Enhancing Life with Automated Transportation for Everyone (ELATE)

Western Reserve Transit Authority will partner with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to deploy automated electric vehicles designed for accessibility in Mahoning Valley, Ohio and Santa Clara Valley, California to augment fixed-route bus and paratransit services. The two locations will test the ability of the AVs to provide more efficient and cost-effective service under different climates and operating conditions.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • USDOT Research Hub DisplayID 157487

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: 20210128
• Expected Completion Date: 20230330
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM)
• Subprogram: Enhancing Life with Automated Transportation for Everyone (ELATE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Autonomous vehicles; Bus transit; Cost effectiveness; Electric vehicles; Fixed routes; Paratransit services
• Geographic Terms: Santa Clara (California)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01863644
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 15 2022 4:17PM