A driverless electric shuttle has begun transporting members of the public around the Tonsley Innovation District this week.
It is the start of a five-year trial of autonomous vehicle technology in the state.
The vehicle — known as FLEX (Flinders Express) — will initially provide ‘first mile-last mile’ shuttle services between the nearby Clovelly Park Train Station and Tonsley’s Main Assembly Building (MAB), then connections to bus stops on the main South Road and businesses within the Tonsley precinct.
Within a year the shuttle will run to the Flinders Medical Centre and the University’s Bedford Park campus before using main arterial roads around the entire Bedford Park precinct.
