Project Title:   CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DISPATCHING
     
Project Status:   In Progress
     
Project Type:   Deployment/Integration
     
Project Description:   This project is the FY 2001 ITS Integration Program earmark for the Corpus Christi, Texas region. Federal funding for the project was approved in June, 2002. The project expands on a FY 2000 earmark focused on integrating transit vehicle dispatching, operations, transit management, and transit administration through employment of Autonomous Dial-A-Ride Transportation (ADART). The project will increase the ADART service from two-to-twelve vehicles in service. Added capabilities to be deployed as components of this project are automatic transit fare collection and an advanced passenger notification system.
     
Project Location:   Corpus Christi, Texas Region
     
Project Partner(s):   FHWA, FTA, Texas DOT, Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority, City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County Department of Public Safey, Corpus Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization
     
Project Start Date:   June 2002
     
Project End Date:   April 2006
     
Estimated Total ITS Funds:   $793,615
     
Estimated Total Project Cost:   $1,587,230

Project Contacts:    
     
Brian Cronin
FTA Headquarters, TRI-11
(202) 366-8841
Linda Watson
Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority
(361) 289-2712



U.S. Department of Transportation, Intelligent Transportation Systems