INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF SAFETY ASPECTS OF AN AUTOMATED MIXED TRAFFIC TRANSIT SYSTEM

The AMTT system concept is considered as a viable alternative form of public transportation for selected applications. The basic AMTT concept is that of fully-automated vehicles operating on non-exclusive guideways in areas where pedestrian and/or automotive traffic also exists. In such applications the vehicles will operate at low speeds (up to 9 km/hr). Other applications include hybrid systems which will also operate at a higher speed (up to 50 km/hr) within protected rights-of-way. This report discusses the results of an assessment of safety aspects and issues associated with the AMTT vehicle system which is under development by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

• Corporate Authors:

  Battelle Columbus Laboratories

  505 King Avenue
  Columbus, OH  United States  43201

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1982-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 81 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated guideway transit; Automated vehicle control; Control devices; Ground vehicles; Safety; Structural design; Technology assessment; Urban transportation; Vehicle mix
• Uncontrolled Terms: Right of way
• Old TRIS Terms: Automated mixed traffic transit; Controller characteristics
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00365278
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-OH-06-0030-82-1Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DTUM60-80-C-71065
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 30 1982 12:00AM