Optimus Ride has announced plans to deploy its self-driving vehicles at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Fairfield, California's Paradise Valley Estates. With these deployments, residents and workers at both sites will have access to efficient and convenient self-driving mobility within defined, geofenced areas, according to Optimus Ride.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard deployment, which is expected to launch in the second quarter of 2019, will be the first commercial self-driving vehicle program in the state of New York. The vehicles will operate on the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s private roads, as they provide a loop shuttle service to connect NYC Ferry passengers to Flushing Avenue outside the Yard’s perimeter.

“We’re pleased to be the first company to launch a self-driving vehicle program in the state of New York and, having now announced three deployments in the first quarter of 2019, are well positioned as the leader in self-driving systems for geofenced areas,” comments Dr. Ryan Chin, CEO and co-founder of Optimus Ride.

Optimus Ride’s vehicles will begin operating at Paradise Valley Estates this summer. The main service during the initial phase of the program at Paradise Valley Estates will be to provide prospective residents with self-driving tours of the community.

Residents will also be able to access Optimus Ride through its reservation and on-demand ride services to travel to-and-from their friends’ homes, as well as to the community/health center, and to access outdoor activities within the property.

“With Optimus Ride’s self-driving system, we can attract an increasingly tech savvy population seeking independent mobility,” explains Kevin Burke, CEO of Paradise Valley Estates.

“It also improves the daily experiences and the quality of life for our residents by enabling them to travel easily and safely throughout our community.”

​The announcement of the Brooklyn and Fairfield, California deployments comes shortly after Optimus Ride announced a partnership with Brookfield Properties to deploy its self-driving vehicles at Brookfield’s Halley Rise development, which is located right outside of Washington, D.C. in Reston, Virginia. With these new programs, Optimus Ride's vehicles will be operating in four states.