Arizona -based firm Local Motors has secured more than $1bn in financing from partners ETS ( ETS ) and Xcelerate for its 3D -printed autonomous shuttle bus service Olli . ETS has agreed to offer an all-inclusive solution, covering "maintenance, insurance, warranty service, monitoring, management, operations", while Texas -based Xcelerate has agreed to a $20m investment supporting Olli customers that have existing partnerships with other transit companies. The 3D shuttles, which use ETS Twitter ’s AI software, have been deployed in Arizona , Arizona , 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. ETS has agreed to offer an all-inclusive solution, covering "maintenance, insurance, warranty service, monitoring, management, operations", while Texas-based Xcelerate has agreed to a $20m investment supporting Olli customers that have existing partnerships with other transit companies. The 3D shuttles, which use IBM Watson’s AI software, have been deployed in Washington DC, Knoxville, and Germany.