The four-month pilot project collected information on autonomous vehicle use by public transit
Set Whitby as My Local newsBy Kristen CalisReporterWed., Feb. 16, 2022timer2 min. read
The Whitby bus that drives itself will make its final loop this month.
The announcement of the end of the four-month pilot project was made at the February Durham Region Transit Executive Committee (TEC) meeting.
The Whitby Autonomous Vehicle Electric (WAVE) shuttled more than 250 passengers and racked up more than 2,390 kilometres in both autonomous and manual mode.
The six-kilometre route, DRT (Durham Region Transit) 360, began and ended at the Whitby GO Station and made a loop through the Port Whitby area.
The WAVE shuttle pilot project was the first-ever autonomous shuttle integrated into an existing transit service in Canada.