Gamer Studios Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 15 hours ago, TTC Birchmount said: I rode the 7:07am trip on the 920 from McCowan Station for the first time twice this week and both days there was a full seated load by the time the bus reached Port Union and Kingston Rd. I wonder if DRT will consider adding one or two more trips in the morning peak considering there seems to be the demand. They do have peak trips but those run from Pick Pkwy Term to Simcoe and Founders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTC Birchmount Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Gamer Studios said: They do have peak trips but those run from Pick Pkwy Term to Simcoe and Founders. Sorry, guess I wasn’t clear enough. I meant extra trips in the morning from McCowan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gil Posted November 4, 2021 Report Share Posted November 4, 2021 On 8/14/2021 at 1:38 PM, John Oke said: I’ve noticed in Whitby south of Victoria there are new signs up for the autonomous shuttle telling drivers to slow down, it looks like they’re still planning on going ahead with it as well, by the parks along the lake there are also what looks like little platforms for it. I had to search for a reference to the autonomous shuttle service which apparently debuted this week: CTV Toronto: Inside look at Durham's new autonomous shuttle The piece mentions it's Canada's first integrated autonomous shuttle service. Does the TTC pilot project in West Hill not count? It took a little more digging to find information on DRT's route 300 which still has a "coming soon" banner on DRT's website (route map). The shuttle route The six-kilometre shuttle route will begin and end at the Whitby GO Transit station, making a loop through the Port Whitby area (in south Whitby). Once public ridership begins, the shuttle service will be integrated into the existing Durham Region Transit (DRT) schedule (External link)as Route 300. The shuttle will operate weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. in off-peak times to minimize traffic impact on the community, and on weekends between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1122 Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 I heard the DRT route 300 is now supposed to start on Monday when I went to try to ride the bus. It was parked in the station's south parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1122 Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 Can anyone confirm if the shuttle started running today or there was another delay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110B West Pickering Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 26 minutes ago, Tom1122 said: Can anyone confirm if the shuttle started running today or there was another delay? It was open to the general public as of last Tuesday. it then was not in service Wednesday-Friday. it ran on Saturday. and officially entered service today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Studios Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 On 11/8/2021 at 11:42 AM, 110B West Pickering said: It was open to the general public as of last Tuesday. it then was not in service Wednesday-Friday. it ran on Saturday. and officially entered service today Quick question - what's accepted to ride it (in terms of fares)? All DRT fare media (including U-Pass)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110B West Pickering Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 10 hours ago, Gamer Studios said: Quick question - what's accepted to ride it (in terms of fares)? All DRT fare media (including U-Pass)? It’s free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 9 hours ago, 110B West Pickering said: It’s free If it’s anything like the Rouge hill automated shuttle though, reservations are required for contact tracing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2044 Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 On 11/3/2021 at 8:59 PM, Gil said: I had to search for a reference to the autonomous shuttle service which apparently debuted this week: CTV Toronto: Inside look at Durham's new autonomous shuttle The piece mentions it's Canada's first integrated autonomous shuttle service. Does the TTC pilot project in West Hill not count? It took a little more digging to find information on DRT's route 300 which still has a "coming soon" banner on DRT's website (route map). The shuttle route The six-kilometre shuttle route will begin and end at the Whitby GO Transit station, making a loop through the Port Whitby area (in south Whitby). Once public ridership begins, the shuttle service will be integrated into the existing Durham Region Transit (DRT) schedule (External link)as Route 300. The shuttle will operate weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. in off-peak times to minimize traffic impact on the community, and on weekends between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. The West Hill shuttle was supposed to start in October, but I’ve heard nothing lately of a start date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110B West Pickering Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Bus_Medic said: If it’s anything like the Rouge hill automated shuttle though, reservations are required for contact tracing. No reservations. It’s completely integrated into the regular transit network aside from the fares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidH Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 Transit Toronto did a video in the shuttle, including a ride along. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 Autonomous….but with an attendant. Cool. Gotta find childcare arrangements for grocery shopping too. What a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Studios Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 On 11/12/2021 at 8:06 AM, 110B West Pickering said: It’s free ah ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110B West Pickering Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 https://www.durhamregiontransit.com/en/about-us/resources/The-Route-Ahead-ACCESSIBLE.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Bullock Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/13/2021 at 11:40 AM, Bus_Medic said: Autonomous….but with an attendant. Cool. Gotta find childcare arrangements for grocery shopping too. What a disaster. The attendant isn't permanent, just temporary until the trial run is done, this is to ensure safety and reliability, in case the vehicle malfunctions and manual control is required. The child limitation also has to do with liability. The Region doesn't want the onus on them, and rightfully so. Children on public transport can sometimes be a handful... I'm sure these regulations will be dropped when the trial period is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Studios Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 On 11/24/2021 at 4:59 PM, J. Bullock said: The attendant isn't permanent, just temporary until the trial run is done, this is to ensure safety and reliability, in case the vehicle malfunctions and manual control is required. The child limitation also has to do with liability. The Region doesn't want the onus on them, and rightfully so. Children on public transport can sometimes be a handful... I'm sure these regulations will be dropped when the trial period is over. I believe the "pilot" phase is 2 or 3 months On 11/12/2021 at 8:44 PM, 2044 said: The West Hill shuttle was supposed to start in October, but I’ve heard nothing lately of a start date. The one TTC is doing isn't available to the public yet (as far as I'm aware) so I suppose what they mean is the first to be available to the public Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110B West Pickering Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 7111 has entered service on route 901 - PULSE Simcoe 7104 and 7105 should be next ready for service 9106 entered service yesterday on the 900 - PULSE Highway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureHeartsJunkie Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 This just in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidH Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 25 minutes ago, FutureHeartsJunkie said: This just in... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 In light of new information arising about the Attendant’s critical injuries, I’m editing this post accordingly. I wish them a speedy recovery. 2 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 I think the only thing more concerning to me than the fact that one of these crashed (so quickly into the pilot, mind you) is that the on-board operator was unable to stop it before it left the roadway and collided with the tree. There's gonna need to be a lot of questions surrounding how even the "fail-safe" couldn't prevent the accident from occurring. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidH Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureHeartsJunkie Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Bus_Medic said: In light of new information arising about the Attendant’s critical injuries, I’m editing this post accordingly. I wish them a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Articulated said: I think the only thing more concerning to me than the fact that one of these crashed (so quickly into the pilot, mind you) is that the on-board operator was unable to stop it before it left the roadway and collided with the tree. There's gonna need to be a lot of questions surrounding how even the "fail-safe" couldn't prevent the accident from occurring. The crash happebed at 4pm and service ends around 3:30pm. The bus is suppose to be manually driven back to the yard. There have been a few recorded crashes with the Autonomous bus. Las Vegas in 2017 and in an Olympic Villiage in Japan earlier this year. This accident may also spell the end of the use the Autonomous bus trial in Whitby and also Rouge Hill. Hopefully the driver makes it out okay. A few of us were out at Whitby a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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