ULTIMATE URBAN CIRCULATOR
2017
2014
• JTA develops a “Golden 20” list of must- haves for any vehicle they consider purchasing for the AV program.
• USDOT awards JTA a $12.5 million grant to for the U 2 C’s Bay Street Innovation Corridor (BSIC), a planned three-mile segment in Downtown. Driverless shuttles will link TIAA Field (home of the NFL Jaguars) with the Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center (home to JTA) and a host of business and entertainment venues in between. 2019
• JTA develops Blueprint 2020, a strategic roadmap of shovel-ready initiatives to modernize the Authority.
• Autonomous vehicles emerge as the best way to re-purpose the current people mover, JTA’s Board votes to make the visionary policy recommendation official.
• JTA deploys U 2 C vehicles to Florida’s world-renowned Mayo Clinic to transport COVID test samples across campus using Level 4 (driverless) autonomy, saving lives and safeguarding medical personnel.
• JTA and COJ celebrate 25 years of the Skyway in operation.
• JTA opens 1/3-mile Test and Learn track in Downtown JAX to give public demonstrations and assess AV performance. • JTA holds first-ever autonomous vehicle demonstration, with the EZ10 shuttle performing as planned.
• JTA signs an agreement with Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) to bring AV testing and education to campus.
• JTA expands autonomous vehicle operations by opening the new Armsdale Test & Learn Facility, becoming one of the most comprehensive AV testing programs in the nation. • Indoor classrooms and gathering spaces complement an outdoor test lab with “real-world” obstacles such as stops, roundabouts, speed bumps and even a rain simulator.
• Plan calls for a Skyway Assessment study to determine people mover’s future. 2015 • JTA creates Skyway Advisory Group (SAG) comprised of stakeholders from business, government, nonprofit, senior, and special needs communities.
• One-mile test track with more space to evaluate maneuverability set up at Cecil Field under agreement with FSCJ.
• Smart Region Plan adopted by the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization and partner agencies, including JTA. • Nat Ford becomes Chair of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), and puts innovation and mobility as two of his priorities for the public transportation industry. 2018 • JTA applies for a Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant from FTA to develop an autonomous transportation network Downtown. • JTA’s AV program is branded “Ultimate Urban Circulator” (U 2 C).
• Zero-emission AVs from different manufacturers continue to be tested. JTA has now evaluated eight AVs from different manufacturers on five platforms.
• USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao personally presents BUILD Grant check to JTA. • U 2 C transit-oriented development (TOD) pilot study initiated. 2020 • COVID-19 pandemic brings the world to a standstill, empowering JTA’s essential workers to continue to provide vital services to other essential workers and customers.
• JTA’s Board adopts SAG’s recommendation to keep, modernize and expand the Skyway, giving staff 12 months to develop alternatives. 2016 • JTA staff recommends replacing the Skyway with autonomous vehicles traveling the current route and an extension connecting Riverside and the downtown sports complex.
• JTA begins partnership with GreenPower Motor Company and industry partners to develop a fully autonomous EV Star shuttle
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