![]() ![]() The Regional Transportation Commission already runs Proterra buses. One is being equipped with cameras and lidar, the laser version of lidar used in most self-driving cars. Figuring out the right places to mount it on a full-size bus, however, is a little trickier. “You can just throw a lidar on top of a car, and you’re good,” Kelley said. Self-driving buses have other unique considerations.įor example, Popple notes that any automated bus would have to carefully monitor passengers entering and exiting the doors. ![]() To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the bus would also need to work with passengers using wheelchairs or walkers. “Personally, I’m not comfortable yet with the idea that an ADA passenger could get on an autonomous vehicle, and that we could code for every possible disability,” Popple said. ![]() “You need to be able to move everyone, whether they’re physically or mentally disabled, or they’re really young, or they’re a senior.”Īnd yet, Popple believes that electric, autonomous buses will become an integral part of urban life, eventually. ![]()
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