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Title	Dual mode vehicle and infrastructure alternatives analysis
Record ID	30100
Personal Name Creator	Ehlig-Economides, Christine; Longbottom, Jim
Source	x, 126 p. : ill. (some col.)
Corporate Creator	Texas A & M University. Dept. of Petroleum Engineering; Texas Transportation Institute
Corporate Contributor	Texas. Dept. of Transportation; United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publisher	Texas A & M University. Dept. of Petroleum Engineering; Texas Transportation Institute
Publication Date	20080400
Abstract	The United States has a transportation challenge that requires addressing four issues simultaneously: traffic congestion, environmental pollution, safety, and energy security. A potential solution to these transportation challenges is the concept of an electrified guideway infrastructure providing energy in real time to automated vehicles. This project surveyed existing electrified advanced transportation concepts and selected five systems for evaluation of their technology readiness. None of the systems evaluated were judged ready for commercialization, but potential benefits of the technology warrant further development. Stakeholder interviews and a survey of collaboration mechanisms identified organizational and research paths that would enable accelerated development of a system capable of handling personal vehicles, public transit, and driverless freight movement on a common 21st century infrastructure.
TRT Terms	Dual mode transportation systems ; Electric vehicles ; Electric automobiles ; Electric trains ; Technological innovations ; Intelligent transportation systems
Classification	NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Alternative Fuels; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Transit Energy and Environment; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Rail Energy and Environment; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Maritime Energy and Environment; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - PLANNING AND POLICY; NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Contract Number	Project 0-5827
Report Number	FHWA/TX-08/0-5827-1; Report 0-5827-1
Availability	Texas Transportation Institute (TTI)
Resource type	Tech Report
URL	http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30100/30100/CEETIreport.pdf
Alternative URL	http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/big/CEETIreport.pdf
Format	PDF
Language:	English
Database	NTL Digital Repository