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This paper presents an incremental and evolutionary approach to implementing distance-based fees through the “shared mobility” model. Shared mobility is an emerging business concept that recognizes consumer travel and vehicle ownership expectations are evolving. The ability to share vehicles is enabled by modern technologies embedded in those vehicles and that same technology gathers miles driven by each vehicle. Through partnerships with shared mobility services it may be possible for states to collect distance-based fees efficiently and acceptably. Shared mobility services offer a natural platform for pivoting to distance-based fees because the fees are levied against a service that customers choose to use rather than a vehicle they personally own. Additionally, this model largely addresses privacy issues because reporting of travel is an inherent part of the service. The ultimate evolution of shared mobility and the application of distance-based fees will be enabled by automated vehicles. Forecast to grow significantly in coming decades, automated vehicles are a disruptive technology likely to change the way the authors travel, while enabling growth of the shared mobility model. Shared mobility will help the nation chart an efficient, rational, and evolutionary path to widespread use of distance-based fees.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE10 Standing Committee on Revenue and Finance. Alternate title: Implementing Distance-Based Fees Through Shared Mobility Model

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17-00751

English

23p

2017

Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

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Intelligent vehicles; Mileage-based user fees; Mobility; Privacy; Vehicle sharing

Shared-use vehicle systems

Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Vehicles and Equipment

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2017 Paper #17-00751

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 8 2016 10:10AM