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Self-driving shuttle Olli debuts at Sacramento State

Self-driving shuttle Olli debuts at Sacramento State
WEBVTT TISH: THAT’S RIGHT. HIS DEBUT HERE ON THE SAC STATE TEMPEST IS PART OF THE GRAND PRIZE FOR THE CAMPUS WINNING THE OLLIE FLEET CHALLENGE WHICH HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER. ALI HAS BEEN SPOTTED AROUND CAMPUS, MAKING A FEW TEST RUNS, SOME PEOPLE SAYING HE LOOKS LIKE A BOX ON WHEELS, OTHERS MAYBE A GLASS TOPPED TOASTER, BUT THIS ELECTRIC VEHICLE IS THE FIRST PARTIALLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE. IT CAN HOLD UP TO 12 PEOPLE AND HAS A MAXIMUM RANGE OF 4 MILES, OR 25 MILES. THEY ARE FULLY SELF DRIVING, BUT THE ONE ON CAMPUS WILL OPERATE WITH A STEWARD ON BOARD. THEY WILL SHUTTLE A 1.2 MILE ROUTE IN THE HEART OF CAMPUS FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS DURING THIS SPRING SEMESTER. THEY WILL OFFICIALLY ROLL OUT AFTER A SHORT DEBUT CEREMONY THAT IS HAPPENING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL START TAKING PASSENGERS AT 4:00 P.
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Self-driving shuttle Olli debuts at Sacramento State
What some are calling the future of mass transportation will make its debut at Sacramento State on Thursday. The self-driving electric shuttle known as Olli, will begin making trips around the Sac State campus Thursday afternoon. Olli, a box shuttle with a glass top, is the world's first partially 3D-printed, autonomous, electric vehicle that can hold up to 12 passengers. Olli has a maximum range of 40 miles, or 25 miles with a full load of passengers. Two Olli shuttles will open up to passengers for at least three months of the spring semester. The use of Olli comes after Sac State won the Olli Fleet Challenge for its push to use alternative mobility methods around campus. The Ollies are fully self-driving, but the ones at Sacramento State will operate with a human steward on board. The two Ollies will shuttle a 1.2-mile route on Moraga Way in the heart of the campus, between Amador Hall and Bay Laurel Way. Olli will officially be ready to ride Thursday afternoon after a debut celebration that's expected to wrap up around 4 p.m.

What some are calling the future of mass transportation will make its debut at Sacramento State on Thursday.

The self-driving electric shuttle known as Olli, will begin making trips around the Sac State campus Thursday afternoon.

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Olli, a box shuttle with a glass top, is the world's first partially 3D-printed, autonomous, electric vehicle that can hold up to 12 passengers. Olli has a maximum range of 40 miles, or 25 miles with a full load of passengers.

Two Olli shuttles will open up to passengers for at least three months of the spring semester. The use of Olli comes after Sac State won the Olli Fleet Challenge for its push to use alternative mobility methods around campus.

The Ollies are fully self-driving, but the ones at Sacramento State will operate with a human steward on board.

The two Ollies will shuttle a 1.2-mile route on Moraga Way in the heart of the campus, between Amador Hall and Bay Laurel Way.

Olli will officially be ready to ride Thursday afternoon after a debut celebration that's expected to wrap up around 4 p.m.