A successful test at Notre Dame has led the manufacturer to expand its EV Campus Program to universities and colleges nationwide.
With new funding from Goodyear Ventures, Starship Technologies is one of several companies making non-human autonomous deliveries that may see a quicker path to wider deployment than robotaxis.
The Indy Autonomous Challenge is a competition among universities to create software that enables self-driving Indy Lights race cars to compete in a head-to-head race on the IMS track.
The collaboration, named Leaper X, includes a small trial fleet of designated campus shuttles in addition to Purdue’s traditional campus buses. The pilot will use a web-based mobile application powered by Cummins.
Geofencing has been enacted on the university’s campus to limit the use of motorized scooters to eight parking areas. Fines will be issued for violating the policy.
Over the next 24 months the delivery robots will be available to college students across 100 campuses.
The SAV passenger shuttle can carry up to 12 passengers and is designed to travel using a pre-programmed route, equipped with a sensor and intelligent vehicle system to detect obstacles and avoid collisions.
Skoda will be utilizing a fleet of its Fabia hatchbacks, which were chosen because of their low running cost and compact size.
Sacramento State will have use of two Olli shuttles, which are the first co-created, self-driving, electric vehicles designed to transport small groups at low speeds.
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