Honda collaborates with Miami-Dade County on cutting-edge pilot program

WHAT:
Miami-Dade County and Honda will host a live demonstration and interview opportunity at Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport to showcase three of Honda’s state-of-the-art prototype autonomous work vehicles (AWV) and autonomous work mowers (AWM) mowing grass and spraying pesticide at the 960-acre airport. Miami-Dade County is the first test site in the U.S. for this cutting-edge autonomous technology.

Honda recently completed a three-month pilot program at Miami Homestead General and Miami Executive Airport. The prototype Honda AWV and AWM have been operating four days a week after being programmed with autonomous navigation and obstacle avoidance technology.

WHO:
Ralph Cutié, MIA Director and CEO

Jay Joseph, Honda Vice President of Sustainability & Business Development

WHEN:
Tuesday, February 25, at 10 a.m.

WHERE:
Miami-Homestead General Aviation Airport (enter at 280th Street & 217th Ave.)

28700 S.W. 217 Avenue, Homestead, FL 33030

Miami International Airport, America’s busiest airport for international freight and the second busiest for international passengers, is receiving an unprecedented investment of $9 billion in capital improvements and maintenance upgrades. MIA offers more flights to Latin America and the Caribbean than any other U.S. airport and is also the leading economic engine for Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida, generating business revenue of $118 billion and approximately 60 percent of all international visitors to Florida annually.

To request materials in an accessible format, Sign Language Interpreters, CART services and/or any accommodation to participate in any Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) public meetings and events please email the ADA Office at ADAcoordinator@miami-airport.com or call the office at 305-876-7747 five days in advance to initiate your request. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).