SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – Driverless vehicles are coming to Shreveport, and the campuses to house the technology will be stationed in the city. Sportran is working to make the vehicles possible.
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The technology will head toward medical areas, such as hospitals, and the entertainment district.
“As we’re growing our downtown, as we’re growing this entertainment district, we’re looking at how we provide the transportation alternatives so that people that want to go out and have a good time, they maybe have a drink, they can move from a different location without having to get into an actual car,” said Sportran Chief Executive Officer Dinero Washington.
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