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Illinois Study Found Automated Truck Platooning Powered by an Artificial Intelligence Model Can Reduce Average Fuel Consumption by 10 Percent and Delivery Cost by 26.5 Percent.

METHODOLOGY The study used the pre-trained surrogate model to determine the optimal platooning configuration to minimize fuel consumption under different wind scenarios. The performances of four…
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Benefit
Date Posted
03/31/2024
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Carrier Operations and Fleet Management (CVO01), Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS14), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
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Illinois, United States

Stay Ready To Handle Unexpected Risks That May Arise From Public-Private Partnerships, Like Mergers and Acquisitions.

Stay ready to handle unexpected risks that may arise from public-private partnerships, like mergers and acquisitions. The stakeholders involved in this project encountered similar problems but…
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Lesson
Date Posted
08/30/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Integrated Multi-Modal Electronic Payment (TI05), Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
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Chicago, Illinois, United States

System Dynamics Model Sensitivity Analysis in a Generic Rural Area Revealed Up to a 67 Percent Reduction in Traveler Wait Time with Automated Services Compared to Human-Driven Vehicles.

METHODOLOGY The sensitivity analysis assumed little transit and no TNC services in rural areas. The analysis considered three scenarios including human driven vehicles (HDV), automated vehicles (AV…
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Benefit
Date Posted
07/27/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
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Chicago, Illinois, United States   |   Massachusetts, United States

Consider Third-party Accessibility Testing to Enhance Digital Accessibility and Ensure Compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and Screen Readers.

Consider third-party accessibility testing to enhance digital accessibility and ensure compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and screen readers. Valley Metro employed a third-…
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Lesson
Date Posted
06/30/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
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Chicago, Illinois, United States   |   Dallas, Texas, United States   |   Los Angeles, California, United States   |   Puget Sound, Washington, United States   |   San Francisco, California, United States   |   Tacoma, Washington, United States   |   Tucson, Arizona, United States   |   Portland, Oregon, United States   |   Phoenix, Arizona, United States   |   Vermont, United States   |   Pinellas County, Florida, United States

The Initial Projected Annualized Costs To Implement and Operate Shared Fully Automated Mobility Services Ranged From $125,000 to $1,934,000 per Census Block Group (CBG) in Four Large U.S. Cities.

This study evaluated transit systems in various cities to identify opportunities for equitable improvement through shared automated mobility. For this purpose, locations of unmet transit demand among…
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System Cost
Made Public Date
01/25/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
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New York City, New York, United States   |   Chicago, Illinois, United States   |   Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States   |   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

A Simulation Model Indicated That Shared Automated Vehicles and Fully Automated Electric Shuttles Can Improve Transit Coverage in Large Cities by 13 to 315 Percent.

METHODOLOGY In this study, transit stops, routes, and service frequency data from the standardized General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) were used to determine the transit supply score for each…
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Benefit
Date Posted
12/15/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
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New York City, New York, United States   |   Chicago, Illinois, United States   |   Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States   |   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Model-Based Study Estimates Truck Travel Time Costs in Illinois Could Decrease by Up to 25 Percent with an Optimized Network of Dedicated Automated Truck Platooning Lanes.

Methodology The interstate freeway network used in this study consisted of a total of 35 nodes and 56 demand origin-destination (O-D) pairs. Traffic data were obtained from the Illinois Roadway…
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Benefit
Date Posted
03/29/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS14), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
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Statewide, Illinois, United States

Simulation Study Estimates That a Fleet of Connected Vehicles Would Improve Safety Benefits from Weather-Responsive Traffic Management by 20 Percent in Severe Weather, As Measured by Inverse Time-to-Collision.

Methodology Three weather-responsive management strategies (WRMS) for I-80 in Wyoming were evaluated using a framework consisting of a simulation platform network module, a simulation manager…
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Benefit
Date Posted
02/18/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Roadway Automated Treatment (MC03), Personalized Traveler Information (TI02), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02), Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03), Winter Maintenance (MC04), Variable Speed Limits (TM20)
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Wyoming, United States   |   Chicago, Illinois, United States
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