2021
2022
• JTA Board of Directors approves the MOVE2027 Strategic Plan, developed to keep the Authority at the forefront of a changing region and mobility landscape.
• HOLON BENTELER (Project Link) announces AV manufacturing facility in Jacksonville. • JTA and the FPTA award statewide AV contracts to 3 vendors, permitting any public entity in the state or nation to purchase AV deployments under a piggybacking effort. • JTA begins the retrofitting process for the Ford E-Transit vehicles. 2025 • JTA announces a MOU with FSCJ resulting in new internships and a curriculum for students seeking degrees in automotive technology and related areas. • JTA begins testing AVs along the Bay Street Innovation Corridor (BSIC). • JTA opens the Autonomous Innovation Center (AIC) and unveils the vehicle service name, NAVI (Neighborhood Autonomous Vehicle Innovation). • JTA Board authorizes the purchase of 14 autonomous HOLON urban vehicles for deployment in Phase 1 of the U²C program and 86 for future phases. • The FTA approves JTA to begin revenue service on June 30, 2025. JTA completes burn-in testing. • Together with Guident and AV America, the JTA hosts a day-long National Autonomous Vehicle (NAV) Day 2025 Conference showcasing AVs and their impact on public transportation.
WEBINAR SERIES
• JTA is awarded a $1.72 million RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) grant from USDOT to support planning of the U 2 C’s third phase.
• JTA launches an AV podcast series “Autonomous Mobility” to discuss challenges and solutions with industry experts. • JTA hosts multiple meetings with executives from Project Link to discuss JTA’s U 2 C Program and deployments of AV across Florida and the U.S. 2024
• JTA receives WAEV GEM – a solar- powered AV – from industry partners for testing.
• Partnerships and internships with Duval County Public Schools, KIPP Academy, and the Jewish Community Alliance are created for STEM and STEAM students. • The Jacksonville City Council approves Local Option Gas Tax as a dedicated funding source for transportation infrastructure, including the U 2 C.
• JTA’s Automation Team hosted the Florida Automated Vehicles (FAV) Summit in Amelia Island, showcasing JTA’s expertise to the global industry. 2023
• U 2 C vehicles operate on FSCJ’s downtown campus with industry partners Beep and Oxa in a one-year pilot program – the first in Florida to use AVs to transport students, faculty, and visitors. • Project Link manufacturer visits Jacksonville to meet with JTA, JAXUSA, COJ to discuss potential manufacturing site.
• JTA executives are invited by international AV manufacturers to
• JTA’s Board Chair Ari Jolly travels to Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in Hamburg, Germany to accept the Local Government award for the Americas, for the tactical Mayo Clinic operation. • Chair Jolly tours BENTELER’s HOLON mover manufacturing plant while in Germany.
participate in the unveiling of their Buy America compliant AV vehicle prototypes at the Consumer Electronics Showcase.
• JTA breaks ground on the Autonomous Innovation Center (AIC). • State and City approve economic development incentives for Project Link.
• JTA hosts International Association for Public Transport North America Forum (aka UITP). • JTA hosts its inaugural National AV Day at the Armsdale Test & Learn Facility. • CEO Ford and JAXUSA CEO Aundra Wallace visit Germany to meet AV manufacturing companies regarding locating a facility in the U.S.
• Balfour Beatty Vision 2 Reality wins JTA contract to build the first phase of the U 2 C program on BSIC.
• JTA tests AV service in the Brooklyn neighborhood.
• On June 30, NAVI service launches in Downtown Jacksonville.
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