Arlington Receives Federal Grant,
Aims to Launch New AV Rideshare
Service Next Year
As soon as next spring, Via Rideshare customers could
be picked up in self-driving vehicles for trips around
Downtown and The University of Texas at Arlington.
The City of Arlington was recently awarded a $1.7 million
grant through the Federal Transit Administration’s
Integrated Mobility Innovation Program to integrate
autonomous vehicles into its on-demand rideshare
service. This one-year pilot program, called Arlington
RAPID (Rideshare, Automation, and Payment Integration
Demonstration), is set to begin in March 2021. Through
its partnership with Via, May Mobility and UTA, the City
also plans to add a wheelchair-accessible autonomous
vehicle as well as provide a limited number of free
rides to university students during the pilot program.
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Q3 UPDATE · FY 2020
• Page 1 - Arlington Receives Federal Grant, Aims to Launch New AV Rideshare Service Next Year
• Page 2 - Arlington Receives Federal Grant, Aims to Launch New AV Rideshare Service Next Year | Arlington
to Receive Federal Funding to Help Via, Handitran during Shutdown
• Pages 3-5 - Citywide Street Projects and Updates
• Page 6 - Collins Street Improvements | East Second Street, Kelly Terrace Improvements
• Page 7 - Via Service making College Possible for TCC students | UTA research on Plastics as Road Material
• Page 8 - Handitran Update | Via Rideshare Update
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