Historically Black college brings autonomous vehicles to Greensboro, N.C. 

By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s self-driving shuttles drive through Greensboro, N.C. The Aggie Auto shuttles have been designed to better serve rural areas with efficient, reliable transportation access. Photo Courtesy of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (North Carolina A&T ), the largest historically Black college in the country, is in the process of bringing self-driving shuttles to the Greensboro, N.C. community. The university unveiled three autonomous vehicles, known as Aggie Auto shuttles, in November 2022 before testing them in a one-month pilot program that took place in September 2023. With the shuttles, North Carolina A&T hopes to provide transportation access to disconnected communities in the Greensboro and surrounding areas, a number of which are rural areas.& “We’ve been conducting a survey to all riders who are using our service about their perception and trust in these vehicles. Imagine in the future, the city invests a lot in this domain and then people are still not trusting,” said Karimoddini. “What is the trust of the public in these vehicles and how can we build that trust are the questions we are looking at.” “There are...