Blog Bellevue Envisions Fleet of Driverless Vans to Help Commuters Skirt Congestion
Original ArticleJust this month, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a driverless van began shuttling students and staff the 1-mile round trip between a research complex and a distant parking lot and bus stop.
In Las Vegas, an autonomous van launched last year, taking curious passengers on a three-block loop between a downtown retail park and Las Vegas Boulevard.
In San Ramon, California, two driverless shuttles began circulating in March through a nearly 600-acre cluster of office parks.
Autonomous shuttle pilot projects are sprouting in myriad locations across the country, gauging people’s reactions and trying to increase their comfort with driverless transit.
Bellevue wants in, too.