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Driver Assist Systems to Support Bus-on-Shoulder Operations Yielded 66 Percent Improvement in Customer Satisfaction with Mixed Results in Route Performance and Safety.

METHODOLOGY An independent evaluation of the Gen2 DAS-equipped buses was conducted over 12 months, starting in March 2017 in five core areas, namely route system performance, customer satisfaction,…
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07/18/2022

Design Automated Transit Vehicles with Simple and Intuitive Layouts and System Controls to Accommodate Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities.

Provide multi-media content en-route to passengers in vehicles with automation. Many standard features from AAVs can be improved, including delivering multi-media content en-route to passengers with…
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07/18/2022

Designing Questions about Speed in Several Different Ways May Help Improve the Usefulness of Automated Shuttle Survey Results, as Low Speeds Have a Complicated Relation to User Acceptance.

The following are several lessons learned from the projects for the development of future surveys about automated shuttles as they relate to survey population, survey approach, and questionnaire…
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08/25/2021

Market Assessment Research Finds Current Automation Technology for Non-transit Vehicles May Have Limited Applicability for Transit Service.

The main key findings of this report include the following: Attention is needed when adopting current automation technology designed for non-transit vehicles because they may have limited…
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04/27/2021

Leverage Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies to Optimize Rural Transit Systems.

Leverage IoT technologies to expand customer base. Specifically, they may provide data regarding transit usage and usage patterns, which in turn may be used to dynamically adjust and balance…
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11/25/2020

Multiple cities and transportation officials release best practices on how to regulate shared micromobility services.

This source report outlined experiences of cities and city transportation officials throughout the United States and focused primarily on dockless micromobility services operated by private providers…
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05/20/2020

FTA guide informs transit agency officials on how to design an appropriate evaluation for transit-automation technologies while also remaining aware of the constraints faced.

FTA recommends the following steps for designing and implementing an evaluation of a transit-automation project. Identify program goals and audience. It is critical to identify transit program goals…
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Date Posted
04/27/2020

The Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAAC) used Automatic Passenger Counters (APC) and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) systems to improve bus schedule adherence by 20 percent.

Methodology The study investigated two case studies for using the data analytics platform: Bus Bunching and Schedule Change Analysis. Case 1: Bus Bunching in Pittsburgh This analysis compares the…
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03/24/2020

Independent study shows a Great Lakes Hyperloop system would be both feasible and a good investment, boasting a benefit-cost ratio of 2.20.

The Great Lakes Hyperloop Feasibility Study evaluated the feasibility of an interstate hyperloop network using the existing USDOT Federal Rail Administration and Tiger Grant cost-benefit analysis…
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12/23/2019