Experts on connected and automated vehicles from WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff have announced they will discuss how connected and automated vehicle technology can be applied to public transit at the American Public Transportation Association Annual Meeting in Los Angeles September 11-14.
Lauren Isaac and Cliff Henke of WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff will give a presentation entitled “Implications on Driverless Vehicles on Public Transportation Agencies and Planning,” on Tuesday, September 13th from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Platinum Ballroom Salon C of the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE.
Isaac is the firm’s manager of sustainable transportation and the author of “Driving Towards Driverless: A Guide for Government Agencies,” a new guide for state, regional and local government officials in responding to the infrastructure and policy changes that the advent of driverless vehicles will require.
“Driverless vehicles have the potential to change all aspects of the public transportation industry – from workforce development to safety and security planning to corridor and network planning to service delivery,” said Isaac. “In short, these technologies have the potential to disrupt both public and private transportation as we know it - and, in fact, they have already begun to do so. Our presentation will present a few future scenarios that could occur with driverless vehicles and how the public transportation industry might be affected. We will then address potential implications to transit agencies’ service provision, including major capital investment planning, paratransit services, fleet maintenance and other support, labor requirements, funding and fare structures.”
