The parking problem around the hospital has not only plagued the patient`s family for a long time, but also the heart of the city council.
Blessed are the residents living north of Adelaide now!
You can take a self-driving shuttle bus to and from Lyell McEwinHospital!
The new on-demand shuttle bus will carry passengers near Elizabeth Vale as early as Sept. 1.
Last year, the Playford City Council resolved a long-standing parking problem around Lyell McEwin Hospital.
Supported by a $ three hundred and fifty thousand grant from the state government,
A meeting was held with EasyMile, a French driverless bus company, and a service agreement was agreed.
Passengers can download an app and ask the bus to take them from the old Holden parking lot to Lyell McEwin Hospital. via Oldham Rd
On July 24, the South Australian government signed an agreement with Australian transit groups (Transit Australia Group) and EasyMile to ship self-driving or self-driving cars to South Australia.
The Playford City Council will hold the first test run of these self-driving buses in South Australia in the near future.
The CEO of EasyMile said:
"for our self-driving car technology, South Australia is the perfect `test-bed` and we are eager to invest in and develop a new workforce."
EasyMile also plans to expand driverless shuttle buses throughout South Australia.
The project is divided into two phases:
The first phase, which begins on September 1, will be a 15-seat driverless bus between the hospital and the old Holden parking lot.
In the second phase, six months from now, a larger shuttle bus will be on the road, connecting the Elizabeth to the new Playford CBD.
Mayor Playford said: "We are still in talks with all parties and hope to donate the larger bus to Playford, and make it operational for the long term."
