01589075

Component

https://doi.org/10.3141/2542-09

The rapid development of automated vehicles and the introduction of shared mobility services hold great potential for the development of automated public transport systems. However, their expected performance under alternative conditions and with alternative design factors remains unknown. In this study, the operation of a new automated mobility service was simulated and evaluated. The proposed transport system was defined as an automated demand-responsive transport system (ADRTS), which consisted of a demand-responsive public transportation service providing sharable rides without fixed routes or timetables in automated vehicles. Requests for the ADRTS were combined if they shared the same pickup and drop-off locations, subject to vehicle capacity limitations. Rides were launched within a predefined maximum vehicle dwell time, and routes were chosen without detours. The proposed system was tested in a field operation pilot project of the operation of automated vehicles in Wageningen in the Netherlands under conditions with different demand patterns, vehicle capacities, and operational factors. The simulation model determined the minimal and optimal fleet size for operation of the shuttle service when total operational and travel costs were minimized and maximum passenger waiting time requirements were satisfied. The results indicated that the most effective way to reduce the system cost per passenger of the ADRTS in the presented case study was to increase the demand level, increase the share of passengers who arrive independently, and use adequate vehicle sizes and short vehicle dwell times.

01586596

16-1791

English

pp 75–83

2016

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309441469

Print

Figures (5) ; References (19) ; Tables (1)

Campus transportation; Demand responsive transportation; Dwell time; Mobility; Public transit; Transit vehicle operations; Vehicle fleets

Netherlands

Design; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 12 2016 4:46PM

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