SmartTransportationina

SmartCity
NeilPedersen
ExecutiveDirector,TRB
Sept.12,2016
 DefinitionofaSmartCity
Aninstrumented,interconnected,andintelligent
city
IBMsJournalofResearchandDevelopment
Asmartcityusesinformationand
communicationstechnologytoenhanceits
livability,workability,andsustainability.
SmartCitiesCouncil
EightkeyaspectsthatdefineaSmartCity:smart
governance,smartenergy,smartbuilding,smart
mobility,smartinfrastructure,smarttechnology,
smarthealthcareandsmartcitizen.
Sarwant SinghinForbes
 SmartCitiesMission
SmartMobilityasPartofanIntegrated
System
Asmartcityrequiresasystemwideandan
integratedcrossdepartmentalapproach
Asystemofsystems
Integratedservices
Examples
Transportationdependsonpowerand
communications
Emergencyservicesneedrealtimetravel
conditioninformationandoptimizationofsignals
 WhatAreWeTryingtoAchievewith
SmartCities
Livability
Reducingtrafficandcongestion
Reducingtriptime
Empoweringpeoplewithchoiceandcontrol
Improvingpublicsafety
Workability
Increasingcitiescompetitiveadvantage
Becomingmoreattractivetotalent
Sustainability
Reducingpollutionfromtransportation
Improvingtransportationbudgets
SmartCitiesCouncil
 ASmartCityIsBuiltAroundData
Collectionofdata
Dependentonthousands
andevenmillionsofsensors
Communicationofdata
Analyzingdatatoturnitintoinformationthat
isactionable
Predictingwhatwillhappennext
Communicationofinformation
ElementsofSmartTransportationina
SmartCity
Mobilityasaservice
Transportationnetwork
companies(eg,Uber,Lyft)
Carsharing
Bikesharing
Ridesharingapps
Popuptransitsystems(e.g.Bridj)
Multimodaltripplanningapps
Realtimetransitstatusapps
ElementsofSmartTransportationina
SmartCity
Increasedefficienciesofoperations
Advancedtrafficmanagementsystemstooptimize
trafficflow
Systemwideincidentdetectionandreporting
Multimodaloperationaloptimization
Reroutingofvehiclesandpassengers
Dynamicdemandbasedpricing
Adaptivetrafficsignalsystems
Signalpriorityfortransit
Signalpriorityforemergencyresponders
ElementsofSmartTransportationina
SmartCity
Travelerinformationsystems
Realtimemultimodaltraveltimeinformation
Informationonalternativemodesandtraveltimes
Dynamicreroutinginformationduringtrips
Realtimetransitstatusinformation
Realtimeweatherinformation
Realtimeparkinginformation
Multimodalpaymentsystems
Multimodalfarecards(e.g.taxis,TNCs,transit,tolls)
Paymentsoftransitfareswithmobilephones
ElementsofSmartTransportationina
SmartCity
Smartparkingmanagementsystems
Realtimeinformationonparking
availabilityandpricing
Electricvehicles
Chargingstations
Electricbuses(e.g.
Gothenburg,Sweden
Lightingsystems
LEDlightsandsignals
Motionsensitivestreetlights
Assetmanagementsystems
 FutureElementsofSmart
TransportationinaSmartCity
Connectedandautomatedvehicles
Datacommunicatedtovehiclesfrom
signals
Autonomousbuses(e.g.CityMobil2)
Shareddriverlessvehicles(Uberpilot)
Potentialforfirstmile,lastmileto
transit
Unmannedaerialsystems(a/k/adrones)
Goodsmovement
Smallscaleandenvironmentallyfriendlydeliveries(e.g.Gothenburg)
Unmannedaerialsystems
 Helsinki'sambitiousplantomake
carownershippointlessin10years
Finland'scapitalhopesa
'mobilityondemand'
systemthatintegratesall
formsofsharedand
publictransportina
singlepaymentnetwork
couldessentiallyrender
privatecarsobsolete.
TheGuardian
 HelsinkisAmbitiousPlan
Helsinkisgoalisapointtopointmobilityondemand
systemby2025thatwillserveasbothajourneyplanner
anduniversalpaymentplatform.
Peoplewillbeabletopurchasemobilityinrealtime,
straightfromtheirsmartphones.
Thehopeistoprovideriderswithanarrayofoptionsso
cheap,flexible,andwellcoordinatedthatitbecomes
competitivewithprivatecarownershipnotjustoncost,
butonconvenienceandeaseofuse.
knittingeverythingfromdriverlesscarsandnimble
littlebusestosharedbikesandferriesintoasingle,
supplemeshofmobility.
TheGuardian
HelsinkisExperimentswithTransit

Theeconomicsfor
Kutsuplus,apointto
pointminibusservice,did
notworkout
Helsinkiisnowtryingself
drivingbusesforfeeder
servicetomainline
routes,EasyMile EZ10.
 IssuestoThinkAbout
Datasharingwithprivateserviceproviders
Extentandcostofsensorsrequired
HowtopartnerwithTNCstohelp,ratherthan
hurttransit
Impactsofautonomousvehiclesontransit
Theroleofmunicipalgovernmentvs.the
privatesectorinprovidingservices
Aregulatoryenvironmentthatsupportssmart
transportationwhileensuringsafety
 IssuestoThinkAbout
Unintendedconsequences(e.g.zerooccupancy
vehicleVMT)
Cybersecurityissues
Privacyissues
Equityissues
Thosewhodonotowncellphones
Willservicesbeonlybeaffordablebythewelltodo?
Ensuringequalaccessfortheelderlyanddisabled
HowSmartMobilitycanbeanbeintegrated
elementofacomprehensiveSmartCityinitiative
State-of-the-Activities TRB
e-Circular (May 2016)

Connected/automated
vehicles
Shared-use services
Unmanned aerial systems
NextGen
Big data/cybersecurity
Smart Cities/Internet-of-
Things
3D Printing
Transformational Technologies in Transportation
Partners in Research Symposium
October 31-November 1
Detroit, Michigan
Co-sponsored by Michigan DOT and NCHRP
2017TRBAnnualMeeting
Jan.812,2017
WashingtonDC

NeilPedersen
npedersen@nas.edu
www.TRB.org