Arizona-based firm Local Motors has secured more than $1bn in financing from partners Elite Transportation Services (ETS) and Xcelerate for its 3D-printed autonomous shuttle bus service Olli. Photo via Motor Motor Car The company is working with the Arizona Department of Transportation, which will be responsible for building a network of self-driving shuttles that can ferry passengers between Phoenix International Airport and downtown Phoenix. The 3D shuttles, which use IBM Watson’s AI software, have been deployed in Washington DC, Knoxville, and Germany.
Arizona-based firm Local Motors has secured more than $1bn in financing from partners Elite Transportation Services (ETS) and Xcelerate for its 3D-printed autonomous shuttle bus service Olli. The company is working with the Arizona Department of Transportation, which will be responsible for building a network of self-driving shuttles that can ferry passengers between Phoenix International Airport and downtown Phoenix. The 3D shuttles, which use IBM Watson’s AI software, have been deployed in Washington DC, Knoxville, and Germany.