The Mcity Driverless Shuttle makes two stops on the University of Michigan’s North Campus on it’s one-mile route. Image credit: Roger Hart, Michigan Photography
The Mcity Driverless Shuttle makes two stops on the University of Michigan's North Campus on it's one-mile route. Image credit: Roger Hart, Michigan Photography Results from the nation's first driverless shuttle project to focus primarily on consumer acceptance and data collection show high levels of trust and satisfaction among both riders and nonriders of the Mcity Driverless Shuttle. The Mcity Driverless Shuttle makes two stops on the University of Michigan's North Campus on it's one-mile route. Image credit: Roger Hart, Michigan Photography Mcity at the University of Michigan completed its driverless shuttle research project in 2019 with a safety record free of major incidents. Results of Mcity's consumer survey, conducted in partnership with global market research firm J.D. Power, showed that 86% of riders said they trusted the technology after riding in it, as did 66% of nonriders surveyed. U-M donated one of two shuttles used for the project to The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan. The Henry Ford announced the donation today.
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