The $100 million Holon autonomous vehicle factory is planned in Eastport Exchange industrial park at 10145 Eastport Road in North Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record
Published on May 18, 2026 at 10:59 am
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After plans for an April groundbreaking came and went for Holon’s Northwest Jacksonville manufacturing facility, officials for the autonomous transportation company and Jacksonville’s city government have shared no details on what could come next.
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Holon, a German-based autonomous vehicle manufacturer, committed to make a $100 million capital investment into the facility planned at Eastport Exchange in North Jacksonville. However, the company missed its target for a planned April groundbreaking without a public announcement and hasn’t filed for any permits to begin construction on the facility.
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In October 2025, Holon and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority announced plans for the manufacturer to build a production facility at the Eastport Exchange industrial park at 10145 Eastport Road, where Holon would build vehicles for JTA’s autonomated Ultimate Urban Circulator, or U2C, public transportation system and for other customers. In June 2024, the city of Jacksonville approved an incentive package of more than $7.5 million for Holon to expand to Jacksonville.
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