{"id":2014007,"date":"2023-08-28T08:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T12:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-video-shows-scary-self-driving-shuttle-ev-crash-days-after-initial-launch\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T08:26:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T12:26:52","slug":"viral-video-shows-scary-self-driving-shuttle-ev-crash-days-after-initial-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-video-shows-scary-self-driving-shuttle-ev-crash-days-after-initial-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral video: Self-driving shuttle EV crashes shortly after launch."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fviral-video-shows-scary-self-driving-shuttle-ev-crash-days-after-initial-launch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2014007&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Self-Driving Electric \u2063Shuttle \u200cGets\u2062 into an\u200b Accident Shortly After Launch<\/h2>\n<p>The SWAN (Shuttling with Autonomous Navigation) vehicle, a self-driving electric shuttle, was involved in a collision with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/standoff-authorities-show-up-at-bridge-blockade-freedom-protesters-honk-remember-your-oath\/\" title=\"STANDOFF: Authorities Show Up At Bridge Blockade, Freedom Protesters Honk: \u2018Remember Your Oath!\u2019\">municipal bus<\/a> just two days after its launch in\u200d Orlando, Florida, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/25\/driverless-swan-shuttle-crashes-in-orlando-after-launching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The city introduced the SWAN service on August 20, and the accident occurred on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-trump-election-case-judge-sets-tone-with-denial-of-more-prep-time-for-defense\/\" title=\"Judge denies request for additional prep time in Trump election case.\">surprising \u2063turn<\/a> of \u200cevents, a passenger in \u2063the self-driving shuttle recorded the incident and shared it\u2063 on \u2062TikTok.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@samorlando220\/video\/7270204922556206379\" data-video-id=\"7270204922556206379\">\n<section><a title=\"@samorlando220\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@samorlando220?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@samorlando220<\/a> Tried out the new SWAN Shuttle auntonmous shuttle \u2063in Downtown\u200b Orlando today.\u200d We crashed. <a title=\"beep\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/beep?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Beep<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - Sam Gallaher\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7270204976796928811?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2064\u2013 Sam Gallaher<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The cause of the collision is still unclear, and fortunately, no passengers were injured in the low-speed crash, according to the Post.<\/p>\n<p>The SWAN shuttle is\u200c an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-video-shows-scary-self-driving-shuttle-ev-crash-days-after-initial-launch\/\" title=\"Viral video: Self-driving shuttle EV crashes shortly after launch.\">automated electric bus designed<\/a> to transport passengers within a small area of\u200c downtown Orlando, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbtmag.com\/best-practices\/news\/22870662\/orlando-debuts-selfdriving-shuttle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manufacturing Business Technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following the accident, \u200dOrlando journalist McKenna Schueler raised\u2062 concerns about the \u200c$500,000 SWAN program, sarcastically commenting, \u200b&#8221;Seems like \u2062this $500,000 pilot program is going well,&#8221; \u2063quoting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/2023\/08\/22\/downtown-orlandos-autonomous-swan-shuttle-draws-curious-riders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orlando Sentinel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cOrlando\u2019s autonomous SWAN\u200c Shuttle launched\u200c this week, and by Tuesday,\u200b it struck a Lynx bus causing\u2062 minor damage to both vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seems like \u2063this $500,000 pilot program is going\u2064 well.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RIG2I9OU59\">https:\/\/t.co\/RIG2I9OU59<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 McKenna Schueler (@SheCarriesOn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheCarriesOn\/status\/1694108249937637441?\">August 22,\u200b 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Americans have\u2064 mixed feelings about sharing the road with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-in-self-driving-vehicle-pleads-guilty-after-first-death-by-fully-autonomous-car\/\" title=\"Woman in self-driving car pleads guilty for first death caused by fully autonomous vehicle.\">automated vehicles<\/a>. According \u2064to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2022\/03\/17\/americans-cautious-about-the-deployment-of-driverless-cars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pew Research<\/a> poll, 44 percent of \u200cthe public believe the \u2063gradual introduction of self<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cathie-woods-ark-etfs-buy-42-million-in-draftkings-after-short-seller-report\/\" title=\"Cathie Wood\u2019s ARK ETFs Buy  Million In DraftKings After Short-Seller Report\">-driving cars<\/a> is detrimental to society, and 63 percent would not feel\u200b comfortable riding in such a vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The SWAN bus in Orlando is designed to have \u2064an attendant on board at all times, who can potentially take control of the vehicle if needed, as reported \u200bby the Orlando Sentinel.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the\u2062 accident, the city\u200c has no plans to make changes to the SWAN pilot program, according \u2062to the \u2062Sentinel.<\/p>\n<p>The post\u200d <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/viral-video-shows-scary-self-driving-shuttle-ev-crash-days-initial-launch\/\">Viral Video Shows Scary Self-Driving\u2064 Shuttle EV Crash Days After Initial Launch<\/a> appeared\u2064 first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A self-driving electric shuttle collided with a municipal bus just two days after its launch in Orlando, Florida. The SWAN vehicle, part of the Shuttling with Autonomous Navigation program, had its inaugural service in the city. 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