Governor Signs Autonomous Friendly Bill

Governor Ron DeSantis signs the country’s most autonomous friendly law as State Senator Jeff Brandes and State Representative Jason Fischer look on.
Florida Polytechnic adds research program to test autonomous vehicle tech
Tampa Bay Business Journal, September 21, 2018
The program will complement the test track designed for autonomous vehicles that will open in 2019.
INRIX Ranks Florida’s Interstate 95 as second most productive corridor for automated trucks.
INRIX, September 20, 2018
To determine the best roads for autonomous truck deployment, INRIX Research used three key variables: freight volume, congestion levels and incidents rates.
Hillsborough transit authority votes on $111.5M budget for 2019
Tampa Bay Business Journal, September 11, 2018
The board discussed the proposed budget, projects and updated the search in finding HART’s next CEO.
Transdev, Babcock Ranch Debut First Autonomous School Shuttle
Cision PR Newswire, September 5, 2018
Pilot program will gauge interest and student demand in anticipation of full service starting in 2019
State agency seeks Florida transit proposals, including autonomous vehicle technology
Orlando Business Journal, August 28, 2018
The agency released a request for proposals for a transit and transportation consultant to consider current and future technology solutions including autonomous vehicles.
Tampa to host 6th annual Florida Autonomous Vehicles Summit
Tampa Bay Business Journal, August 13, 2018
The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority in partnership with the University of South Florida Center for Urban Transportation and the Florida Department of Transportation will again host the Florida Automated Vehicles Summit in downtown Tampa, the agency announced Monday. The summit runs November 27-28 at the Marriott Waterside Tampa.