The Olli Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Program is offering demo rides on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall (JBM-HH) from June 19 to September 19 for ridership research being conducted by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). The pilot’s stakeholders are offering demonstrations to other federal agencies, state and local governments, and transportation professional affiliated with transportation associations.
Rides on the Olli will be accommodated eight at a time. The demos will take place at JBM-HH in front of Spates Community Club from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday on September 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26.
The pilot program extends the demo ride invitation to federal agency, state and local government, and transportation professional-affiliated staff and members of these organizations. Please R.S.V.P. to POC: Peggy Tadej by email Peggy.Tadej@novaregion.org or call 703-203-1674 to arrange for details of getting on the base. Without a CAC it will take about 4 days to process.
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