East Contra Costa County hopes on-demand driverless cars will help commuters by 2030

Regional East Bay leaders have gathered this week for a press conference and unveiling of a new autonomous commuter vehicle that is expected to serve Eastern Contra Costa County by 2030. 

During a ceremony held Tuesday at San Ramon’s Roundhouse Market and Convention Center, Antioch Mayor Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe, Contra Costa Transportation Authority Executive Director Tim Haile and Glydways CEO Gokul Hemmady together presented East Contra Costa County’s first on-demand driverless system that will shuttle commuters from Antioch, Brentwood, Oakley and Pittsburg — all cities with populations that primarily commute closer to the Bay for work, but may need help reaching existing transit to take them there, such as BART or bus networks.