To best assess the safe and efficient usage of autonomous vehicle (AV) systems at facilities owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), the authority contracted with STV and its team to specify and deploy a level-4 AV system for self-driving electric shuttle vans that can transport passengers along a designated route between Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) AirTrain Parking Area 2 and EWR’s Terminal A.
The proposed shuttle pilot was a three-phase effort (Phase 1 – Vehicle Testing without Passengers; Phase 2 – Vehicle Operations Without Passengers; Phase 3 – Vehicle Operations With Passengers) and leveraged a phased-approach for deployment over an expedited one-month period that showcased a safe, reliable, cost-effective, and successful last-mile mobility performance at the airport.
