SION ’ S DRIVERLESS SMARTSHUTTLE
In addition , many other cities and transport operators have reached out following the announcement of the project in Sion to discuss the possibility of using autonomous shuttles combined with our solution to offer a comprehensive autonomous transport system . We are convinced that even before the end of the project in Sion ( two years from now ) numerous cities and private sites will be equipped with their own autonomous transport system .
Describe the technology BestMile developed and how this works . BestMile is a Swiss startup ( with a subsidiary company in the US ) developing cloud technology that leverages the full potential of autonomous vehicles to tackle urban mobility challenges . A spin off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne ( EPFL ), BestMile is the first company to provide a fleet management platform designed to connect , operate and optimise any fleet of autonomous vehicles .
It manages both scheduled trips and on-demand service , and is independent of any vehicle
“ The objective is not to replace buses on existing routes with autonomous vehicles , but rather to diversify the transport modes in order to cover as many passenger mobility needs as possible ”
– Raphael Gindrat , cofounder , BestMile
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