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Mobility Matters
A podcast focused on topics related to the field of transportation, sustainability, and economic development in New Jersey. Each show focuses on issues that are instrumental to mobility not only in Middlesex County but across New Jersey. Leading experts will join us sharing their insight and expertise on various topics including electric vehicles and their role in mobility, climate change, and its impact on our economy, bike and pedestrian safety, and its impact on infrastructure, placing making and its impact on our community and much much more.
Mobility Matters
NJ TRANSIT AVATAR Pilot with Jack Dean, Sr. Program Director, Research & Community Services at NJ Transit
What do Autonomous Vehicles and NJ TRANSIT have in common? In this latest podcast episode, Arlene Holt and Brian Tobin talk with John (Jack) Dean, Sr. Program Director, Research & Community Services at NJ Transit, about a unique pilot program that was sponsored by NJ TRANSIT in 2023, with help from Rutgers University’s Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) and working with Infratek Solutions, Inc.
AVATAR, or Autonomous Vehicle Assessment, Testing And Research, Pilot, allowed transportation professionals to experience autonomous vehicles in a secure environment and better understand how we can utilize this technology to solve first mile/last mile transit gaps.
You can learn more about the AVATAR Pilot at this link https://www.njtransit.com/Avatar
To view images from KMM's visit to the AVATAR testing site, visit https://bit.ly/42G1zZb.
#AVATAR #autonomousvehicles #middlesexcountynj #njtransit #firstmilelastmile
Keep Middlesex Moving is Middlesex County, NJ's non-profit 501(c)(3) transportation management association (TMA). To learn more about us visit www.kmm.org. You can also follow us on our social media platforms:
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Mobility Matters Podcast is created and produced by Keep Middlesex Moving, Inc.
Editing, sound mixing, and co-produced by Bert Baron.