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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 2, 2023

JTA Introduces Cash App as Form of Payment

JTA is the first transit agency in the country to offer Cash App for mobile ticketing. 

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NewsMarch 1, 2022

JTA Announces Largest-Ever Autonomous Shuttle Service

The project is supported by a $12.5 million BUILD grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, funding from the Florida Department of Transportation, North Florida Transportation Planning Organization, and local funds.

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NewsDecember 3, 2021

JTA Adds Frazier as SVP/COO

He joins the JTA after serving as CEO for Rock Region METRO, the public transportation system serving the Little Rock and Central Arkansas region.

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NewsNovember 4, 2021

METRO's 2021 Innovative Solutions Award Winners Unveiled

Now in its seventh year, the Innovative Solutions Awards honors bus operations and their supplier partners who have implemented initiatives that helped them save money, run more efficiently, streamline operations, increase safety, improve customer satisfaction, increase ridership, and more.

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NewsAugust 28, 2021

JTA Taps Balfour Beatty V2R Team for Bay Street Innovation Corridor Project

The three-phase U2C includes the Bay Street Innovation Corridor, the full conversion of the Skyway superstructure, and the expansion into nearby neighborhoods.

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NewsOctober 29, 2020

Fla.'s JTA to Develop New Innovation Center

Located inside the Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center (JRTC) at LaVilla, the Open Innovation Center will feature innovation and technology training for entrepreneurs and employees.

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NewsSeptember 15, 2020

Jacksonville Transportation Authority Introduces Olli 2.0 AV Shuttle

The Olli 2.0 was delivered to Jacksonville in late August through a partnership with Beep, a Florida-based autonomous MaaS provider, digital vehicle manufacturer Local Motors by LM Industries, and Robotic Research LLC.

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NewsAugust 26, 2020

JTA Signs Automated Vehicle Partnership Agreement with Florida State College

The expansion includes the use of FSCJ’s Commercial Driver’s License Test Track at the Cecil Center, the development of educational curriculum for autonomous vehicles and related technologies, and the eventual launch of a circulator on campus.

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NewsJuly 1, 2020

GreenPower, Perrone Robotics developing AV for Fla.'s JTA

The fully autonomous EV Star is expected to enter service later this year.

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Newsby StaffApril 2, 2020

JTA, Beep, and NAVYA AVs help transport Mayo Clinic COVID-19 tests

On Monday, up to four autonomous vehicles began operating along an initial route, in full autonomous mode without attendants or other people onboard.

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