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The city of Toronto, Canada, announced that it signed a contract with Local Motors to open the self-driving shuttle Olli 2.0 to passengers starting in the spring of 2021 and to start piloting autonomous shuttle buses.
The pilot operation is jointly conducted with the transportation company Pacific Western Transportation (PWT), and during the period, two resident employees, the PWT operator, and Toronto Transportation Authority or Pacific Western Transportation customer service representatives will participate. Metrorings is a railroad company that handles most of Toronto’s commuter transport services.
The Ollie 2.0 can accommodate up to eight people at a time and has accessibility features such as wheelchair ramps and fixed points. It is also equipped with an AV system to provide information to passengers. In case of safety issues, etc., the safety operator in the vehicle can take over manual control at any time.
During the trial period, it travels between West Rouge and Rouge Hill GO stations. Rougehilgo is one of the Toronto metropolitan districts west of Toronto and is located near Scarborough.
The service aims to connect to major long-distance transport networks for use by those who want to go to work. One of the goals is to check what cleanliness and disinfection standards the autonomous shuttle bus is maintained in consideration of Corona 19.
This last mile means targets urban autonomous traffic that moves at relatively low speeds on predictable repetitive routes. It is possible to proceed with the service route by becoming an infrastructure that connects the light rail and subway to areas without railroad infrastructure. Related information can be found here .
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