New Driverless Shuttle Tests Hit the Road in Michigan, Wisconsin

Two university campuses and a Dan Gilbert-owned campus will be among the first wave of driverless shuttle testing grounds.

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April 29, 2018, 5:00 AM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell

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"The University of Michigan’s campus in Ann Arbor, MI has launched the testing phase of a passenger service for two driverless shuttles on a set route," reports Chris Teale.

The shuttles will be built by French company Navya in the nearby town of Saline, Michigan. Navya also launched a similar pilot run for driverless shuttles on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this month, and is already testing vehicles in Las Vegas, Paris, and Christchurch.

Elsewhere in Detroit, "MayMobility, a local startup, is trialling a fixed-route AV microbus shuttle service for employees of Bedrock Detroit, the commercial real estate firm of entrepreneur Dan Gilbert," reports Gregor Macdonald.

FULL STORY: Autonomous shuttles to begin tests on University of Michigan campus

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