The birth of an autonomous vehicle program By the end of 2015, after numerous meetings and an online survey that received more than 1,600 responses, the SAG made its recommendation. To keep the Skyway infrastructure, they advised the JTA Board to find a way to modernize and expand. The Board adopted the recommendation and, in turn, gave the JTA administration one year to find an alternative use for the Skyway that would take the system into the future. CEO Nat Ford came to the JTA in 2012 with a reputation as a visionary who embraced technology and who was known for launching first-of-a-kind innovations at the previous transit authorities he led.
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