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There could soon be a new way to get around Altamonte Springs -- autonomous vehicles.WESH Chopper 2 was live Tuesday night over SR 436 in Altamonte Springs near Cranes Roost. If you've driven near that area before, you know how busy it gets.Traffic builds as it gets closer to rush hour.Could you imagine a different way to get around that area?It could mean taking your hands off the wheel, and settling in for a new kind of ride.The city of Altamonte Springs has a solution for all of the thick traffic on SR 436. It involves autonomous vehicles -- driverless vehicles.Similar to the electric vehicles rolled out by Lake Nona two weeks ago, Altamonte Springs envisions a shuttle service that mostly parallels SR 436 and connects Uptown Altamonte, the mall, AdventHealth and SunRail, as well as businesses on the north side of Cranes Roost, including the Majesty Building."Providing our taxpayers with another mobility choice, that is as cheap as possible, and leverages the private sector as much as possible, is really key," said Frank Martz, Altamonte Springs City Manager.Martz hopes to have the project designed by fall and open next year. Local businesses including AdventHealth have already agreed to be partners in the $8.7 million project and might subsidize rider costs as they do now, with hospital workers who take SunRail.Drivers like Carlee Walkover welcome the new shuttle service."As long as there is a way to get there, as long as it didn't involve bumper to bumper traffic on I-4 or on the way to I-4, it would be a great idea," Walkover said.Altamonte Springs is also the only city in Florida partnering with Mastercard to share transportation and communications ideas globally. Altamonte Springs is looking for $2 million in state funding to jump start the project, and on Wednesday, a bill to provide that money passed its first committee in the State House.