Road Transport Automation as a Public–Private Enterprise
This commissioned white paper addresses road transport automation as a public–private enterprise first by introducing the diversity of the different automation concepts, that is, the different goals set for automation, the relative roles of driver and automation systems of different levels of automation, and the complexity of the various operating environments. Next, the state of the art and state of the market are elaborated, including infrastructure support considerations; that section is followed by a discussion of the organizational framework for automation. As background for the symposium discussions, this paper reviews the maturity of technology with regard to wireless communications, localization, human factors, fault handling, cybersecurity, environmental perception, software safety, ethical considerations in computer control, and research opportunities. An assessment of non-technological issues covers public policy, legal issues, vehicle certification and licensing, public acceptance, insurance, and benefits and impacts. Business models and the roles of the public as well as private sector are discussed. Private vehicles and public road infrastructure, types and levels of infrastructure support, roadway infrastructure deployment, and business models for financing infrastructure improvements are addressed. The paper concludes with a discussion of key research and policy issues that could be fruitful topics for EU-U.S. cooperative activities.
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Authors:
- Shladover, Steven E
- Bishop, Richard
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Conference:
- Third EU-U.S. Transportation Research Symposium
- Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
- Date: 2015-4-14 to 2015-4-15
- Publication Date: 2015
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 40-64
- Monograph Title: Towards Road Transport Automation: Opportunities in Public–Private Collaboration. Summary of the Third EU-U.S. Transportation Research Symposium
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
- Issue Number: 52
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 1073-1652
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automated highways; Automation; Intelligent vehicles; Market assessment; Public private partnerships; State of the art; Technological innovations; Technology assessment
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I90: Vehicles;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01590431
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780309369503
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Feb 17 2016 1:12PM