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 . Elite has agreed to offer an all - inclusive solution , covering " maintenance , insurance , warranty payments , finance , management , operations " , while Texas - based Xcelerate has agreed to a $ 20 m investment for Olli customers that have existing partnerships with other transportation companies . In the interest of environmental friendliness, the Olli is also fossil-fuel free. The 3D shuttles , which use IBM Watson ’s AI software , have been tested 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 . Elite has agreed to offer an all - inclusive solution , covering " maintenance , insurance , warranty payments , finance , management , operations " , while Texas - based Xcelerate has agreed to a $ 20 m investment for Olli customers that have existing partnerships with other transportation companies . The 3D shuttles , which use IBM Watson ’s AI software , have been tested in Washington DC , Knoxville , and Germany .