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      <title>Advancing Urban Co-Modality with Drone Delivery Services</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Co-modality in transportation refers to the shared use of infrastructure between freight and passenger systems. While common in air and rail, its use in urban logistics and public transit is limited. This project proposes integrating drone-based last-mile delivery with public transit using fixed-route buses as mobile hubs. Drones would launch from and land on moving buses to enhance delivery flexibility and generate extra revenue for transit operators without raising operational costs. The research is divided into three thrusts: Thrust I assesses the business feasibility of urban co-modality by analyzing trade-offs between transit operators and last-mile logistics carriers. Thrust II examines the cost-effectiveness and reliability of drone delivery using performance modeling and simulations. Thrust III explores the integration between drone delivery and transit service based on the demand settings and drone configuration results from previous thrusts. The project will produce system design models and simulation tools for drone performance that apply to real-world scenarios.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:53:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ACRP Insight Event--On-Demand Aviation Services for Mobility, Logistics, Emergency Response, and Humanitarian Use Cases</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Aviation is beginning to see a trend similar to that experienced in ground transportation, namely, the use of transportation network companies (TNCs) offering on-demand transportation services for passengers and goods. Yet air transportation is different from ground transportation from both a technology and regulatory perspective, and since the trend is in its infancy, little information is available for formal research. Airport industry practitioners and other stakeholders would benefit from a convening event to discuss how such trends could impact business and personal aviation and how airports might position themselves to be ready for these trends.

The objective of this effort is to conduct an ACRP Insight Event to foster dialog among thought leaders with respect to on-demand aviation. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:31:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Paving the Way for Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Technologies in the Motor Carrier and Rail Industries</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This research sought to evaluate the broad impacts that automated and connected vehicle technologies can have on both the motor carrier and rail industries. The studies look at potential safety considerations and infrastructure needs that will be required to support the mass adoption of these emerging technologies, as well as the potential costs and benefits as they come into the market. 

Using large truck crash data from 2013 through 2015 obtained from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, chi-square automatic interaction detection (CHAID) decision trees were estimated to examine the effect of autonomous vehicle (AV) and connected vehicle (CV) technologies on motor carrier crash severity. Results suggest that the greatest contributory predictors of crash severity outcomes are driving too fast for conditions, distracted/inattentive driving, overcorrecting, and driving under the influence of alcohol. If these circumstances are altered by AV and CV technologies, it is suggested that between 117 and 193 severe crashes involving large trucks could be prevented annually in Missouri alone. To render such safety benefits, key vehicle needs include autonomously controlling acceleration and steering, monitoring of the environment, and responding to dynamic driving environments without the need for human intervention. Importantly, the safe operations of a system that can perform such AV and CV tasks require readable lane markings, traffic signals and signs, managed or dedicated lane usage, and dedicated refueling and/or recharging facilities.

Further, since the development and adoption of these technologies are likely to be gradual, three phases of adoption were posited and analyzed. Depending on the degree of autonomy that is available, the motor carrier industry could achieve up to a 42.1% reduction in average cost per mile. And if fully autonomous technology was made available for use in the motor carrier industry, it is estimated that the American rail freight industry could see a 19% to 45% drop in demand.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 12:47:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pilot Off Hour Urban Freight Delivery- Contracts
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      <description><![CDATA[Additional contract support for handbook development, technical assistance and evaluation.  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2015 09:10:54 GMT</pubDate>
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