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by Alain L. Kornhauser, PhD Professor, Operations Research & Financial Engineering Director, Program in Transportation Faculty Chair, PAVE (Princeton Autonomous Vehicle Engineering) Princeton University Board Chair, Advanced TRansit Association Presented at WSTA Annual Meeting Connecting Communities; Sharing Solutions Vancouver, WA August 24, 2015 Automation in Transit: Now & In the Near Future The Business Cases
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Outline Basic Economics of Transit Servi ce Scope of Vehicle Automation Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Revolutionary Transit Opportunity: autonomousTaxis (aTaxis) Revolutionary Transit Opportunity: autonomousTaxis (aTaxis)
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Basic Economics of Transit Service Transit Mode Costs ($$$)
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Basic Economics of Transit Service Transit Mode VehicleWay Costs ($$$)
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Basic Economics of Transit Service Transit Mode VehicleWay Costs ($$$) Capital Operating
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Basic Economics of Transit Service Transit Mode VehicleWay Costs ($$$) Capital $$ Operating $$
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Basic Economics of Transit Service Bus Transit VehicleWay Costs ($$$) Capital $$0 Operating $$0 Interesting about Bus Transit: It isn’t Burdened to pay for a Way!
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Basic Economics of Transit Servi ce Scope of Vehicle Automation Outline
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02 3 41 NHTSA Levels of Automation (None) (Driverless) (Self-Driving) (Warning) (Auto Collision Avoidance) Scope of Vehicle Automation
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02 3 41 Speed Dimensions of Vehicle Automation NHTSA Levels of Automation (None) (Driverless) (Self-Driving) (Warning) (Auto Collision Avoidance)
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02 3 41 Speed Slow (~10 mph) Moderate (~30 mph) Dimensions of Vehicle Automation NHTSA Levels of Automation (None) (Driverless) (Self-Driving) (Warning) (Auto Collision Avoidance) High (~60 mph)
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02 3 41 Exclusivity of the Way Speed Exclusive (Yours! but Must Pay for Way) NHTSA Levels of Automation (None) (Driverless) (Self-Driving) (Warning) (Auto Collision Avoidance) Slow Moderate (~30 mph) High (~60 mph) Scope of Vehicle Automation
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02 3 41 Exclusivity of the Way Speed Restricted (“Guest/Freeloader” user) Exclusive (Yours! but Must Pay for Way) NHTSA Levels of Automation (None) (Driverless) (Self-Driving) (Warning) (Auto Collision Avoidance) Slow Moderate (~30 mph) High (~60 mph) Scope of Vehicle Automation
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02 3 41 Exclusivity of the Way Speed Mixed (Free Way) Scope of Vehicle Automation Restricted (“Guest/Freeloader” user) Exclusive (Yours! but Must Pay for Way) NHTSA Levels of Automation (None) (Driverless) (Self-Driving) (Warning) (Auto Collision Avoidance) Slow Moderate (~30 mph) High (~60 mph)
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Google Self-Driving Google Self-Driving Today’s Automation Bus 2.0 MB Driverless Concept Google Self-Driving Google Self-Driving CityMobil2 Elevators Transit Bus After-market ACAS After-market ACAS Morgantown PRT Paris Metro, etc. Today’s Showroom Today’s Showroom
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Basic Economics of Transit Servi ce Scope of Vehicle Automation Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Outline
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Google Self-Driving Google Self-Driving Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Bus 2.0 MB Driverless Concept Google Self-Driving Google Self-Driving CityMobil2 Elevators Transit Bus Today’s Showroom Today’s Showroom After-market ACAS After-market ACAS Morgantown PRT Paris Metro, etc. Evolve
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Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance The Business Case Part A Driving a Bus is NOT Simple and Very Stressful Requires Continuous Diligence 2 bus drivers in NYC arrested for striking a pedestrian while simply trying to do their job Driving is one of the most dangerous occupation
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Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance The Business Case Part A Driving a Bus is NOT Simple and Very Stressful Requires Continuous Diligence 2 bus drivers in NYC arrested for striking a pedestrian while simply trying to do their job Driving is one of the most dangerous occupation They need help and ACA systems are available to help! Transit Unions & OSHA need to be demanding deployment of ACAS on all buses!
