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Briefing
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- Driverless Shuttle Service – Mcity, University of Michigan's public-private partnership to accelerate development of next-generation vehicles, launching free driverless shuttle service on university's North Campus beginning in fall of 2017
- Initiative Goal – Gain insights on issues and opportunities of fully-automated shuttle service, and measure consumer acceptance of technology
- Shuttle Fleet – Composed of two self-driving shuttles, with maximum capacity of 15 passengers, manufactured by French firm NAVYA
- Key Features – Include LiDAR sensors that use invisible laser beams to detect environment, GPS, on-board cameras and WiFi communications to gather data during operation, as well as exterior cameras that capture reaction and behavior of other road users
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