5 minutes Date: Feb 8, 2023
On February 8, 2023, the Shared-Use Mobility Center hosted a meeting for IMI and AIM grantees about automated vehicles and automation technology. During this meeting, Bernard Schmidt, Vice President of Automation and Innovation at the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA), presented on the Ultimate Urban Circulator (U2C), an autonomous vehicle (AV) project.
This webinar is a product of the Mobility Innovation Collaborative (MIC) program, a partnership between the Shared-Use Mobility Center and the Federal Transit Administration. The MIC program provides a comprehensive suite of technical assistance resources, promotes knowledge sharing activities, and captures stories and lessons learned from nearly 50 innovative mobility projects across the United States.
U2C occurs across three phases:
JTA is Phases 1 and 2 with federal dollars and gas tax revenues. For Phase 3, JTA hopes to leverage additional funding through public-private partnerships.
Through different U2C initiatives testing an autonomous vehicle ecosystem, the JTA has partnered with multiple private vendors, including: Navya, EasyMile, GreenPower Motor Company, GEM, Local Motors, Beep, and Perrone Robotics.
Find detailed documentation of the U2C Program Development here.
Watch a complete recording of Bernard Schmidt’s presentation here.
Last updated March 21, 2023