AV Testing in Brooklyn

By ALEXA ST. JOHN

September 21, 2019

AV Testing in Brooklyn

9.21.2019

By ALEXA ST. JOHN

Automotive News quoted President Greenberg on the Task Force on Autonomous Vehicles. (may require subscription)

In the New York City borough of Brooklyn, an experiment is underway that’s rare in the Big Apple: More than 7,000 people in the last month have been riding in autonomous shuttles operated by a Boston startup called Optimus Ride.

Autonomous vehicle services are becoming common in places such as Silicon Valley, Phoenix and Pittsburgh — but not in New York.

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