One of JTA's autonomous vehicles. | Jacksonville Today
Published on December 9, 2025 at 11:16 am
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The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is taking legal action against the union that represents the bulk of its employees, accusing it of jeopardizing more than $100 million in federal funding the authority receives for services that include its autonomous vehicles, known as the Ultimate Urban Circulator program.
In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court, JTA, through its subsidiary Jax Transit Management Corp., accused Amalgamated Transit Union 1197 of breach of contract.
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The Federal Transit Administration has threatened to withhold more than $100 million in grants should the union refuse to sign a safety plan, according to the complaint. The union objected to including the U2C as a mode of service in the safety plan, saying the service was unsafe.
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