This is an interesting adaptation of AVs. Given a fixed route, it seems
reasonable that current AV technology could work very well.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/are-self-driving-cars-a-solution-for-bellevue-an-east-coast-test-shows-their-promise-and-challenges
Equipped with laser sensors, video cameras and sophisticated software,
the cars drive themselves — mostly — picking up passengers along a route
from downtown
...
The six electric vehicles known collectively as Little Roady navigate a
5-mile loop in regular traffic and steer themselves into 10 curbside
stops
...
The five-passenger cars being tested here by Michigan-based MayMobility
...
Rather than promise on-demand trips everywhere, which some experts say
may not be feasible for decades, Little Roady follows a limited route,
where onboard computers take data from the sensors and cameras to learn
the lay of the land.
...
Safety attendants control the cars about 30% of the time, said Peter
Alviti, director of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. “It’s
a good test bench, because it provided a wide array of Rhode Island
streets,” said Alviti. “I’m pleasantly surprised at how safe and highly
functional they are.”
...
Ubiquitous AVs that go everywhere may not be realistic until 2075,
University of California, Berkeley, research engineer Steven Shladover
warned in Scientific American. “The last 1 percent of conditions are
going to be very difficult,” Marciante said. “You won’t see them on the
road for many, many years to come, because they don’t visualize what’s
ahead as well as human drivers do.”
Peri
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