AV Task Force - Public Transit Subcommittee Meeting #1 March 6, 2019 2/28/2019 1
Welcome and Introductions 2/28/2019 2
Review of Scoping Results 2/28/2019 3
Safety: Increasing Passenger Throughput: • Rider recognition by AV transit • Safety for passengers • Prioritize high occupancy trips • Pedestrian/bike/vulnerable user implications • Dedicated space needed for transit Pilot Opportunities: Equity Considerations: • Early deployment of shuttles • Universal mobility/building in access for all • Equity—how to improve service based on data Integrating AV’s into Transit System: • Unlicensed/undocumented people will need tech to • participate in mobility as a service Identify how AVs can strengthen and enhance • public transit/first and last mile solutions Equitable service—rates charged, population served, locations served • Integrating first mile, last mile connections • Rural and small dollar public transit needs • Small public transit, serving 10 people or fewer • On-demand transit in rural areas • Mobility hubs • Coordination with TNCs to reduce competition Driver-Assistance Technology and Labor Considerations: • Technical infrastructure for coordination • ADAS applicability to public transit • Ensure fixed-route transit survives where it is most • Effect on workforce, will labor require presence of efficient worker even if automated? 2/28/2019 4
Background on National Efforts 2/28/2019 5
Initial Sample of National Efforts: • Automated Vehicles Have Arrived: What’s a Transit Agency to Do? San Jose State University and Mineta Transportation Institute https://transweb.sjsu.edu/sites/default/files/1740-Niles-Automated- Vehicles-Transit-Agency.pdf • Transit and Emerging Technologies, Nelson\Nygaard http://nelsonnygaard.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Transit-and- Emerging-Technologies.pdf • Blueprint for Autonomous Urbanism, NACTO: (update coming soon) https://nacto.org/publication/bau/blueprint-for-autonomous-urbanism/ • APTA Connected and Automated Vehicle Committee (getting started) • Others to add? 2/28/2019 6
Additional National Initiatives to Track? 2/28/2019 7
Revisions to Subcommittee Scope and Discussion of Final Product 2/28/2019 8
Possible Final Product Goals • Investigate and document any existing national guidance or national initiatives to develop guidance • Identify what other states are doing related to this topic • Develop short-term and long-term recommendations for public transit to prepare for AVs • Identify potential funding implications of recommendations • Others? 2/28/2019 9
Recap and Next Steps 2/28/2019 10
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