{"id":11523,"date":"2018-06-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/sa-s-first-driverless-bus-is-now-running-and-you-can-book-a-ride\/"},"modified":"2018-06-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T00:00:00","slug":"sa-s-first-driverless-bus-is-now-running-and-you-can-book-a-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/sa-s-first-driverless-bus-is-now-running-and-you-can-book-a-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"SA\u2019s First Driverless Bus Is Now Running And You Can Book A Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A driverless electric shuttle has begun transporting members of the public around the Tonsley Innovation District this week.<\/h3>\n<p>It is the start of a five-year trial of autonomous vehicle technology in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle &#8212; known as FLEX (Flinders Express) &#8212; will initially provide \u2018first mile-last mile\u2019 shuttle services between the nearby Clovelly Park Train Station and Tonsley\u2019s Main Assembly Building (MAB), then connections to bus stops on the main South Road and businesses within the Tonsley precinct.<\/p>\n<p>Within a year the shuttle will run to the Flinders Medical Centre and the University\u2019s Bedford Park campus before using main arterial roads around the entire Bedford Park precinct.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flinders.edu.au\/flex-bus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BOOK a ride on the bus here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A driverless electric shuttle has begun transporting members of the public around the Tonsley Innovation District this week. 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