Electric, Autonomous Bus Debuts at Michigan State University
No driver. No gas. No problem.
Michigan State University has debuted its electric, autonomous bus after months of trial runs.
The 27-foot, 22-seat bus is one of the largest of its kind on U.S. roadways to date, according to a Tuesday, May 10 university news release.
With the bus now officially accepting passengers, MSU takes another step in its “smart mobility” initiative, which pushes for clean transportation to reduce its carbon footprint.
Read more about the partnership in MLive and how MSU’s connected campus will collect data from the bus to inform future design considerations.
Ida Byrd-Hill is a futurist, economist and CEO of Automation Workz, a cybersecurity reskilling and diversity consulting firm. She is author of Invisible Talent Market, a Black Labor Economics History book. She holds an MBA from the Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University, with a specialization in People Management/Strategy and a BA Economics from the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor. Byrd-Hill has appeared in Associated Press, BBC, Crain’s Business Detroit, CW Street Beat, Cybercrime Magazine, Daytime NBC, Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Essence Magazine, Good Morning America, Let It Rip, Michigan Chronicle, Model D, NPR, PBS, and X-conomy. www.autoworkz.org/diverse-lens
