A Florida-based autonomous mobility technologies provider called Beep has announced an exclusive dealer arrangement for the state of Florida with Navya.

Beep and Navya have also announced a development partnership for shared mobility and autonomous vehicle research, which will result in Beep leading the testing and pilot deployments of Navya’s driverless and fully electric AUTONOM Shuttle in Florida.

Beep is working with Lake Nona—a smart community within the City of Orlando and Orange County where the company is headquartered— to bring the first autonomous shuttles to Central Florida. Service is expected to begin this spring.

“Lake Nona continues to be a model of what a smart and connected community can accomplish,” says Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings.

“Bringing the first all-electric autonomous shuttles to Central Florida is a defining moment for the future of transportation in our region and will help position Orange County as a place to demonstrate new, innovative technology.”

Founded by experienced fleet managers and technology entrepreneurs, Beep offers the “next generation of services for passenger mobility” to fleet operators in planned communities and low-speed environments across the public and private sector.

Beep’s autonomous mobility platform offers everything from route planning to on-board interactive services to provide safe, efficient movement of passengers between defined locations on private and public roads.

“Our suite of services and solutions, underpinned by NAVYA’s cutting edge technology, will further Lake Nona’s smart city vision by providing an innovative, green and intelligent mobility solution to its residents and visitors,” says Kevin Reid, Beep’s co-founder.

Autonomous shuttle service is scheduled to begin this spring in Lake Nona, and will feature two shuttles each with a dedicated operator on board. Capable of holding up to 15 people, the AUTONOM Shuttle will travel on fixed routes within the Lake Nona community at speeds of up to 16 miles per hour.

All of Beep’s autonomous vehicles deployed in the U.S. will be monitored by the company’s operations center, which is headquartered in Lake Nona.

“NAVYA’s driverless shuttles and Beep’s autonomous mobility solutions provide an intelligent, fluid, and environmentally-friendly transportation option,” says Jim Zboril, president of Tavistock Development Company, the developer behind Lake Nona.

“We look forward to integrating this new shuttle service into our larger Move Nona transportation plan to make it easy for people to explore Lake Nona.”