Riding an autonomous shuttle through Times Square was reassuringly boring

Riding an autonomous shuttle through Times Square was reassuringly boring

Both ends of the P-1 are kitted out with LiDAR for object detection and collision avoidance, while two camera arrays ensure the vehicle can see stop lights and traffic signs. The shuttle doesn’t map out its route on the fly, though: before the first P-1 rolls out to pick up customers, a car with a …