Driverless Shuttle Crashes Two Days After Service Launches In Orlando


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A driverless shuttle crashed with passengers on board Tuesday — just two days after the service launched in Orlando, Florida. The minor crash was caught on camera by a passenger who was testing out the new “Shuttling with Autonomous Navigation” (SWAN) vehicle. Police said no one was injured after the autonomous vehicle collided with the side of a bus driving by, according to WKMG. “Tried out the new SWAN Shuttle [autonomous] shuttle in Downtown Orlando today,” said the passenger, who shared his video on TikTok. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPAutonomous tech companies Waymo, Google’s self-driving car project, and Cruise, a subsidiary of GM, announced plans to expand their driverless car technology in Sunbelt states such as Texas and North Carolina.