Metro Micro, the agency’s new ride-hailing service that offers shared rides operated by Metro employees in partnership with RideCo. Inc., will begin operating services in the Compton/Artesia, El Monte, and North Hollywood/Burbank service zones beginning Jan. 25.
The JTA is currently working with local colleges, medical campuses, and other partners to create the nation’s first public transportation network powered by autonomous vehicles.
The project is part of a study that will see various copper-based products and a protective coating called organosilane installed on SkyTrain and buses to test how effective these agents are at destroying viruses and bacteria on transit.
The specification combines APTA’s white book for standard bus specification with the new full-size bus automated driving system requirements developed by AECOM, which formed the Automated Bus Consortium.
The project will result in a visual map of the level of difficulty to traverse the area, especially for individuals who use a wheelchair or have limited mobility.
The electric AVs, which support Level 5 autonomous capability, will transport soldiers within the Fort Carson Army installation while also collecting operational data as part of the year-long pilot.
The Expedited Project Delivery Pilot Program aims to achieve faster delivery of new transit capital projects.
Smart city innovations are occurring in mature cities, often involving issues of infill development, congestion management, social equity, and efforts to revive blighted urban centers.
The pilots were designed as 12-month research projects to test innovative solutions to immediate transportation needs.
The new programs will look to develop and deploy innovations in technology and further interagency partnerships to improve mobility.