Beverly Hills plans to use autonomous vehicles for public transportation

Forget the bus. In Beverly Hills, within the next decade, public transportation will be operated by autonomous vehicles.

Earlier this month, the City of Beverly Hills, California unanimously passed a resolution to create a program that will use autonomous vehicles (A.V.s) as public transportation.

The autonomous vehicles will be a part of the planned Purple Line, which is expected to be in operation by 2026. Beverly Hills' technology committee pushed for the passage of the plan now, however, since several companies "will have A.V.s on the market in two to five years," according to the city's press lease. Read more...