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Enhance Regional Mobility

Goal 2: Plan, Manage, and Maintain Public Transportation Infrastructure
Objective 1: Optimize Effectiveness and Efficiency of Existing Transportation System
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
ERM Multimodal Delivery Completion of Project Transportation
2.1.4 Demonstration Project
Summary:
Estimated Actual
Milestone
The Multimodal Delivery Demonstration Project is aimed Completion Completion
at testing the efficiency and scalability of using Host showcase events May 2024 May 2024
autonomous, electric air and ground vehicles to delivery for media and public
essential food items to underserved residents in East Demonstration #1 Sept. 2024 Sept. 2024
Arlington. The project will include two demonstration Demonstration #2 May 2025 May 2025
periods of approximately two weeks each, as well as Final Reporting Sept. 2025
analysis of data from the demonstrations and preparation Submitted to USDOE
of reports sharing lessons learned. The City is partnering
with the University of Texas at Arlington, the North Central Update:
Texas Council of Governments, the Tarrant Area Food The project team successfully completed Demo #2 in May
Bank, Airspace Link, Aerialoop, Clevon, and Mozee to 2025, delivering 172 grocery boxes to residents in East
complete the project. Arlington. This demo used a longer air robot route and two
air robots at the same time, under a waiver from FAA to
Funding for the project comes in part from a competitive operate the aircraft beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), to
US Department of Energy Grant awarded to the City. transfer the grocery boxes from a distribution point to a
Federal funds are being matched by cost share in the form neighborhood hub. Autonomous vehicle company Mozee
of in-kind contributions and local cash from the City and provided the ground robot for deliveries from the
partners. The City’s portion of the cost share is $85,309 to neighborhood hub to residential addresses.
support the project.
Over the next quarter, the project team will analyze results
Federal Award $780,182 from Demo #2, create final deliverables, and complete
Cost Share $820,874 reporting to USDOE.
Project Total $1,601,056

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