First partners to launch autonomous pod trials

Group partners with California’s GoMentum Station
 
First has been investigating autonomous vehicles since late last year
 
FirstGroup has signed an agreement with GoMentum Station, a California-based proving ground, to carry out research into shared autonomous vehicles.
GoMentum Station in Concord, California, is a 2,000-hectare test facility where the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and its partners are accelerating the next generation of transportation technologie