A self-driving shuttle bus in Las Vegas was involved in a minor collision with a delivery truck on its first day of public operation when the truck backed into the stationary shuttle.
On November 8, 2017, a self-driving shuttle bus operated by Keolis and built by French company Navya was involved in a minor collision in downtown Las Vegas within two hours of beginning its public pilot program. The autonomous electric shuttle, carrying eight passengers, was traveling on a 0.6-mile loop route in the Fremont East Innovation District when it encountered a delivery truck backing into an alley. The shuttle's sensors detected the truck and the vehicle stopped as programmed, but the truck driver continued backing and struck the front bumper of the shuttle at low speed. Las Vegas police cited the truck driver for illegal backing and determined he was at fault for the accident. No injuries were reported among the eight passengers or the truck driver, and the shuttle sustained only minor damage to its front plastic panels. The shuttle resumed service the following day after diagnostic tests. The incident was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board as it was the first crash involving a self-driving vehicle operating in public service in the United States. The yearlong pilot project, sponsored by AAA, aimed to transport up to 250,000 passengers and study public acceptance of autonomous vehicle technology.
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