It's more like a parking lot shuttle. About a half dozen stops spread across six blocks.<p>There are a number of companies in that business. There are minibus-sized vehicles that creep around, like Local Motors' Olli and Navya's shuttle. A reasonable way to get started, but few if any seem to be good enough to have a paying installation with no human driver on board. There are some trials. Paris has some in use on a dedicated route. Shenzhen has a small fleet, but they have a "safety driver".<p>The Navya unit running in Vegas not only has a backup operator on board, there's another human-driven car following behind.
I like how this car has exterior communication to pedestrians. I think this is actually pretty important. The way I tell if I can cross a crosswalk is by making eye contact with the approaching driver, and other self driving cars can’t indicate if they see me.
"Self-driving cars are here" - Not criticizing, but I thought they were already "here"?<p>This is just a new industry competitor, correct? or am I missing something?