2012-05-24T14:20:44Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/transportation-technology.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD295.html Apr 26, 2012 Apr 26, 2012

Estimates changes in annual vehicle miles traveled in response to changes in the cost of driving that would result from adopting a mileage-based user fee.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR999.html Oct 4, 2011 Oct 4, 2011

There has been an overall downward trend in the use of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) wind-tunnel test facilities, and fiscal pressures have increased incentives to cut costs and create additional sources of revenue. The authors explore six potential approaches to pricing the use of these facilities and evaluate each approach against three criteria — efficiency, fiscal impact, and fairness.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100219.html Sep 30, 2011 Sep 30, 2011

<p>To reduce air emission and oil dependency impacts from passenger vehicles, strategies to promote adoption of hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles with small battery packs offer more social benefits per dollar spent.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/09/30/INNOV.html Sep 30, 2011 Sep 30, 2011

Our transportation future will be multi-layered and complex&mdash;bounded by transportation infrastructure that is under-funded on the one hand and ever-expanding congestion and capacity constraints on the other, writes Johanna Zmud.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9576.html Mar 29, 2011 Mar 29, 2011

Assesses alternate mechanisms for implementing fees to fund the nation's road network based on vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and outlines a plan for large-scale system trials to further evaluate the most promising concepts.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG997.html Feb 17, 2011 Feb 17, 2011

What aeronautics research should be supported by the U.S. government? What compelling and desirable benefits drive that research? How should the government make these decisions? The authors develop a unified decisionmaking approach for addressing these questions. This framework quantifies the social and economic reasons for the research, balances competing perspectives, and enables transparent explanation of the resulting decisions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR763.html Feb 16, 2011 Feb 16, 2011

The U.S. Air Force asked RAND Project AIR FORCE to perform a congressionally required assessment of contractor versus organic management of F-22 air vehicle and F119 engine sustainment to determine the most cost-effective approach. The methodology involved the development of notional government sustainment organizations and a consideration of a variety of factors relevant to such a decision, including the asserted benefits of each approach.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD261.html Mar 31, 2010 Mar 31, 2010

<p>Three essays explore the implicit private costs of improving vehicle fuel efficiencies, the private benefits and social impacts of electric vehicles, and the implications of a large-scale adoption of electric vehicles for transportation finance.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090427.html Jul 7, 2009 Jul 7, 2009

This research is an initial step toward creating policies to address autonomous vehicle technologies—which have the potential to enormously benefit humankind but raise substantial concern about tort liability for damages that may result from their use.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2009/06/09.html Jun 9, 2009 Jun 9, 2009

The long-term efficiency and effectiveness of the U.S. freight transportation system is threatened by bottlenecks, inefficient use of some parts of the infrastructure components, vulnerability to disruptions, and crucial environmental and energy concerns.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2009/06/02.html Jun 2, 2009 Jun 2, 2009

Policymakers need to address equity concerns early when implementing congestion pricing to improve traffic flow, as each situation is unique and must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/01/21/CNN.html Jan 20, 2009 Jan 20, 2009

<p>President Obama's infrastructure plan doesn't yet carry a price tag. We only know that it will be big.... The trick is how it will be done. It will not be enough to simply rebuild and repair critical infrastructure systems. We need to reinvent the systems themselves, writes Martin Wachs.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9404.html Nov 21, 2008 Nov 21, 2008

<p>Alternative fuels derived from oil sands and from coal liquefaction can cost-effectively diversify fuel supplies, but neither type significantly reduces U.S. carbon-dioxide emissions enough to arrest long-term climate change.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR580.html Oct 8, 2008 Oct 8, 2008

<p>Alternative sources of fossil fuels such as oil sands and coal-to-liquids have significant economic promise, but the environmental consequences must also be considered.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/04/18/WSJE.html Apr 18, 2007 Apr 18, 2007

Published commentary by RAND staff: Green But Unsafe, in Wall Street Journal, Europe Edition.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/10/25/SDUT.html Oct 25, 2006 Oct 25, 2006

Published commentary by RAND staff: Paying for Our Transportation Needs, in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP106.html Jan 20, 2005 Jan 20, 2005

<p>Examines the capabilities and costs of onboard technologies to divert missiles attacking commercial airliners. Given the significant uncertainties in the cost and effectiveness of countermeasures, a decision to install them should be postponed, and concurrent development efforts to reduce these uncertainties should proceed as rapidly as possible.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1011.html Jan 1, 1998 Jan 1, 1998

Tells the story of Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) beginnings, how it has dealt with these challenges, and its progress to date, which, as of 1998, remains ahead of schedule.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP740.html Dec 31, 1997 Dec 31, 1997

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based signal providing precise timing, location, and velocity information. Just as any number of receivers can tune into a commercial TV or radio station, there is no limit on the number of people who can use GPS.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P2755.html Dec 31, 1962 Dec 31, 1962

A discussion of transport planning and technology. The paper points out that transportation systems should respond to human needs and should not become a costly end in themselves. Thought must be given to the impact of such systems on the quality and...