Beep and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority launched autonomous vehicles to transport COVID-19 tests at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. The self-driving shuttles with no attendant onboard served two primary objectives. 

First, it freed up cycles for Mayo Clinic staff, enabling them to focus on other important tasks. Secondly, moving the samples autonomously removed a level of human interaction with the tests and helped reduce exposure to the virus.

The autonomous shuttles transported the COVID-19 tests on a 0.5-mile route from a drive-through testing site on campus and then delivered them to a processing laboratory on the property. The COVID-19 test samples were placed in secure containers prior to Mayo Clinic healthcare professionals loading them onto the shuttle. Once the samples were secured on the vehicle, a remote operator initiated the shuttle's journey from the testing site to the drop-off location. While the shuttle was along the route, it was monitored by on-ground support staff equipped with a wireless emergency stop control.