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Port Authority Launches Spring Trials of Self-Driving Shuttles at Newark Airport

Data from the closed-area trials will shape a possible 2027 bid to support connections to the rebuilt AirTrain.

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Zero-emissions vehicles from each firm will be tested separately in an area of the airport that is not publicly accessible during two-week periods.

Overview

  • Three vendors—Oceaneering, Ohmio, and Glydways—will run roughly two-week tests from March through late May in areas not open to the public.
  • The pilot evaluates zero-emission electric shuttles as a way to move passengers between existing facilities and the future AirTrain and Terminal B.
  • Trials will simulate high-capacity operations with multiple vehicles, building on adverse-weather testing conducted earlier this winter.
  • The effort follows a 2024 request for innovation, with results expected to inform whether the agency issues a formal request for proposals in 2027.
  • Port Authority leaders point to earlier airport AV pilots at JFK and Newark even as self-driving technology faces skepticism from New York officials and polling.