RAPID AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SERVICE RECEIVES AWARD OF EXCELLENCE ✅
The University of Texas at Arlington received an Award of Excellence for Innovation from the International Parking & Mobility Institute ( IPMI ).
The award was for the RAPID ( Rideshare , Automation and Payment Integration Demonstration ) program , a self-driving shuttle system for students and the general public that started in 2021 . It was originally funded through the City of Arlington and a Federal Transit Administration grant , with additional support from the North Central Texas Council of Governments . Via Transportation Inc . and May Mobility are also partners in the program .
RAPID , the first program in the United States to integrate on-demand , autonomous vehicles into existing public transportation , provided more than 28,000 trips in its first year of service to residents , University students and visitors around downtown Arlington and The University of Texas at Arlington campus . Now in its third year of continuous service , RAPID has provided more than 37,000 rides .
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