Field Operational Tests of Vehicle-Assist and Automation (VAA) System Using Full-size Public Transit Buses

The magnetic guidance technology developed in the past years has been successful and has displayed its maturity through various demonstrations throughout the world. Vehicle-assist and Automation (VAA) technologies have shown significant promise to provide benefits to transit agencies in terms of more efficient operations, cost savings (such as reduced right-of-way cost and travel times, smoother rider, reduce bus maintenance and repairs, and rail-like services) and safety. However, the United States Department of Transportation (US DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) felt that in most cases, full technical feasibility and the benefits have not been quantified. Therefore, they decided that it is necessary to initiate a pilot program to demonstrate the benefits of VAA applications for full-size public transit buses in revenue service.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  California Department of Transportation

  Sacramento, CA  United States  95819
• Project Managers:

  Mizuno, Bradley

• Performing Organizations:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Traffic Safety Center
  140 Warren Hall
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720-7360
• Principal Investigators:

  Horowitz, Roberto

• Start Date: 20120601
• Expected Completion Date: 20150228
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced driver information systems; Automated guided vehicle systems; Magnetic properties; Ride quality; Right of way (Traffic); Transit buses; Travel time
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01620497
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: California Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 4 2017 10:52AM