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Bus Collisions are Expensive! Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance The Business Case Part B
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2013 Nationwide Bus Casualty and Liability Expense Source FTA NTD Casualty and Liability Amount Vehicle- related 119 Fatalities 15,351 Injuries $499,872,628. Total Buses Commuter Bus (CB), Motor Bus (MB), Bus Rapid Transit (RB), Demand Responsive (DR) 80,795 Sub-Total Casualty and Liability Amount Per Bus $6,187/Bus/Year Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance The Business Case Part B
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Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance The Business Case Part B The Trend is NOT Good!
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In the next five days the bus transit industry will spend $6.8 million in casualty and liability expenses Bus Collisions are Expensive! Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance The Business Case Part B
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Fundamental Business Model We are at a point where: Fundamental Business Model We are at a point where: Cost of Automated Collision Avoidance Technology < Present Value {Expected Liability Savings over life of bus} Bus Collisions are Expensive! Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance The Business Case Part B
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Bus Collisions are Expensive! Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance The Business Case Part B
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Bus Collisions are Expensive! Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance The Business Case Part B
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Plus: Lives Saved, Injuries Avoided, Disruptions Averted, and Arrests not Made All for Free!!! Bus Collisions are Expensive! Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance The Business Case Part B
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Starting with the Basics Basic Economics of Transit Servi ce Scope of Vehicle Automation Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Revolutionary Transit Opportunity: autonomousTaxis (aTaxis) Revolutionary Transit Opportunity: autonomousTaxis (aTaxis)
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Google Self-Driving Google Self-Driving Revolutionary Transit Opportunity: autonomousTaxis (aTaxis) Bus 2.0 MB Driverless Concept Google Self-Driving Google Self-Driving CityMobil2 Elevators Transit Bus Today’s Showroom Today’s Showroom After-market ACAS After-market ACAS Morgantown PRT Paris Metro, etc. Evolve
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Today: Transit “affords” to serve only 2% of the daily trips Revolutionary Transit Opportunity: autonomousTaxis (aTaxis) Revolutionary Transit Opportunity: autonomousTaxis (aTaxis) The Business Case
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http://www.bts.gov/pub lications/highlights_of_t he_2001_national_hous ehold_travel_survey/ht ml/figure_06.html
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Current State of Public Transport… Not Good!: – Serves about 2% of all motorized trips – Passenger Miles (2007)*: 2.640x10 12 Passenger Car; 1.927x10 12 SUV/Light Truck; 0.052x10 12 All Transit; 0.006x10 12 Amtrak – Does a little better in “peak hour” and NYC 5% commuter trips NYC Met area contributes about half of all transit trips – Financially it’s a “train wreck” http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/2010/pdf/entire.pdfhttp://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/2010/pdf/entire.pdf, Table 1-37
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Today: Transit “affords” to serve only 2% of the daily trips Revolutionary Transit Opportunity: autonomousTaxis (aTaxis) Revolutionary Transit Opportunity: autonomousTaxis (aTaxis) The 98% of trips that don’t use Transit are trips that take place from-to and at times Transit doesn’t serve Between those places at those times there simply isn’t enough concentration of trips to effectively pay for The Business Case
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But what if the only thing that you had to pay for was the vehicle? RevolutionaryTransit Opportunity: autonomousTaxis (aTaxis) RevolutionaryTransit Opportunity: autonomousTaxis (aTaxis) The Business Case Then Transit looks just like the car; even better, Transit looks like an Elevator Transit Mode VehicleWay Costs ($$$) Capital $$0 Operating $~0$0 No one will want to take the “Stairs” Transit evolves to serve 80% of the trips!
