City Agrees to Join Regional Driverless Shuttle Plan
Antioch, Calif., voted to join the public partnership that will use autonomous electric vehicles to shuttle passengers between public transportation and businesses. The four-city system will be operating by 2030.
May 14, 2021 • (TNS) Antioch, Calif., became the final of four East Contra Costa cities agreeing to work together to support a preliminary plan to use driverless electric cars to shuttle passengers to public transportation and business hubs.
The City Council on Tuesday voted 4 to 1, with Councilwoman Tamisha Torres-Walker abstaining, to support the initial public-private partnership model for Glydways Inc. to build a multimillion-dollar micro transit network in East Contra Costa. The planned system would complement current bus and rail services in the region and be fully operational by 2030.
How Driverless Electric Cars May Factor Into Public Transit
Pittsburg, Calif., has hopped aboard a preliminary plan calling for a transit system that uses driverless electric cars to shuttle passengers to and from bus and Amtrak stations in East Contra Costa County.
May 05, 2021 • (TNS) Pittsburg has hopped aboard a preliminary plan calling for a transit system that uses driverless electric cars to shuttle passengers to and from Bay Area BART, bus and Amtrak stations in East Contra Costa County.
The City Council on Monday unanimously agreed to support a public-private partnership model allowing Glydways Inc. to build a multimillion-dollar micro transit network that would complement current bus and rail services in the region and be fully operational by 2030. Brentwood, Oakley, Tri-Delta Transit and the Contra Costa County Transportation Authority have also agreed to support the project.