• The first autonomous public transit shuttle service in the U.S. began operating Monday in Jacksonville, Florida, according to the city’s transportation authority.
• A fleet of 14 customized electric vehicles will operate weekdays along a 3.5 mile route, serving 12 designated stations in downtown Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority said.
• Rides will be free through Sept. 30, 2025. The service is the first phase of a 10-mile autonomous urban circulator to be completed over the next 10 years. 

Planning for Jacksonville’s urban circulator began with discussions about how to modernize and repurpose the city’s aging Skyway monorail. In 2021, JTA hired construction management firm Balfour Beatty and partner companies to design and construct the project.

“Shared mobility will help solve transportation challenges and build communities by maximizing independence and improving accessibility,” JTA CEO Nat Ford said in a statement.

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