Neighborhood Autonomous Vehicle Innovation
| Neighborhood Autonomous Vehicle Innovation | |
|---|---|
 NAVI shuttle | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | Jacksonville Transportation Authority |
| Locale | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 12 |
| Service | |
| Type | People Mover, self-driving bus |
| Services | 1 |
| Operator | Beep |
| Rolling stock | 14 |
| Daily ridership | 89 (2025)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | June 30, 2025 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Number of tracks | 1-way loop |
| Electrification | Battery electric vehicle |
| Operating speed | 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) |
The Neighborhood Autonomous Vehicle Innovation (NAVI) is an electrically-driven, autonomous shuttle service in Jacksonville, Florida. The system first opened in 2025 and features twelve stations in Downtown Jacksonville.
NAVI is owned by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and operated by Beep. The route primarily operates along Bay Street on a one-way loop in mixed traffic, with a dedicated lane along Gator Bowl Boulevard near EverBank Stadium.
As of 2026, NAVI typically only operates on weekdays, although JTA does occasionally operate the system on weekends when there are special events downtown.
As of 2026, NAVI is the first and only operational automated road vehicle in the United States in permanent public transit service.[2]
History
NAVI is intended to serve as the first phase of the Ultimate Urban Circulator, a program to replace the Jacksonville Skyway monorail with an autonomous vehicle network.
Features
As of 2026, the route is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long and uses fourteen Ford E-Transit vehicles.
See also
References
- ↑ Turner, Emily; Jax, Action News (November 4, 2025). "JTA employees paid to ride NAVI shuttle, inflating ridership on taxpayers' dime". Action News Jax.
- ↑ Bishop, Richard. "Beep Launches NAVI Fully Autonomous Public Transit System In Florida".