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America, we begin with a growing controversy over the ebola quarantine policies here in the u. S. Casey a nurse who recently treated ebola patients in west africa is defying her quarantine orders. Now, this morning she left her home, she took a bike ride. This is no legal action against me. Police followed her, but did not have a legal reason to detain her. She says she will skew if the state tries to legally enforce that quarantine order. Thomas has more on the story. It was quite the scene thi...

The property in LaVilla would serve as a hub for the transportation authority’s planned automated vehicle replacement for the aging Downtown Skyway system.

His resignation letter to JTA CEO Nathaniel Ford says his last day will be July 28 and leadership of the program to replace the Skyway has shifted to Senior Vice President Greer Johnson Gillis.

Jacksonville Transportation Authority officials gave an update on the $400 million U2C project May 31 at its National Automated Vehicle Day event.

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The agency says the group has a seven-month deadline to complete 30% of the Bay Street Innovation Corridor design in its move to autonomous vehicles. 

Expect to see more low-speed, autonomous shuttle projects developing into full-scale integrated transit services. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority in Florida plans to launch the first phase of AV shuttles into its transit mix by 2023.

Self-Driving Shuttles Find New Uses During Pandemic Local governments found themselves with pressing needs during the pandemic, and pilot programs testing automated shuttles stepped up to help — for example, by delivering COVID-19 tests and meals. At the recent Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo city transportation leaders discussed how autonomous vehicle shuttle programs were re-imagined during the pandemic to transport items like food deliveries and COVID-19 tests. ...