1. YOW Shuttle Project The 3rd Annual Ottawa AV Summit April 4th, 2018
Mark Laroche, President & Chief Executive Officer
Ottawa International Airport Authority

2. Shuttle Concept 4 – 8 passenger capacity Climate controlled
Fully accessible to serve travellers with disabilities
Winter capabilities
Integrated with a shelter call system and mobile applications
Memory recall to enable departing passenger’s information to be stored for return to their vehicle location upon arrival
Overhead, in-lot charging capability

4. Route Map

5. Main Components
Connected, driverless, all-weather vehicle with intelligent opportunity charging technology
Integrated smart platform complementary to the airport’s parking
Design, development, production and commercialization delivered by a world-class multidisciplinary team
Canadian project from the designer to final user
Enhanced passenger service and expanded accessibility for the elderly, mobility challenged and those travelling with children or excessive luggage
“Living Reference Design Lab” to showcase and promote the key partners, end product and service

7. Collaborative Benefits
Live-test environment
Demonstration and showcasing opportunities
Enhanced service and public awareness
Funding and collaboration
YOW supporting in a tangible manner the NRC economic development
YOW mitigating and considering new opportunities that AV will have by disrupting the current model used by the air traveller for the portion of travel between home/business and the airport terminal
YOW becoming a potential anchor client for AV as it considers new opportunities

8. Airport Contributions
Provide secure access to a test bed (P4 Parking facility) for R&D, testing, validation and showcasing of the technology with cooperation of airport passengers.
Controlled circuit allowing a complete deployment of the technology
Living lab concept where the preliminary tests will contribute to the necessary adjustments for the end user
The airport is prepared to coordinate and implement all necessary infrastructure adjustments required to accommodate the project.
Sidewalk redevelopment, widening and paving
Shelter implementation and integration with charging networks (civil aspect)
Office space, control centre and location for maintenance/servicing of shuttles
The airport is offering to showcase the product, the service and ultimately the technology to the roughly 5M passengers that travel annually.
In-terminal showcase location
Participate and contribute to PR events and promotion of the ongoing activities
Host site visits for other airports, clients or potential partners

9. Funding Opportunities
Program to Advance Connectivity and Automation in the Transportation System (ACATS)
supports research, studies and technology evaluations, the development of codes, standards and guidance materials and capacity-building and knowledge-sharing activities
$500,000 available
Ontario Centres of Excellence – Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN)
The AV R&D Partnership fund will support these projects with up to $1,000,000 over a maximum of 24 months.
Additional funding opportunities will be sought out and will become available to the various project stakeholders

10. Next Steps Project Management Team identified by YOW and Invest Ottawa
Next month will be reaching out to several interested parties to formalise partnerships
Secure financing for project
18-24 months to have a AV Shuttle (level 3) operational at YOW
Consider future opportunities for ground transportation portion of the air traveller’s journey