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RevolutionaryTransit Opportunity: autonomousTaxis (aTaxis) RevolutionaryTransit Opportunity: autonomousTaxis (aTaxis) Implications for New Jersey’s ~32M daily trips If “NJ Transit” acquired ~1.5M aTaxis: >80% trips served @ auto-like LoS 5X Increase in NJ Rail ridership Daily aTaxi AVO > 1.5 Peak-hour, peak direction AVO ~3.0 Road congestion disappears This changes EVERYTHING! Including Quality of Life & Land Use
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Thank You alaink@princeton.edu www.SmartDrivingCar.com Discussion!
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Bus Collisions are Expensive! Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance Near-Term Transit Opportunity: Automated Collision Avoidance The Business Case Part B
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Soterea Automate Collision Avoidance
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Near Term Opportunities
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“Change-the world” Opportunities
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02 3 41 Exclusivity of the Way Speed Slow moderate high Exclusive Mixed (Shared Infrastructure) Restricted Scope of Vehicle Automation aTaxi NHTSA Levels of Automation
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The Business Case
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Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database for 2013 Commuter Bus (CB), Motor Bus (MB), Bus Rapid Transit (RB), Demand Responsive (DR) 119 Fatalities 15,351 Injuries Casualty & Liability expenses paid = $499,872,628 Average of $6,187 per bus
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Liability Savings pay Cash for the Technology, and… “half” of the following come for FREE!
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Think About… +
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+ + Enormous Extended Reach
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Think About… + Inexpensive Guideway + Inexpensive vehicles Great way to get started
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Think About… + + Enormous Extended Reach
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By walking to a station/aTaxiStand – At what point does a walk distance make the aTaxi trip unattractive relative to one’s personal car? – ¼ mile ( 5 minute) max Like using an Elevator! “NJ Transit aTaxis” Service Model Elevator
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By walking to a station/aTaxiStand – A what point does a walk distance makes the aTaxi trip unattractive relative to one’s personal car? – ¼ mile ( 5 minute) max By using the rail system for some trips – Trips with at least one trip-end within a short walk to a train station. – Trips to/from NYC or PHL Spatial Aggregation
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By walking to a station/aTaxiStand – A what point does a walk distance makes the aTaxi trip unattractive relative to one’s personal car? – ¼ mile ( 5 minute) max By using the rail system for some trips – Trips with at least one trip end within a short walk to a train station. – Trips to/from NYC or PHL By sharing rides with others that are basically going in my direction – No trip has more than 20% circuity added to its trip time. Spatial Aggregation
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Pixelation of New Jersey NJ State Grid Zoomed-In Grid of Mercer
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Stands are conveniently located about ½ mile appart Stands are conveniently located about ½ mile appart xPixel = floor{108.907 * (longitude + 75.6)} yPixel = floor{138.2 * (latitude – 38.9)) xPixel = floor{108.907 * (longitude + 75.6)} yPixel = floor{138.2 * (latitude – 38.9))
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O O D P1P1 An aTaxiTrip
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P1P1 O Common Destination (CD) CD=1p: Pixel -> Pixel (p->p) Ride-sharing Common Destination (CD) CD=1p: Pixel -> Pixel (p->p) Ride-sharing TripMiles = L TripMiles = 2L TripMiles = 3L
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P1P1 O PersonMiles = 3L aTaxiMiles = L AVO = PersonMiles/aTaxiMiles = 3 PersonMiles = 3L aTaxiMiles = L AVO = PersonMiles/aTaxiMiles = 3
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NJ Transit Train Station “Consumer-shed” NJ Transit Train Station “Consumer-shed”
