Las Vegas is making lots of tech news as of late. They hosted the CES conference. So they showed great tech displays there. But now, Las Vegas makes strides in electric transportation. The e-bus rides easy for Las Vegas.
The e-bus made it’s debut in Fremont Street Tuesday. That’s downtown Las Vegas. As a result, this is the first functioning e-bus in history. Also, they call this e-bus Arma. The trial run will run until January 20. Hence, Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman rode on it. She praised the e-bus for it’s cleanliness. Arma holds 12 people. Though it can go 27mph, it will only go 12 mph during the trial period. Also, the e-bus will travel through Las Vegas’ busiest streets between 10am-6pm. During the trial period, Arma is a free ride.
But Las Vegas leaders are in high hopes. They say Strip and downtown traffic is bad, and hopes the e-bus will help relieve it. Furthermore, Arma uses radar to avoid road obstacles. It also uses GPS to travel the roads and gets you to your destination. Keolis, an international public transportation firm, is helping with this project. Leaders also talked about how good this will be for the environment.
But this will costs $10,000 a month. That’s okay. Advertisers line up to take part. What does this have to do with IT support or computer repair? Well, mega tech and IT companies have been experimenting with e-cars for years. This includes the big boys, like Google and Apple. It’s their dream to be the first to put driver less cars on the road. And what do you know? It looks like Keolis has them beat. But we’re a major player in IT service here in Boston. Plus, we have one of the best public transit lines in the country. With the car traffic around here, we need it. So why not bring the e-bus to Boston, where some of the best tech minds in America are?