Enhance Regional
MOBILITY
FY2019 QUARTERLY UPDATE
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 1
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On-Street Autonomous Shuttle | Texas Mobility Summit
On-Street Autonomous Shuttle (continued)
City-wide Street Project Updates and Map
New York Avenue Complete | Residential Street Bond Program
Handitran Update | Via Rideshare Update
Texas Mobility Summit On-Street Autonomous Shuttle Program
The City of Arlington recently
hosted the third annual Texas
Mobility Summit, an interactive
experience for public agencies,
research institutions, and
industry leaders to tackle shared
transportation goals. As part of a one-year
pilot program, the City
of Arlington and Drive.ai
are rolling out a fleet of
three self-driving, three-
passenger vans to provide
a unique transportation
option within
Arlington’s world-class
Entertainment District.
These self-driving vans
will travel alongside other
vehicles at speeds up to 35 miles per hour to select pick-up and drop-off
locations within the service area, which includes AT&T Stadium, Globe Life
Park, Texas Live!, the Arlington Convention Center and the CenterPoint
Office Complex. With this partnership, Arlington is the first Texas city
to offer an on-demand, on-street, self-driving shuttle to the public. The
service, which began Friday, Oct. 19, is free of charge to the public.
As a founding member of the
Texas Innovation Alliance, the
City of Arlington, in partnership
with the North Central Texas
Council of Governments and the
University of Texas at Arlington,
was excited to showcase our
innovative mobility projects
and help promote our region
and the State of Texas as
transportation leaders.
“Partnering with Drive.ai on this groundbreaking program allows us to
provide our residents and millions of visitors who come to our great city
each year with a transportation option around our Entertainment District
that is safe, convenient, and easy to use,” Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams
said. “As a city that strongly values innovation, Arlington welcomes the
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