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PANYNJ to Host Second Platooning Demonstration of Autonomous Vehicles at JFK Airport

3-Vehicle Platoon to Be Tested for First Time at a U.S. Airport by Autonomous Mobility Company Ohmio
Metropolitan Airport NewsBy Metropolitan Airport NewsMarch 1, 2023No Comments3 Mins Read
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PANYNJ to Host Second Platooning Demonstration of Autonomous Vehicles at JFK Airport

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Ohmio, a leading New Zealand-based autonomous mobility company, announced that in June, John F. Kennedy International Airport will host the country’s first three-vehicle platooning demonstration at a U.S. airport. The agency also hosted a demonstration of two eight-passenger electric autonomous shuttles in a platoon at the airport in October 2022 to simulate how such technology could serve passengers in the future.

The Ohmio demonstration will focus on using eight-passenger driverless shuttles in a three-vehicle platoon on a closed road segment at the JFK Long Term Parking Lot, where they will travel very closely together without any physical connection. The Port Authority is looking to advance the use of autonomous technology in public transit to improve customer service and reliability and to increase capacity, such as piloting autonomous buses in the Lincoln Tunnel’s Exclusive Bus Lane to increase service to the Midtown Bus Terminal during peak travel periods.

Autonomous vehicles, or AVs, are an important emerging technology to allow vehicles to operate safely and efficiently without a driver, and successful demonstrations of AV platooning may prove particularly useful in airport environments to transport passengers in a single movement for short connections such as access to a nearby commuter rail station, an airport rental car facility, or from an AirTrain station to the furthest ends of long-term parking lots.

“We had great success in 2022 with this technology, and this second demonstration will allow us to evaluate and test a larger platoon at faster speeds,” said Port Authority Chairman Kevin O’Toole. “At the same time, we are actively looking at where we can apply AV technology within our footprint.”

“The Port Authority seeks to be a leader in the region in testing and considering the use of autonomous technology in public transit,” said Port Authority Executive Director Rick Cotton. “In addition to the completion of our autonomous bus pilot at the Lincoln Tunnel, we look forward to further testing of autonomous vehicle platoons, autonomous streetsweepers, and applying the technology to potential last-mile solutions in 2023 to advance how we as an agency can keep the region moving.”

“This is a significant milestone for Ohmio,” said Ohmio Executive Chairman Mohammed Hikmet. “The company is excited to have this opportunity to demonstrate our latest technology. We look forward to a successful demonstration with the Port Authority in the New York metropolitan area and hope that this will be the first of many projects in the United States.”

The Ohmio platoon pilot scheduled for June 2023 follows a successful platoon pilot by autonomous vehicle manufacturer Navya in October 2022 and a demonstration of platooning and lane-keeping technology on retrofitted buses in the Lincoln Tunnel Exclusive Bus Lane (XBL) in June 2022. Following the Ohmio platooning pilot at JFK, the agency will look for longer-term use cases such as moving passengers between parking lots and on-airport facilities.

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