HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5376-04-2021A Resolution
NO. 5376-04-2021
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS
SUBMITTED TO THE AUTOMATED VEHICLES 2.0 PROGRAM WITH THE
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Council , comprised primarily of local
elected officials , is the regional transportation policy bo a rd associated with the North
Central Texa s Council of Governments and the regional forum for cooperative decisions
on transportation ; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Tran sportation Council , as a lead er in promoting and funding
ad vanced transportation technologies , has a history of transportation innovation ; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Council has developed the Automated
Vehicle s Program 2.0 to fund planning, deployment and in v estment in a utomated ve hicles
in North Te xas ; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has been approached by businesses to s erve as
the public project partner in the Automated Vehicles 2 .0 Program funding opportunity
provided by the North Central Tex as Council of Governments ; and
WHEREAS, the first proposal by Kodiak Robotics , Inc ., would develop a Truckport
as a location to begin and end automated truck trips from the AllianceTexas area that
would facilitate trip s between Fort Worth and Houston to continue the development and
use of automated trucks within the freight industry . Kodiak Robotics has partnered with
Pilot Flying J Truck Centers to ho s t the Truckport and with AllianceTexas for related land
development service s that s upport it s effort; and
WHEREAS, the second proposal, by Cintra/Ferrovial , would develop an automated
vehicle corridor u s ing the managed TEXpress Lanes on IH35W , IH820 and SH12 1/SH183
for an automated vehicle corridor within a more general connected vehicles corridor for
the general purpose lanes and frontage roads where vehicles can communicate with each
other to improve road safety, intersection management , entrance exit ramps assistance,
incident/a ccident/work z one management , roadside assistance , and operational design
domain s upervision. Cintra/Ferrovial will coordinate with the Texas Department of
Tran s portation, North Central Texas Council of Governments , AllianceTexas , Tarrant
Regional Transportation Coalition and representatives from the Texas Connected Freight
Corridors to develop the corridors ; and
WHEREAS, these partners , with the support of the City of Fort Worth , would
develop and expand automated vehicle technology in Fort Worth that could be used across
the country ; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Council requires a resolution from the city
council as part of the Automated Vehicles 2.0 Program application submission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
The City of Fort Worth supports the funding proposals from Kodiak Robotics , Inc . and
Cintra/Ferrovial to the Automated Vehicles 2.0 Program of the North Central Texas Council of
Governments and will serve as the public project partner and be part of the applicants' teams to
monitor progress of the pilot studies during the duration of each project.
Adopted this 6th day of April 2021.
ATTEST:
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary