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Abstract

A connected vehicle (CV), broadly speaking, is one that is equipped with internet access and a wireless local area network that enables the vehicle to communicate with other vehicles and the transport infrastructure. A plethora of CV safety and mobility benefits are envisaged. For instance, according to the estimates of the US Department of Transportation, connected vehicles can potentially eliminate about 80 percent of vehicular crashes. With the CV technologies, the past safety focus will switch from helping people survive crashes to helping people avoid crashes. In addition, CV technologies can enhance transport system performance through the provision of real-time traffic, transit and parking data, and reduce travel-related environmental impacts. Similarly, automated vehicles can help with such driving tasks as lane-keeping and frontal collision avoidance. At its most advanced stage, automated vehicles can obviate the need for a human driver, leading to driverless cars that have the potential to increase transport capacity and improve safety. This seminar will focus on a discussion of the connected vehicle and automated vehicle concepts, and discuss the potential impacts on daily living as well as the challenges, technologies and benefits related to CV and AV deployment including privacy and security considerations.

Speaker

Dr Chandra R Bhat is a world-renowned expert in the area of transportation and urban policy design, with far reaching implications for public health, energy dependence, greenhouse gas emissions and societal quality of life. Methodologically, he has been a pioneer in the formulation and use of statistical and econometric methods to analyse human choice behaviour. His current research includes the social and environmental aspects of transportation, planning implications of connected and automated smart transportation systems (CASTS), and data science and predictive analytics.

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