Michigan State University unveiled its new fully autonomous bus on Aug. 22. The bus, named SpartanXpress, was a collaborative project between the College of Engineering and autonomous driving software company ADASTEC.
The bus travels on a 5.12 mile fixed route that features stops at the Engineering Building, Wharton Center and IM East. The full route takes around 20 minutes, says MSU mobility and innovation director Judd Herzer.
“The route is unique for the autonomous bus,” Herzer said. “It’s not operating on a fixed route that you would, for instance, see from a CATA bus.”
It gives students a way to access different places on campus and provides numerous research opportunities…