Mayo Mobility, an expert on self-driving taxi services, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), the Energy Systems Network (ESN) building a sustainable energy ecosystem, and Toyota, Toyota Group’s single and networked mobility tasks that go beyond driving. The Mobility Foundation (TMF) introduced a free, independent directional taxi service in Indianapolis.
The initiative seeks to realize the Toyota Mobility Foundation’s vision of “mobility for all” in line with the United Nations Development Goal on Sustainable Cities and Communities. A fleet of five Lexus RX 450h self-loading hybrid recreational vehicles and a wheelchair-accessible, slow-moving Polaris GEM set up their test plant at the Indy 500 this weekend, allowing motorsport viewers to experience this pioneer of fully autonomous mobility on their own. A ten-minute demonstration route.
In the subsequent pilot phase, the self-propelled Lexus will run a route of nine stops on weekdays between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. This route has been designed in collaboration with an urban public transport service provider, taking into account existing community mobility services and road traffic regulations, in order to avoid typically busy hubs and connect points in a city where there is currently no traffic. It is an effective public transportation option.
In the current pandemic situation, only passengers who live in one home can be on the vehicles at one time, with the passenger compartment separated from the facilities by a partition / Photo: Lexus
In the current epidemiological situation, only passengers in one home can be on the plane at a time, and the passenger compartment is separated by a section of the driver – who monitors the operation of the fully autonomous vehicle and intervenes only in emergencies – and before and after each flight using infrared light Ultraviolet, sterilization inside vehicles. The spinner, which runs every 10-15 minutes, is currently running in beta mode until November 19; They will then decide whether they want to ramp it up, extend the line, or ease the pandemic’s severe restrictions. Also starting in November, another Indiana city will launch a similar shuttle service.
