Is U2C serious? Help me make it make sense....

[jaxjags]

My thoughts about the Mayor supporting the U2C is related to Holon building its plant here. Something tells me if the U2C is abandoned or even questioned in public the Holon plant would be gone.

[jax_hwy_engineer]

My thoughts about the Mayor supporting the U2C is related to Holon building its plant here. Something tells me if the U2C is abandoned or even questioned in public the Holon plant would be gone.

That plant will only make the cars to be used in this project. No way will it ever compete with something like Waymo, and EV Vaporware companies abound, this will likely only be another failed promise of the EV bandwagoners.

Plus, the current mayor is bought and paid for like every other politician in the Jax area (and likely most of the country) and the powers that be, who line her pockets, say she has to champion this joke of a project and pretend the emperor is wearing awesome autonomous clothes meanwhile every citizen thinks this project is a joke...

[thelakelander]

That Holon plant is just as speculative as the U2C. Either we'll hit it big by being the first or we'll strike out with millions burned in the process.

[Ken_FSU]

My thoughts about the Mayor supporting the U2C is related to Holon building its plant here. Something tells me if the U2C is abandoned or even questioned in public the Holon plant would be gone.

[jaxlongtimer]

I'm willing to bet that there will be more JTA employees and consultants hoping to get a job from JTA than members from the public at that grand opening.

Kind of like Trump's military parade on Sunday.  Truly embarrassing.  Like Trump, maybe JTA has a prewritten press release touting the hundreds of thousands of invisible people that will be there  .

[civil42806]

Is that you stephen?

[civil42806]

My thoughts about the Mayor supporting the U2C is related to Holon building its plant here. Something tells me if the U2C is abandoned or even questioned in public the Holon plant would be gone.

That plant will only make the cars to be used in this project. No way will it ever compete with something like Waymo, and EV Vaporware companies abound, this will likely only be another failed promise of the EV bandwagoners.

Plus, the current mayor is bought and paid for like every other politician in the Jax area (and likely most of the country) and the powers that be, who line her pockets, say she has to champion this joke of a project and pretend the emperor is wearing awesome autonomous clothes meanwhile every citizen thinks this project is a joke...

always follow the money.

[marcuscnelson]

CSX, of all people, beating JTA to the punch by just a few short weeks.

https://youtu.be/Z1oIneyBVVs?si=6UV-tgTZWaHVAQeS

Granted, these vans (operated by California-based COAST Autonomous) are on more of the kind of territory that are conducive to successful operation: a closed industrial site with relatively few pedestrians, only needing to carry a few workmen at a time. Essentially akin to the pilot operations at Mayo Clinic or FSCJ, or the proposed Agile Projects. Almost certainly not $67 million to implement, however.

[Ken_FSU]

Has anyone heard anything new about the Emerald Trail grant? I think the House was supposed to take up NAE/Reconnecting Neighborhoods in late April/early May, but haven't heard much on what comes next.

[thelakelander]

I haven't heard anything lately.

[Charles Hunter]

If the Fed grant is lost, we need to move the U2C city money to the Emerald Trail.

[Ken_FSU]

Hopefully no news is good news.

[urban_]

If the Fed grant is lost, we need to move the U2C city money to the Emerald Trail.

If we get some quarter-baked U2C project and no Emerald Trail, I'm going to throw myself into the sea

[Ken_FSU]

Bay Street coming off the Hart Bridge is like a runway.

Somebody's gonna get killed if these idiots keep parking dead-stop in mixed traffic.

https://streamable.com/gdarsk

Surely the plan can't be for the clowncars to just stop traffic on Bay Street for their pickups, can it?

[Charles Hunter]

Looking at Street View, why, yes

Surely the plan can't be for the clowncars to just stop traffic on Bay Street for their pickups, can it?

However, if the wise folks here at the Jaxson are right, stopping for passengers won't be a problem.

And don't call me Shirley.

Bay Street coming off the Hart Bridge is like a runway.

You must be mistaken. There's a 35 MPH SPEED LIMIT sign on Bay Street, just west of the Hart exit ramp - so cars cannot be going fast ... no one would exceed the speed limit would they?