Re: Driverless shuttle launches in Orlando - and crashes two days later

[Blame Democrats]

On 25 May 2022, Molly Bolt <mollyth...@gmail.com> posted some
news:b69f19ab-1a20-482b...@googlegroups.com:

> Another progressive wreck of an idea.

Not off to a good start.

A brand-new, self-driving shuttle bus suddenly crashed into another
carrier in Orlando, Fla. — just two days after the shuttle service
officially hit the streets.

The SWAN shuttle — short for Shuttling with Autonomous Navigation —
collided with a full-size bus in the city’s downtown area Tuesday, cops
said.

The crash was caught on camera by a passenger testing out the city’s hyped
new service.

“Tried out the new SWAN Shuttle autonomous shuttle in Downtown Orlando
today. We crashed. #Beep,” TikTok user Sam Gallaher posted alongside the
now-viral video.

The footage shows a female shuttle passenger pressing a touchscreen just
seconds before the driverless bus set off.

Moments later, passengers can be heard saying “Whoa, whoa” as the regular
city bus, known as LYMMO, appears to pull in front of them to turn —
swiping the side of the shuttle bus in the process.

Both vehicles suffered “minor cosmetic damage” and no passengers on either
bus were injured, cops said.

The city had just unveiled the new pilot service, which is powered by Beep
technologies, on Aug. 20.

The service is designed to transport passengers through the Creative
Village neighborhood during off-peak hours for the city’s regular bus
service.

“The SWAN Shuttle, an autonomous mobility pilot program, is in partnership
with Lynx and will be tested in Creative Village from August 2023 through
April 2024. If successful, the pilot could be expanded throughout the city
into areas like SODO or Ivanhoe Village,” the city said when the service
started.

https://nypost.com/2023/08/25/driverless-swan-shuttle-crashes-in-orlando-
after-launching/