Economic Assessment of Autonomous Electric Microtransit Vehicles

Ongel, Aybike; Loewer, Erik; Roemer, Felix; Sethuraman, Ganesh; Chang, Fengqi; Lienkamp, Markus

doi:10.3390/su11030648

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“…Results indicate that AVs have the potential to reduce the operating costs by 30 to 50 cents per mile [214]. Similarly, Ongel et al conducted an economic analysis that indicates that autonomous taxis can reduce the operating costs by 60 to 75% compared to conventional vehicles [215]. Todd Litman provided a comparison between the costs of traditional driving vs. AVs in different modes.…”

Section: Public Preference Of Different Modes Of Avs (Public Vs Privmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, experts believe that this pandemic is a turning point that will accelerate the new digital revolution. Although the pandemic has halted many AVs' pilot studies [215,226], it is expected that this crisis will accelerate the introduction of AVs as AVs can be useful in emergencies and pandemics as follows:…”

Section: Avs In Pandemics and Implications On The Public Attitude Towmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Public acceptance and perception of autonomous vehicles: a comprehensive review

Othman

2021

AI Ethics

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Autonomous vehicles (AVs) or self-driving cars have the potential to provide many benefits such as improving mobility and reducing the energy and emissions consumed, travel time, and vehicle ownership. Thus, in the last few years, both research and industry have put significant efforts to develop AVs. However, laws and regulations are not ready yet for this switch and the legal sector is unable to take the lead but follow the development of AVs. Besides, the social acceptance is considered as a main key factor for the success of any new technology. Despite the enthusiastic speculation of AVs, little is known about the public acceptance and perception of the AVs technology or the factors that influence the public acceptance. This paper reviews the previous studies that focuses on testing the public acceptance and perception of AVs and sketches out the main trends in this area to provide some directions and recommendations for the future. This paper focuses on the influence of safety, ethics, liability, regulations, and the recent pandemic on the public acceptance of AVs.

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Section: Public Preference Of Different Modes Of Avs (Public Vs Privmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Avs In Pandemics and Implications On The Public Attitude Towmentioning

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Public acceptance and perception of autonomous vehicles: a comprehensive review

Othman

2021

AI Ethics

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“…AVs could also potentially provide efficiency gains. Ongel et al [17] predict that adapting autonomous electric vehicles in Singapore's public transport system would reduce total cost of ownership per passenger kilometer around 60% compared to the regular buses. We could also expect a decrease in real estate development costs and more affordable urban housing as SAVs would eliminate the need to invest in building garages for private cars [16].…”

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Mobility Acceptance Factors of an Automated Shuttle Bus Last-Mile Service

Soe

Müür

2020

Sustainability

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The main interest of this paper is to analyze the mobility acceptance factors of an automated shuttle bus last-mile service. There is limited research on the passengers’ perception of security and safety of automated mobility, whereas prior research is mostly based on surveys interested in attitudes towards self-driving vehicles, without being linked to the experience. We, on the other hand, are interested in passengers’ feeling of security and safety, after taking a ride with an automated shuttle in an open urban environment. For studying this, we conducted an automated shuttle bus last-mile pilot during a four-month period in the city of Tallinn in late 2019. The method is a case study focusing on one city with several tools for data collection applied (surveys, interviews, document analysis). The pilot, open and free for everybody, attracted approximately 4000 passengers, out of which 4% responded to the online feedback survey. For studying the operational capacity, we had a panel interview with operators of the shuttle service, in addition to analyzing daily operational log files. The results indicate that passengers’ perceived feeling of security and safety onboard was remarkably high, after taking a ride (and lower without a ride, in a different control group). The bus was operated only if operational capacity was secured, thus having significant downtime in service due to environment, technology and traffic-related factors.

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“…Only few studies have done a detailed cost assessment of electric vehicle and subsystems. In their research, Ongel et al, 33 Kampker et al, 35 Freyermuth and Rousseau 36 have derived identical results in the cost composition of an electric vehicle. Ongel et al 33 determined the cost of autonomous electric micro transit vehicles and compared them with buses.…”

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“…The autonomous technology hardware cost includes the LIDARs, sensors, cameras, and the processing unit prices. The autonomous technology costs are calculated as described in Ongel et al 33 The vehicle body includes the structure, interior and exterior. The vehicle body costs are calculated based on the weight and materials of the generated concept.…”

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Development of a parametric packaging and sizing tool for autonomous electric bus system

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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D:

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The demand for autonomous electric public transport is increasing globally. New vehicle models and variants are increasing the development complexity and hence the overall development time. Therefore, there is a requirement for a vehicle-packaging tool that can translate user inputs into an optimised vehicle package and can be visualised instantly. The aim of this paper is to develop a parametric tool for designing different concepts for electric autonomous buses. The scope of application is intended in the early phase of the vehicle development process to enable a fast and efficient creation of a flexible bus concept. Through a graphical user interface (GUI), the user is able to size and select all the required components for the autonomous vehicle concepts. The vehicle specification is initiated by selection of one of the three classes of vehicle, the desired number of passengers and then the bus interior’s seat arrangement design. An appropriate powertrain and chassis will then automatically be configured in the next steps. The HVAC simulation allows for the design of different components of the refrigeration circuit to ensure proper cabin temperature. For evaluating the concept, the energy consumption is analysed through simulations, and an estimated initial cost of vehicle concepts and individual systems completes the concept. A spider chart summarises all characteristics and offers an overview of the vehicle concept, providing the possibility to compare with other concepts simultaneously. The tool can create 9600 different bus concepts and provides interfaces for expansion.

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Economic Assessment of Autonomous Electric Microtransit Vehicles

Cited by 49 publications

References 20 publications

Public acceptance and perception of autonomous vehicles: a comprehensive review

Public acceptance and perception of autonomous vehicles: a comprehensive review

Mobility Acceptance Factors of an Automated Shuttle Bus Last-Mile Service

Development of a parametric packaging and sizing tool for autonomous electric bus system

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