Impacts of Laws and Regulations on CV and AV Technology Introduction in Transit Operations (2017) / Chapter Skim
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OPERATING POLICIES 59 Planning Policy Considerations Automation of buses and vehicles providing public transit service will begin to affect many local transit operating agencies within the next 5 to 10 years. Table 1 identifies estimated timeframes for the common introduction of AV technology by transit operating authorities.
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OPERATING POLICIES 60 operating agencies will need guidelines for these new AV transit applications as soon as possible. Types of AV Transit Services – Current thinking within the transit industry has discussion centered on the following types of automated transit services.
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OPERATING POLICIES 61 having long-term operating cost savings but significantly higher up-front capital infrastructure costs. Examples of capital and operations and maintenance cost implications are for AV transit system dedicated lanes and stations with additional right-of-way, or a diversified vehicle fleet with more small vehicles to maintain along with larger traditional coaches.
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OPERATING POLICIES 62 AV transit lines will impact urban areas as provisions are made to accommodate the new technology. For example, potential changes to land use and development might occur when AV FM/LM transit service within dense urban districts is implemented.
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OPERATING POLICIES 63 Operating Policy Considerations Transit agency operations policies include the following: • Where and when services will be offered • What safety practices will be followed by employees and patrons • What activities of patrons are allowed or disallowed • How ADA and Title VI (civil rights) requirements are addressed • How union arrangements are handled • Employee rules, regulations, and duties • Emergency protocols • Technical operational agreements with local agencies such as signal priority Automation technology will affect all areas of operational policy.
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OPERATING POLICIES 64 Policy Implications of Multi-Sourced System Components Automated vehicle technologies and connected vehicle technologies are being developed in parallel paths. The result of these parallel development paths will be procurements that could purchase different subsystems from different source-suppliers, and thereby impose some board policy aspects of decision concerning the risks of subsystem integration – particularly in the near to medium term for agencies that decide to become "early adopters" of the advanced technology systems.
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OPERATING POLICIES 65 Safety Policy Considerations Implementing a safety program with a level of complexity which could equal those of the most complicated of rail systems is a major issue of AV public transit deployment. The complexity of AV technology will likely require the establishment of a rigorous Safety Management System43 under the FTA requirements.
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OPERATING POLICIES 66 1. How will crashes that are caused by something within the operating environment but not caused strictly by an AV equipment or system failure be judged regarding operational liability of the transit agency?
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OPERATING POLICIES 67 agencies in this field, but the need for transit buses and line-haul transit is not likely to go away as there will still be enough patrons with less money and enough time.
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OPERATING POLICIES 68 manufacturers. These decisions drive the agency's input into the regional transportation plans and TIP funding commitments.
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OPERATING POLICIES 69 Research Projects and Policy Studies on AV Transit Operating Agency Policy – Policy decisions made at the local transit operating agency level will become increasingly more complicated due to the uncertainties of when, how and in what way AV transit deployments will affect passengers, employees and overall operations. The following key policy studies would be beneficial for undertaking based on the considerations and findings of this working paper: 1.
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OPERATING POLICIES 70 research could address the risks and mitigations that are practical cybersecurity protection for the supervisory control systems and the operations control center operational support software.
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