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Mobility on Demand in the United States
The growth of shared mobility services and enabling technologies, such as smartphone apps, is contributing to the commodification and aggregation of transportation services. This chapter reviews terms and definitions related to Mobility on Demand (MOD) and Mobility as a Service (MaaS), the mobility marketplace, stakeholders, and enablers. This chapter also reviews the U.S. Department of Transportationâs MOD Sandbox Program, including common opportunities and challenges, partnerships, and case studies for employing on-demand mobility pilots and programs. The chapter concludes with a discussion of vehicle automation and on-demand mobility including pilot projects and the potential transformative impacts of shared automated vehicles on parking, land use, and the built environment
Geospatial dashboards for intelligent multimodal traffic management
This paper presents the current status and future outlook of Traffic Management as a Service (TMaaS). TMaaS is an innovative web platform that provides a cloud-based vendor-neutral multimodal traffic management solution for small and medium-sized cities. Urban mobility data from several stakeholders and public service providers is integrated and visualized in a clean, intuitive and customizable interface for traffic operators and citizens
Logistics in European Traffic Policy
Modular concepts and logistics centers are the basic instruments for improving resource utilization in European transport system. Efficacy of the system and integration of transport services are not as advanced as they could be. Europe needs efficient logistics of freight traffic together with the combining of all aspects of traffic in order to retain and improve its competitiveness and progress in conformity with Lisbon co-modality programme and concept. Rapid development of freight traffic and congestion, accidents, noise and pollution, all the consequences of this rapid development, present economic, social, and ecological problems that have to be solved. Efficient planning, managing and control of transportation system are not yet developed enough. It is necessary to introduce modern logistics solutions in order to use less transport operations for transporting more goods.logistics, logistics centers, multimodality, ecology, traffic.
Research and innovation in smart mobility and services in Europe: An assessment based on the Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System (TRIMIS)
For smart mobility to be cost-efficient and ready for future needs, adequate research and innovation (R&I) in this field is necessary. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of R&I in smart mobility and services in Europe. The assessment follows the methodology developed by the European Commissionâs Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System (TRIMIS). The report critically assesses research by thematic area and technologies, highlighting recent developments and future needs.JRC.C.4-Sustainable Transpor
New Technologies for Sustainable Urban Transport in Europe
In the past few years, the European Commission has financed several projects
to examine how new technologies could improve the sustainability of European
cities. These technologies concern new public transportation modes such as
guided buses to form high capacity networks similar to light rail but at a
lower cost and better flexibility, PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) and cybercars
(small urban vehicles with fully automatic driving capabilities to be used in
carsharing mode, mostly as a complement to mass transport). They also concern
private vehicles with technologies which could improve the efficiency of the
vehicles as well as their safety (Intelligent Speed Adaptation, Adaptive Cruise
>.Control, Stop&Go, Lane Keeping,...) and how these new vehicles can complement
mass transport in the form of car-sharing services
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