Las Vegas rolls out the first self-driving shuttle service in the U.S.

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Even with the bright lights of CES fading away in the rearview mirror, the city of Las Vegas is still showcasing exciting tech breakthroughs this month. 

This week Vegas, in partnership with NAVYA and Keolisrolled, rolled out the first trial of an all-electric, self-driving public transportation service in the country, immediately fulfilling the promise of some of the autonomous tech shown off on the convention showroom floor by putting it to work out on the streets.  

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According to the Las Vegas Sun, the shuttle service will run down the city's Fremont Street alongside normal traffic from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m daily until the trial period ends on Jan. 20. The route is part of a planned "Innovation District" in downtown Vegas, which the city hopes will become a center of focus for more groundbreaking projects in the future.  Read more...

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