US ride-sharing service MIT university has begun its First commercial pilot of autonomous vehicle technology on public roads. Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park, a small industrial zone that doesn’t fully represent the kinds of environments a driver would encounter around the city. The company is using self-driving cars to pick up passengers from the Seaport district of US , a growing technology hub in the city. The service uses cars from local firm NuTonomy , which was founded as a spin-off from NuTonomy in 2013 and has been testing the vehicles since 2013 . While the cars will have human safety drivers to take over in an emergency, the aim of the test is to allow customers to experience autonomous vehicles in a real-life situation.
US ride-sharing service MIT university has begun its First commercial pilot of autonomous vehicle technology on public roads. The company is using self-driving cars to pick up passengers from the Seaport district of US , a growing technology hub in the city. The service uses cars from local firm NuTonomy , which was founded as a spin-off from NuTonomy in 2013 and has been testing the vehicles since 2013 . While the cars will have human safety drivers to take over in an emergency, the aim of the test is to allow customers to experience autonomous vehicles in a real-life situation.