Self-drivingSelf-driving public shuttle

Beep autonomous shuttles

Name: Beep autonomous shuttles
Brand: Beep

Beep is a Florida company that runs self-driving shuttle services for cities and transit agencies, using vehicles and driving software from other firms. Its best-known service is NAVI, a driverless downtown shuttle in Jacksonville. The Robot Report, 27 June 2025

Stage 4 of 5

Paying customers

Which rule placed it

Evidence: Company-reported only
Human help: Remote operators
Last milestone: 24 Sept 2026

01Can I get it?

Yes, in places

Where it works today: Public driverless shuttle NAVI in downtown Jacksonville, Florida (since June 2025); ATL Spoke pilot in Atlanta (since June 2026); invited riders in ID. Buzz vans in Lake Nona, Orlando (2026). Beep press release, 30 June 2025 (company)
Published price: No published price in our sources.
Human help: NAVI shuttles have no driver; Beep runs them from a command centre at the Jacksonville transit agency. The newer ID. Buzz rides in Lake Nona carry trained human operators aboard. Beep press release, 30 June 2025 (company)

02Track record

What has actually happened

Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.

24 Sept 2026
Pilot
MOIA America and Beep began carrying invited passengers in self-driving VW ID. Buzz vans on three planned routes in Lake Nona, Orlando, with trained operators aboard.
Beep press release, 24 Sept 2026Company-reported
16 Sept 2026
Update
Beep completed a merger with Freebee, a Florida on-demand shuttle company. The combined company keeps the Beep name.
Beep press release, 16 Sept 2026Company-reported
9 Sept 2026
Funding
Beep closed a Series B funding round led by Mobileye, bringing its total raised to about $130 million.
Beep press release, 9 Sept 2026Company-reported
10 June 2026
Pilot
Beep and the Atlanta Beltline opened ATL Spoke, a public self-driving shuttle pilot in Southwest Atlanta using four Karsan e-JEST minibuses.
Beep press release, 10 June 2026Company-reported
3 Nov 2025
Update
A local TV investigation found NAVI averaged only about 89 riders a day, and that transit-agency staff had been paid to ride. The agency denied recruiting staff to boost numbers.
Action News Jax, 3 Nov 2025
30 June 2025
Paying customers · sets the stage
Beep began running NAVI for the Jacksonville Transportation Authority: 14 driverless electric Ford vans on a 3.5-mile downtown route with 12 stops.
Beep press release, 30 June 2025Company-reported
June 2025
Funding
Beep raised $52.7 million in a round co-led by Intel Capital and Blue Lagoon Capital.
Beep press release, 30 June 2025Company-reported

03Safety and incidents

What has gone wrong

No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.

How we placed it

The rule, not an opinion

Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.

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Regulator-cleared or mass market
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
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Paying customersThis robot
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
Placed by: Beep began running NAVI for the Jacksonville Transportation Authority: 14 driverless electric Ford vans on a 3.5-mile downtown route with 12 stops (30 June 2025).
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Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
2
Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
1
Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. Beep runs vehicles and driving software made by partners (such as Ford vans with Oxa software in Jacksonville). We could not confirm NAVI's current fares or whether staff ride aboard.

Sources

Cite this page

Robotics Verdict. “Beep autonomous shuttles (Beep): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/beep. Checked 19 October 2026.