Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum will cut the ribbon for the university’s official recognition of its new electric-autonomous shuttle system this Friday [Sept. 20].

Officials from Beep Inc.—the new system’s provider—along with representatives from the Mississippi Department of Transportation, will join Keenum for this first-of-its-kind vehicle deployment in the Southeastern Conference and Magnolia State. The 3 p.m. event is scheduled directly behind College View residence hall at 385 College View Drive in the amphitheater area, and Keenum is expected to take a brief shuttle ride.

Two Beep shuttles, which will seat up to 11 passengers, including an attendant, will hold testing and training runs the week of Sept. 23 before officially beginning two routes transporting riders between the campus’s core, key housing locations and popular entertainment destinations.  Along with MDOT, the National Highway Safety Administration recently granted approval for the program, a campus and community pilot project evaluating how the vehicles complement other modes of transportation.

For more information, visit https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2024/09/beep-beep-electric-autonomous-shuttle-service-drives-msu-friday-ribbon.