Autonomous Shuttles to Debut in NYC
Optimus Ride Source: Optimus Ride Big Trial Deployment at Brooklyn Navy Yar d Boston startup Optimus Ride will run autonomous shuttle vehicles at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to help workers get around the huge facility. The self-driving shuttle vehicles will be operating by summer and the company hopes to expand beyond that. Its an autonomous shuttle vehicle debut in NYC. Global Testing of Self-Driving Vehicles Autonomous vehicles are being tested in trial runs globally. Some regulators, including in the US, have halted some trial projects because of crashes. US regulators recently halted a driverless school bus trial. Optimum Trial Optimus Ride vehicles will operate up to 25 mph. And the company intends to increase the number of vehicles at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during the deployment. Globally there are a number of high profile projects underway. Examples include Google's Waymo self-driving vehicles for supermarket shoppers in...