LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) -- The SpartanXpress, an autonomous electric bus servicing Michigan State University's campus, is now ready for passengers, the university announced Friday.

The bus services a loop around campus, stopping at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts and Anthony Hall.

The bus is equipped with technology to monitor its path, a global navigation satellite system, and systems to alert the bus and its safety driver of road conditions during weather events, among other advanced systems.

“What we are doing with Michigan State University is more than deploying an automated bus," said Ali Peter, CEO of software company ADASTEC, who cooperated with the university to deploy the bus. "This bus is a living laboratory that proves advanced technology can safely operate on open publi

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