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Peachtree Corners shuttles add navigation app service

May 12, 2022 Peachtree Corners - Guests get a test ride of an autonomous shuttles in Peachtree Corners on Thursday, May 12, 2022. On Thursday May 12, top automakers, technology companies and carriers are coming together at the Curiosity Lab in Peachtree Corners and Applied Information in Alpharetta for live demos as part of the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) conference. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
May 12, 2022 Peachtree Corners - Guests get a test ride of an autonomous shuttles in Peachtree Corners on Thursday, May 12, 2022. On Thursday May 12, top automakers, technology companies and carriers are coming together at the Curiosity Lab in Peachtree Corners and Applied Information in Alpharetta for live demos as part of the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) conference. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
By Jillian Price
Aug 29, 2022

Shuttles in Peachtree Corners’ Technology Park are now linked to a free public transportation navigation app that will allow riders to see routes, reserve seats and schedule rides.

In May, Beep, the self-driving vehicle company that operates the city’s shuttles, announced a partnership with app creator Moovit. The partnership launched in July.

“Who wants to sit on a bus and then get off and hope that there’s a connecting option for you when you get there?” said Brandon Branham, the city’s assistant city manager and chief technology officer. “We can start to make that ease of use better and I think we can get more people to actually adopt the use of public transportation.”

Branham said most riders are currently city employees, but officials hope the program will grow and advance public transportation through future connections to hotels and the town center.

About the Author

Jillian Price covers local news for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She is a graduate of Baylor University and the University of Texas at Austin. She joined the AJC in 2022 and mainly covers Gwinnett County cities.

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