Developing Connected Micro-transit Vehicles for Equitable Mobility Service for Rural and Underserved Communities

Sporadic transportation demands over large, geographically dispersed rural areas make conventional fixed-schedule, fixed-route solutions inefficient. This project develops technology-driven solutions for development and deployment of micro-transit transportation vehicles to address distributed and low-demand transportation needs in rural areas by providing more efficient, customer-focused autonomous transit services via flexible routing and scheduling while interacting with and integrating into other transportation modes. This integrated systems of systems and technology-driven approach will lead to equitable transportation solutions by reducing transportation costs due to smaller vehicle sizes and the adoption of ride-sharing strategies for transit services in rural and disadvantaged communities.

• Record URL:
  https://www.cr2c2.com/research/major-research-initiatives/mri-2/project-2-3

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $532821
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3552348304

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  North Carolina Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 25201
  1 South Wilmington Street
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27611
• Managing Organizations:

  Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities

  North Carolina A&T State University
  Greensboro, NC  United States  27411
• Project Managers:

  Karimoddini, Ali

• Performing Organizations:

  North Carolina A&T State University

  1601 E. Market Street
  Greensboro, NC  United States  27411

  Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton

  Boca Raton, FL  United States  33431
• Principal Investigators:

  Karimoddini, Ali

  McBride, Maranda

  Murray-Tuite, Pamela

  Ni, Zhen

• Start Date: 20230801
• Expected Completion Date: 20270731
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Artificial intelligence; Autonomous vehicles; Connected vehicles; Ridesharing; Routing; Rural areas; Shared mobility; Transit buses
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01892249
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities
• Contract Numbers: 69A3552348304
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Sep 1 2023 4:43PM