Evaluating Alternative Operations Strategies to Improve Travel Time ...

SHRP 2 L11: Final Report
Table 7.3 Summary of the Future (Continued)
Focus Area Existing/Near Term Future/2030
Fuel Technologies
Vehicle Features
Travel Choices
Mostly gasoline
Stability control & airbags
Automated cruise control & side collision /
blind spot warnings in luxury vehicles only
Travel focused on convenience and
economic feasibility
Mostly clean fuel technologies that
reduce environmental impact
Vehicle Infrastructure Integration
(Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII))
including:
• Vehicle-to-vehicle communication
• Vehicle-to-system communication
• System-to-vehicle communication
Driver Assistance Products including:
• Collision avoidance
• Adaptive cruise control
• In-vehicle signing
• Self-guiding vehicles
Growth in market-share of small/micro
cars that may possibly allow greater
throughput & sustainable flow
Integrated weather information
Travel focused on convenience and
economic feasibility, but increasingly
sensitive to energy consumption and
green living
User Decision Making User reacts to congestion More choices than today – modes,
departure times, fee-based quality of
service options
User understands travel options and
associated costs
Information
Telecommuting & Rideshare
Travel Pricing
Need for information growing
Use of information through cell phones &
internet limited
Navigation limited to route-guidance
Some telecommuting
Increased rideshare programs
User accepts service that is already paid
for
More, and more reliable, pre-trip
information based on real-time
measurements as well as forecasts of
system performance
In-Vehicle navigation & congestion
information
Technology innovations fully support
telecommuting
Well-established rideshare programs
With roadway pricing, users trade fees
for service quality
Demographics and Land
Use
Spatial growth, mode choice mostly auto
Focus on reducing travel
Urban locales with multi-modal choices
Focus on supplementing travel
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