Highlights
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Oxa Driver software is due to launch in 8 passenger services in US and UK cities in 2024 as shuttling emerges as the best commercial ground for scaling Autonomous Vehicles (AVs).
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The AV software market for Passenger Shuttles and Industrial Logistics will be a multi-billion dollar a year opportunity as cities and businesses seek new ways to move people and goods.
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Today’s launch enhances Oxa as a Tier 1 AV software supplier to companies integrating self-driving capability into autonomy-ready vehicles.
OXFORD, England, February 27, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The code has hit the road for Oxa, a global provider of self-driving vehicle software, as the company launches its first commercial Oxa Driver product in passenger shuttles in Jacksonville, Florida. The services are a major investment in the city’s downtown area and are operated by US shuttle service provider Beep in partnership with the Jacksonville Transport Authority (JTA) and the Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ).
The shuttles are part of an autonomous vehicle (AV) program licensed by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). They support the JTA and FSCJ’s ambition to become beacons for autonomous transportation as the college builds AV skills into its academic track and the city begins major investment in autonomous transport as part of an Ultimate Urban Circulator Project.
“This initiative is a testament to years of hard work…