WELCOME TO ARLINGTON, TEXAS

The American Dream City

A LEADER IN INNOVATION

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“ARLINGTON’S APPROACH TO IMPLEMENTING TECHNOLOGY IS FORWARD-THINKING, INNOVATIVE, AND AGILE.” -Marble Robotics

PHILOSOPHY

BYPASSING 20TH CENTURY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

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o Arlington chose not to invest in traditional, fixed public transit infrastructure

o This now positions us to be a bold leader on new and innovative solutions

o We are testing new technologies in a real-world setting

o We are building public awareness and acceptance of new approaches and technology

o We are a proven leader

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

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o Test AV technology in a real-world settingo Educate citizens and visitors about AV

technologyo Establish Arlington as a National AV leader

MILO: UNITED STATES’ FIRST AUTONOMOUSSHUTTLE PROGRAM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

MILO AV SHUTTLE

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o February 2, 2017 – EasyMile Demo in Arlingtono March 28, 2017 – Contract approved by Councilo May 19, 2017 – Vehicles arrive in Arlingtono July 1, 2017 – Contract executedo July & August, 2017 – Vehicle testing and trainingo August 11, 2017 – Media launch evento August 26, 2017 – Start of service

TIMELINE

o Leased two EasyMile vehicles for one year term

o Pursued a sole-source procurement based on the vehicle’s wheelchair ramp

A GROUND-BREAKING PILOT

MILO AV SHUTTLE

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o Operated off-street only on trails in the Entertainment District

o Programmed a total of three routeso Served over 110 events, including major events at the

stadiums, public demos, special group tourso Always had a trained operator on board

PROJECT DETAILS

MILO AV SHUTTLE

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o Proof of comprehensive insurance coverageo Significant legal and risk management scrutinyo Contract negotiations o Contract with third party operatoro Public safety training and operations plan

PROCESS CHALLENGES

MILO AV SHUTTLE

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o Environmental modificationso Vehicle maintenance, repairs, and cleaningo Transporting vehicles required a flat-bed tow trucko Additional costs for GPS, cellular serviceo Challenges with this class of vehicleo High resource needs for serviceo General citizen support for AV testingo Knowledge to optimize future deployments

DEPLOYMENT CHALLENGES & LESSONS LEARNED

MILO AV SHUTTLE

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o Served 113 events from August 2017 – August 2018o Over 1,600 riderso 99% of riders surveyed enjoyed riding Milo and felt

safe o 97% of riders surveyed support self-driving vehicle

technology more broadly

AN INNOVATIVE SUCCESS

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

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o Phase 2 of Arlington’s AV testingo 3 vehicles operated during the piloto On-street routes up to speeds of 35 mph

FIRST ON-STREET AUTONOMOUS SHUTTLE PROGRAMOPEN TO THE PUBLIC

DRIVE.AI AV SHUTTLE

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TIMELINE

o Continue testing AV technology in a new use case

o Continue educating citizens and visitorso Cement Arlington’s role as a national AV

leader

A CRITICAL PHASE 2 PILOT

o June 21, 2018 – Request for Proposals releasedo July 19, 2018 – Proposals dueo July 26, 2018 – Contract negotiations begano August 21, 2018 – Contract approvedo October 1, 2018 – Contract executedo October 18, 2018 – Media launch evento October 19, 2018 – Start of serviceo May 31, 2019 – Service ends as Drive.ai is purchased by Apple

DRIVE.AI AV SHUTTLE

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o Operated on-street in the Entertainment Districto Served key destinations, including stadiums,

convention center, hotel, office park, restaurantso Service Monday – Friday from 11am to 4pm

PROJECT DETAILS

DRIVE.AI AV SHUTTLE

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o From October 18, 2018 to May 31, 2019:o 755 trips completedo 1,424 passengers served

o Two routes offered:o Convention Center / Sheraton to Texas Live!o Office park to Texas Live!

PILOT SUMMARY

FUTURE PROJECTS

OUR CURRENT INITIATIVES HELP SET US UP TO ACHIEVE OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE

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VIA + AV INTEGRATION

THE FUTURE OF RIDESHARE

Arlington Comprehensive On-Demand Rideshare Systemo Citywide serviceo Autonomous vehicle integrationo Signal priority to increase efficiencyo Streamlined system to incorporate other city

transportation serviceso Will submit application for Federal ATCMTD grant to

pilot AV service with Via and partner May Mobility

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