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" The plan is to have attendance on the vehicle, and that is
going to be for probably the next 12 months after we launch.
After that, we do want to transition into level four operation
that is with no attendant on the actual vehicle, " Ford said.
Ford notes the agency will have a control center that will
be able to monitor all the AV vehicles in JTA's operation.
" There will be camera's inside and outside the vehicles for
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the staff in the control center to monitor the operation and
monitor vehicle performance, " Ford said. " Currently, we are
testing out at this particular time, teleoperation, where an
actual controller could take over the vehicle and remotely
operate that vehicle past any obstruction or any particular
issue the vehicles may run into within the three-mile system.
As we develop this technology, we are developing the technology
without a person on board, so we have to make sure
all of the security capabilities, as well as customer service
amenities are well in place, and we're able to monitor those
on a real time basis. "
We believe that that is where
autonomous vehicle technology
over the next 10 years has its
greatest potential, that first mile,
last mile mobility type hubs where
we use fixed route bus service... "
Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., CEO, JTA
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In 2020, FTA started using the AV vehicles to transport
COVID-19 tests from Mayo Health Clinic in Jacksonville.
The vehicles transported COVID-19 test samples from the
drive-through testing facility to the testing laboratories a mile
away from the drive-through testing site. JTA did so for nearly
four months, moving approximately 30,000 test samples.
Ford noted the authority received worldwide feedback regarding
the use of AVs during the height of the pandemic,
including an ITS World Congress Award for the utilization
of the AV technology to help support the community related
to recovering from the pandemic.
" We received great feedback for that program at the international
level, at the national level and at the local level, " Ford
said. " I would argue at the local level, it actually garnered
greater support for the development of the AV project. "
In terms of fare collection on the AV's, JTA plans to
collect fares through a tap fare reader and have customer
service personnel verify a rider has paid their fare. The
strategy for implementing fare collection is still in the developmental
phase.
In mid-October, JTA is planning to launch an AV test
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system one-mile route on FSCJ's campus. The test system
will feature two AV vehicles, both purchased by FSCJ. The
route will connect some of the college's administrative offices,
the cafeteria, some of the recreational areas and some of the
academic buildings on campus.
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