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From the Academic Chair....
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Lots is happening in our world of new mobility options with a large focus on UBER, LIFT, and driverless cars attempting to redefine transit. But emerging shuttle systems and solar powered automated transit networks are starting to gain some recognition. The big discussion in the US is - what is transit? How is it being redefined and how do we create a fully linked multi-modal system that allows for mobility for all? Please join in the discussion to assist with defining what is possible!
This is our second issue of Academic Transit Pulse and I look forward to any news or information for the categories of jobs, conferences, grants and other opportunities to share with others along with what you have been doing since last fall to include! So, please share and share with anyone who might also have something to share and are interested in Advanced Transit!!
- Alain Kornhauser organized a Summit (sponsored by ATRA) May 17 -18 at Princeton titled Smart Driving Car Deployment
- Stan Young presented a workshop at the Symposium titled: Modeling Urban Mobility Districts: Stan Young, \ & Venu Garikapati, NREL
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PodCar City is moving forward for the fall lead by the vision of Christer Lindstrom, November 8-10, 2017 in Las Vegas
STUDENT PAPER AWARD
GRANTS/RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
- Mineta Transportation Institute:
COMPETITIONS
- An International Competition (UIDC) along with and at the PodCar City Conference - a fantastic opportunity
REPORTS COMPLETED
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 Self-driving cars will increase road congestion by Professor Ingmar Andreasson
Many car companies are already testing self-driving cars on public roads. Governments are changing regulations to permit self-driving to support their car industries. In the hype around self-driving, some believe that self-driving cars will solve traffic congestion and eliminate the need for Automated Transit Networks and guideways.
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 How to Reduce Congestion: An Idea that will not Die! by Dr. J. Edward Anderson
As a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota, I became interested in urban transportation in 1968 because the newly formed Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) invited proposals from Universities to set up interdisciplinary research and training programs in the application of new technology to urban transportation.
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 Synopsis of the 1st SMART, SELF-DRIVING CAR SUMMIT
May 17-18, 2017 Princeton University, New Jersey
 Texas Southern University Studying Advancing Research of Automated Roadway Vehicles in Public Transit Applications
TSU's Center for Transportation Training and Research (CTTR) is working to further research after completing a TRB/NCHRP study of autonomous vehicle transit systems.
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 The History of the Advanced Transit
Association (ATRA)
Chapter Four by Dr J. Edward Anderson
1979 - The Fourth Year
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The Ajman project is a US $881 Million project which is the largest electrical vehicle transport system in the world to be executed by Ultra Fairwood.
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 Comparing Automated Shared Taxis and Con
ventional Bus Transit for a Small City
Dr. Louis A. Merlin, AICP Florida Atlantic University
 Airport Urbanism book review
Associate Professor Shannon Sanders McDonald
A 2getthere white paper
 Fairwood to Build World's Largest Electric Vehicle Transport System in Ajman
The Fairwood Group company, ULTraFairwood has announced the signing of a contract to build the world's largest PRT/GRT project in Ajman City, UAE. The capex value of the core project will be US$ 881 million, and the system cost, supplied by ULTraFairwood, will be US$ 723 million (~INR 4,700 crs.).
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 AirBridgeCargo moves prototype autonomous vehicle for Geodis
July 04, 2017: Geodis, one of the world's leading supply chain operators, chose AirBridgeCargo Airlines' (ABC) off-size cargo expertise to manage the delivery of the newly-developed Group Rapid Transit (GRT) prototype autonomous vehicle to Singapore.
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 Fairwood to build world's largest electric vehicle transport system in Ajman
The Fairwood Group's 'ULTraFairwood' announced the signing of a contract to build the world's largest Personal/Group Rapid Transit (PRT/GRT) project in Ajman City, UAE.
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 Fairwood Group To Build World's Largest Electric Transport Network In UAE Under Make In India
Noida-based Fairwood Group has announced its foray into the personal rapid transit (PRT) manufacturing and construction sector. ULTra Fairwood (UF), a joint-venture between Fairwood and the ULTra Group of UK will construct the world's largest PRT project in Ajman City in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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 Taxi 2000 Closes its Doors
Taxi 2000 was founded in June 1983. After almost exactly 34 years, the company is now closing its doors having never been able to sell a system let alone raise the money to build a full scale test track. They did build a prototype vehicle that operated back and forwards on a 60 foot guideway and a scale model with numerous vehicles that demonstrated their control system in action.
Taxi 2000 is evidence that, while expert systems engineering is requi
red to develop what seems to be a good example of high capacity PRT, it is not sufficient. The endurance was there but the ability to raise capital and "sell" the idea of PRT and the product itself was apparently not.
The timing is sad since there are indications the industry is beginning to tip, including today's announcement of a 1550-vehicle, 120-kilometer PRT and GRT system in Ajman, UAE (see below).
 Ultra Fairwood bags rapid transit project in UAE
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) Transportation technology solutions provider Ultra Fairwood will undertake a USD 1.6 billion rapid transport project at the UAEs Ajman city.
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 JTA's U2C Program: A Fixed Guideway Disruptor?
 Eric Reguly on how self-driving cars will kill cities, not save them
 Masdar City sees 'strong progress' with mixed-use neighbourhood
Driverless Personal Rapid Transit network will be temporarily suspended from July 2 to accommodate ongoing construction.
 Pod Taxi for city: A reality or bubble?
BENGALURU: Two US-based companies and a Singaporean firm have expressed interest in building the ambitious personal rapid transit (PRT) system that will have pod-like vehicles carrying passengers on elevated tracks.
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The above links are to articles that appear relevant to advanced transit but no guarantee is made as to their accuracy and no verification of the integrity of the associated websites has been made.
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