Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, GB purchases autonomous shuttle for real-world testing
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, GB Autonomous Shuttle
Council officials acquired an Aurrigo Auto-Shuttle for an 18-month pilot on local roads. The 10-seat, all-electric shuttle uses onboard sensors for safe operation in traffic. The trial started with free trips for locals on a one-mile route starting from the National Exhibition Centre. Solihull later tested the Auto-Shuttle on a route around Birmingham Airport. The council plans two fixed routes served by autonomous vehicles and overseen by a regional Remote Monitoring Teleoperation facility.
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Solihull has become one of the first places in the UK to see driverless vehicles take to its roads as part of new ground-breaking passenger trials. An exciting Council led trial is getting underway to test out how Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) might be integrated into the borough’s transport network in the future. Securing funds […]
Solihull Council launches its self-driving shuttle at Birmingham Airport | solihull.gov.uk
A state-of-the-art self-driving shuttle will take to the roads around Birmingham Airport, transporting passengers, as part of ground-breaking trials getting underway in Solihull. This is the latest phase in an exciting Council-led project which aims to test out how Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) might be integrated into the borough’s transport network in the future.
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