With the city of West Sacramento reportedly “kicking the tires” on the idea of using a driverless shuttle bus according to CBS Sacramento, an Easymile-manufactured EZ10 driverless shuttle bus was demonstrated on July 11 by city officials in West Sacramento and the makers of an autonomous vehicle company called Transdev, which operates the vehicle.

Capable of holding 12 passengers, and described as a “train but with virtual tracks,” the EZ10 shuttle runs on battery, and has a battery life of about 10 hours, depending on “how hot of a day and how much air conditioning is being pushed through it,” says Dick Alexander, vice president of Transdev.

Alexander says that this type of vehicle is ideal for places like West Sacramento that are looking for a slow-moving vehicle that can operate on a programmed route to possibly transport people to locations along West Sacramento’s riverfront.

“If you wanted a vehicle that’s going to run all day to move people point to point along a specific route like you have here along the riverfront, it’s pretty ideal to do that,” Alexander says.

No final decision has been made on whether or not West Sacramento will actually use these vehicles, as the city continues to mull over the idea of this technology.