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Committee hears airport autonomous-vehicle update; staff urges caution on access and data sharing
Summary
Staff presented an update on autonomous-vehicle operations on airport property, warning there is no exclusive licensing in place, noting a recent breakdown incident in Venice, and urging coordination with unions, emergency services and possible data-sharing arrangements with companies such as Waymo, Uber and Lyft.
La presidenta del comité opened the meeting and asked staff to present an update on autonomous-vehicle (AV) operations on airport property. Don Luis Bridges, who identified himself as "vicedirector de estrategia de movilidad," gave the report and said the city currently has no exclusive license for AVs to operate on airport property and urged caution before granting access.
Bridges recounted recent operational problems and safety concerns, including a weekend incident in which "uno de los vehículos que se descompuso en los canales de Venice," and…
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