ride hailing apps and the looming arrival of autonomous vehicles, Go-Ahead Group chief executive David Brown told the UK Bus SummitArguing that buses deliver the greatest social benefit by reducing congestion and lowering air pollution levels, he said: 'I believe that plays against the Uber/AV vision of the world.He cautioned cities against forcing buses out of central areas through such blunt instruments as selective emission controls, saying: 'That forces people from buses into cars without tackling congestion.'Speaking later at the same event, Go-Ahead special advisor Simon Craven contrasted the rapid pace of development of hand-held devices with that of the public transport industry, saying that the mobile phone industry has changed consumers' expectations of product development. 'Public transport by comparison changes at the pace of a river deepening a valley.'