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Driverless vehicles will have a major impact on transportation globally going forward. From increased
productivity to cleaner air to reduced traffic and auto accidents, the benefits are undeniable. Although
legislative and regulatory roadblocks exist in some areas of the world, no city wants to get left behind.
Here’s a quick snapshot of progress that’s being made around the world:
Cities worldwide are jumping on board
How cities around the world are preparing for the driverless future
Beyond all the work taking place in California and Michigan, seven U.S. cities -
San Francisco,
Austin, Columbus, Denver, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, and Portland
- are taking the wheel, having
received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation after submitting a
proposal detailing how they would transform their city’s transportation systems.
In addition, here are a few cities making traction:
NORTH AMERICA
LAS VEGAS:
In addition to being
home to Tesla’s new
gigafactory, French
company Navya tested
an autonomous bus
along Las Vegas’
Fremont Street.
BOSTON:
Massachusetts
based NuTonomy
partnered with the city
government and MIT
and started testing a
driverless car in a South
Boston park.
PITTSBURGH:
Uber is testing
self-driving taxis.
CHANDLER,
ARIZONA:
Google’s
Waymo began testing
self-driving cars on
public roads in the city
of Chandler in
August 2016.
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