Connecticut Department of Transportation Integrated Mobility Innovation Demonstration Grant Application for Testing and Deployment of Automated Buses on Connecticut Fastrak

The Connecticut Department of Transportation will test automated, electric buses on its CTfastrack bus rapid transit corridor to improve safety for riders with disabilities. Precision, automated docking and platooning will eliminate driver errors that result in wide platform gaps and other unsafe situations and also will reduce delays.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • USDOT Research Hub DisplayID 157710

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

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• Managing Organizations:

  Federal Transit Adminstration

  Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Mortensen, Steven

• Start Date: 20200623
• Expected Completion Date: 20230930
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Integrated Mobility Innovation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Autonomous vehicles; Boarding and alighting; Electric buses; Persons with disabilities; Transit safety
• Identifier Terms: Connecticut Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01865662
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 28 2022 2:20PM