Strategic Transit Automation Research Plan

Transit bus automation could deliver many potential benefits, but transit agencies need additional research and policy guidance to make informed deployment decisions. Although funding and policy constraints may play a role, there is also a reasonable unwillingness to risk public funding or to undertake new operational models without a full understanding of the approach or without federal leadership and guidance. The purpose of this report is to define a five-year Strategic Transit Automation Research Plan that will establish a research and demonstration framework to move the transit industry forward. Key components of the Plan include conducting enabling research, identifying and resolving barriers to deployment, leveraging technologies from other sectors, demonstrating market- ready technologies, and transferring knowledge to the transit stakeholder community.

• Record URL:
  https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/research-innovation/114661/strategic-transit-automation-research-report-no-0116_0.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  https://www.transit.dot.gov/research-innovation/strategic-transit-automation-research-plan-report-0116
• Corporate Authors:John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center 55 Broadway
  Cambridge, MA United States 02142 Federal Transit Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC United States 20590
• Authors:
  • Machek, Elizabeth
  • Burkman, Eric
  • Crayton, Travis
  • Cregger, Joshua
  • 0000-0002-6202-1443
  • Diggs, Danyell
  • Fischer, Stephanie
  • Mortensen, Steven
  • Peirce, Sean
  • Richardson, Heather
  • Thomas, Anthony
  • Torng, Gwo-Wei
  • Valdes, Vincent
• Publication Date: 2018-1

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Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 262p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms:Automation; Autonomous vehicles; Bus transit; Buses; Research; Strategic planning
• Identifier Terms:Strategic Transit Automation Research Plan
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01721036
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 0116
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date:Oct 29 2019 9:33AM

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