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Module 18: Transit and the Connected/Automated Vehicle Environment/Emerging Technologies, Applications, and Future Platforms

Time:  Noon-2p.m. ET/11a.m-1p.m. CT/10a.m.-12p.m. MT/9a.m-11a.m. PT
This module is to expand discussion on the connected vehicle environment for transit to accommodate “advancing automation” in the USDOT 2015-2019 ITS strategic plan and in the recent initiative announced by the USDOT. This module is a continuation of Module 11 – Transit and the Connected Vehicle Environment/Emerging Technologies, Applications, and Future Platforms.   

Module 18 will provide transit agencies and other interested participants with an overview of developments in vehicle automation that complement vehicle connectivity for both bus and rail transit.  This module will define relationships between connectivity and autonomy for transit vehicle operation.  It will present examples of the state-of-the art transit vehicle automation applications including autonomous lane keeping and collision avoidance warning systems.  This module also will describe how connectivity and automation are being deployed in rail transit, primarily in terms of train control systems for safety and capacity.

Course credit: 1.5 PDH/1.75 AICP CM

Learning Objectives:
1. Define the relationships between connected vehicle and automated transit vehicle functionality.
2. Describe the potential for autonomous bus guidance for safety, access and capacity.
3. Describe the development of automated collision avoidance technologies for buses and paratransit vehicles for operational safety.
4. Explain the potential for AV/CV technologies to support first mile/last mile transit connections for expanded mobility and convenience. 
5. Describe the fundamentals of rail transit system connected/automated operation for transit safety and capacity.

Target Audience:
• Managers and operators of transit systems
• Metropolitan Planning Organizations
• Transit Planners and
• Private and public sector users including manufacturers

Instructor:  Jerry Lutin
Jerome M. Lutin is retired from positions as Distinguished Research Professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology and as Senior Director of Statewide and Regional Planning at New Jersey Transit.