FT. WORTH, TX — The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) entered into an agreement with Hillwood as AllianceTexas’ official Mobility Innovation Zone (MIZ) research partner.

Hillwood’s AllianceTexas development is located next to the world’s first dedicated industrial airport, Fort Worth Alliance Airport. The partnership will leverage the experience and expertise of TTI’s nationally recognized team with the MIZ’s capacity and capabilities.

TTI will conduct research, manage strategic initiatives for the MIZ, and serve as a think tank for new opportunities in mobility at AllianceTexas. The MIZ provides partner organizations the scale, infrastructure, and environment for the commercialization of emerging technologies in air and surface mobility.

“As budding surface and air mobility technologies take off, our research partnership with Hillwood at the AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone reinforces TTI’s ongoing commitment to testing and scaling innovations that impact the way we live,” said Greg Winfree, TTI Agency Director. “The location and capabilities that the Mobility Innovation Zone offers provide an unparalleled sandbox for research and development of the technologies that will move business, goods, and people forward.”

Bell and TuSimple have already established a presence at AllianceTexas. In February, Bell launched its autonomous pod transport operations and TuSimple’s Alliance-based facility offers autonomous trucking operations.