Robots-cars will appear in 30 cities of the United States and several cities in the UK by the end of next year.

Comet LLC plans to launch a large-scale project to test the capabilities of cars with automatic control systems in the United States. According to the plan, already this year, robotic cars will appear in 6-10 US cities. Next year, the program will be expanded to 12-20 cities, bringing the total number of settlements with robotic cars to 30 by the end of 2016.

Places where such cars will work - campuses, amusement parks, airports, university campuses, military bases. It is, in most cases, about vehicles ranging in size from a two-seater to a bus. In some cases, these cars will have their own routes, only occasionally intersecting with pedestrian sidewalks and highways. In other cases, cars will drive on ordinary roads with ordinary cars.

At first such transport workers will appear in Fort-Bragg in North Carolina, cars will transport soldiers from the barracks, for example, to the hospital, for examination. In addition, the robot-cars will begin work in the US Military Academy in West Point.
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In addition, automated vehicles will carry out the functions of transporting visitors to Stanford, for the convenience of guests.

In Tampa, Florida, robots will transport visitors to the Museum of Science and Industry, as well as help students at the University of South Florida move quickly. In Seattle, the route will launch a bus for 70 people, as well as in Greenville.

According to the authors of the project, the operating costs of operating such vehicles are 25–40% cheaper than using conventional buses and cars with drivers. In addition, transport workers who use the project will work on electricity, and only $ 1–3 per day will be spent on one car.

In addition to the United States, its own project for working with automatic transport workers will also be launched in the UK, where the first robomobils will start work in Greenwich. Before starting the trip, the passenger will have to select the end point of the route (from among those entered in the device’s memory). And the system itself will choose the route, and take the passenger to the destination.

The authors of the project call these cars “shuttles”. Shuttles, as in the case of a project in the United States, will often cross pedestrian paths and highways. To identify possible obstacles cars equipped with a laser navigation system. Shuttles - only the first part of the test. The second part is testing the possibility of using robotic cars for delivering products and performing other similar functions.

The authors of the project are confident that such vehicles will not be able to completely replace conventional cars and public transport, but as a supplement this is just a great option. Plus, robots cars are also safe.