A self-driving shuttle in Las Vegas got into an accident on its first day of service

A self-driving shuttle in Las Vegas got into an accident on its first day of service
A Las Vegas-based self-driving shuttle service celebrated its launch day by getting into an accident with a human driver, according to a news report from local Nevada broadcast station KSNV News 3 . The shuttle, made by French startup Navya and owned and operated by French private transportation company Keolis, operates on a 0.6-mile loop around downtown Las Vegas offering free rides to residents. Within an hour of starting its new expanded operation today, following a two-week pilot test back in January , the shuttle hit the front end of a large delivery truck as the human driver pulled out into the street from a loading bay. A spokesperson for AAA, which is working with Las Vegas and Keolis to sponsor the program and survey driver... Continue reading…

November 9, 2017 at 08:46AM