Motorcoach Safety App for Passengers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) intends for this project to improve the safety of commercial motor vehicles by providing the general public with a mobile device application (App) that provides safety rating information on passenger/motor coach companies.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Information-Based Initiatives

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $150000.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Department of Transportation

  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC    20590
• Project Managers:

  Mueller, Jon

• Performing Organizations:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Principal Investigators:

  Pham, Jerry

• Start Date: 20110908
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20120308
• Source Data: RiP Project 30675

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Applications; Buses; Commercial vehicle operations; Highway safety; Real time information; Smartphones
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01467642
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 3:36PM