N-CATT is excited to announce our first-ever State of the Industry Tech Demonstration, which will take place in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, from July 23rd- 24th. We will gather a small group of transit operators to study goMARTI: an automated vehicle (AV) deployment in a small-town setting. The demonstration aims to help agencies already considering AV deployment get a better understanding of how AVs can work in transit systems to see how or if it would work for their community.
Draft Agenda:
Day 1
9:00 – Introductions and background.
10:00 – Discuss system implementation and the lessons learned from it
11:00 – Deployment planning exercise
12:30 – Lunch
2:00 – Scavenger hunt to experience using the system and how it works
Day 2
9:00 – Recap and Debrief
9:30 – Discuss passenger/community behavior, patterns, and data
10:15 – Discuss national AV research
11:00 – Implementation Planning Exercise
12:30 – Lunch
1:30 – Learn about AV maintenance
N-CATT will be able to reimburse travel costs for one member of staff for each organization selected; a second staff member may be invited to join at the agency’s expense. Due to limited space, we are asking transit agencies to apply to attend.
If you have any questions please email helpdesk@n-catt.org
Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday May 3rd.
We Will post answers to questions as they come in here.