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D a PersonTrip from NYC (or PHL or any Pixel containing a Train station) a PersonTrip from NYC (or PHL or any Pixel containing a Train station) NYC O Princeton Train Station NJ Transit Rail Line to NYC, next Departure aTaxiTrip An aTaxiTrip {oYpixel, oXpixel, TrainArrivalTime, dYpixel, dXpixel, Exected: dTime} An aTaxiTrip {oYpixel, oXpixel, TrainArrivalTime, dYpixel, dXpixel, Exected: dTime}
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P2P2 P1P1 O CD= 2p: Pixel ->2Pixels Ride-sharing
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P1P1 P3P3 O P2P2 CD= 3p: Pixel ->3Pixels Ride-sharing; P 2 New
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Elevator Analogy of an aTaxi Stand Temporal Aggregation Departure Delay: DD = 300 Seconds Elevator Analogy of an aTaxi Stand Temporal Aggregation Departure Delay: DD = 300 Seconds Kornhauser Obrien Johnson 40 sec Henderson Lin 1:34 Popkin 3:47
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Samuels 4:50 Henderson Lin Young 0:34 Popkin 2:17 Elevator Analogy of an aTaxi Stand 60 seconds later Elevator Analogy of an aTaxi Stand 60 seconds later Christie Maddow 4:12
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“Last Mile” Impact on NJ Transit Rail (Today: 281,576, +537% ! )
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Typical Daily NJ-wide AVO CD: Common Destinations; DD: Departure Delay (in Seconds) Typical Daily NJ-wide AVO CD: Common Destinations; DD: Departure Delay (in Seconds)
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Typical Daily NJ-wide AVO CD: Common Destinations; DD: Departure Delay (in Seconds) Typical Daily NJ-wide AVO CD: Common Destinations; DD: Departure Delay (in Seconds)
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Typical Daily NJ-wide AVO CD: Common Destinations; DD: Departure Delay (in Seconds) Typical Daily NJ-wide AVO CD: Common Destinations; DD: Departure Delay (in Seconds)
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Typical Daily NJ-wide AVO CD: Common Destinations; DD: Departure Delay (in Seconds) Typical Daily NJ-wide AVO CD: Common Destinations; DD: Departure Delay (in Seconds)
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Typical Daily NJ-wide AVO CD: Common Destinations; DD: Departure Delay (in Seconds) Typical Daily NJ-wide AVO CD: Common Destinations; DD: Departure Delay (in Seconds)
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Typical Daily NJ-wide AVO CD: Common Destinations; DD: Departure Delay (in Seconds) Typical Daily NJ-wide AVO CD: Common Destinations; DD: Departure Delay (in Seconds)
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Mercer County Pixel {200,103} Princeton ItemValue Activity Locations 57 Employment1,336 Population1,062 School Enrollment 0 Work School Home (Block Centroid ) Pixel Centroid
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2-pax aTaxis 15-pax aTaxis 6-pax aTaxis
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What about the whole country?
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Public Schools in the US
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Nation-Wide Businesses RankState Sales VolumeNo. Businesses 1California$1,8891,579,342 2Texas$2,115999,331 3Florida$1,702895,586 4New York$1,822837,773 5Pennsylvania$2,134550,678 9New Jersey$1,919428,596 45Washington DC$1,31749,488 47Rhode Island$1,81446,503 48North Dakota$1,97844,518 49Delaware$2,10841,296 50Vermont$1,55439,230 51Wyoming$1,67935,881 13.6 Million Businesses {Name, address, Sales, #employees}
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US_PersonTrip file will have.. 308,745,538 records – One for each person in US_Resident file Specifying 1,009,332,835 Daily Person Trips – Each characterized by a precise {oLat, oLon, oTime, dLat, dLon, Est_dTime} Will Perform Nationwide aTaxi AVO analysis Results ????
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Manhattan (New York County) Simulated population of 1,585,873 residents 8,085,055 trips originatewithin Manhattan 52,759,156 person-trip miles for Manhattan oTrips 3,010,666 unique travelers (1,424,793 non- resident travelers – Commuters) Mean Trip Length = 6.53 miles; Median Trip Length = 3.31 miles Interesting differences between commuter and resident population traveling through Manhattan
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Trip Files are Available If You want to Play
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Thank You alaink@princeton.edu www.SmartDrivingCar.com Discussion!
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NHTSA Levels of Automation 1 2 3 4 5 Exclusivity of the Way Speed Slow moderate high Exclusive Mixed Restricted Scope of Vehicle Automation
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