Current sectionIsrael NewsThe pilot would deploy on-demand autonomous shuttles linking rural Golan communities to public transit hubs, with fully driverless service planned after initial testingShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretz08:05 PM • July 14 2026 IDTA state-owned infrastructure company, Trans Israel, is preparing a pilot program to launch on-demand autonomous shuttle services in northern Israel, aiming to provide on-demand public transportation to rural communities that lack convenient access to regular bus routes.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:TransportationCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamRo KhannaGazaIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael to Pilot On-demand Autonomous Shuttles in Rural Northern Communities'Insane': Gadi Eisenkot Blasts Israeli Plan to Work With AhmadinejadNetanyahu's Biggest Challenger: Who Is Gadi Eisenkot and What Does He Stand For?Arab Mayors Warn Netanyahu Government: Budget Cuts Will Push Youth Into CrimeSushi Chain in Crime Family Crosshairs as Grenades Target Israel's Top FranchiseRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Made in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelInside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWARo Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' Him