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Sep 18, 2017

المركبات المستقلة والمعايير الفيدرالية للسلامة: هل هناك استثناء للقاعدة؟

يبحث هذا المنظور في التغييرات التي يجري النظر فيها بالنسبة لعملية الإعفاء في معايير السلامة الفدرالية الموحدة للمركبات والتي تهدف إلى تيسير نشر المركبات المستقلة (ذاتية التحكم).
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Vehicular Terrorism: Weighing the Benefits, and Worth, of Prevention

The terrorist attack in Barcelona has added urgency to discussions of what can be done to prevent terrorists from using vehicles as weapons. Many potential security measures would be disruptive, costly, and could easily be circumvented by a determined terrorist.
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When the Car Is a Terror Weapon, Can We Prepare for Attacks?

Soft targets are notoriously difficult to protect from terrorism. Terrorists' latest shift to using vehicles to conduct attacks only compounds the problem.
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Understanding European Consumers’ Preferences for New Cars

To enhance understanding of consumer preferences for different car type choices for personal travel use, including hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery electric, and fuel cell vehicles, RAND Europe researchers are working with GfK and the University of Hertfordshire to conduct stated preference discrete choice experiments.
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London and the Mainstreaming of Vehicular Terrorism

The terrorist attack that began when a van mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge is a reminder that vehicular terrorism has become mainstream. How can authorities safeguard against such low-tech attacks?
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Rail Demand Forecasting Estimation Study: Phase Reports

Review of the rail demand forecasting methods used by government, the study was completed in 2 phases.
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Understanding the Demand for Rail Travel in UK

An analysis of the National Travel Survey allowed researchers to quantify the impact of external socio-economic factors on rail demand in the UK. Application of the improved models for forecasting purposes requires the collation of socio-economic and demographic forecast data at an appropriately granular level.
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Understanding Changes in Youth Mobility

This report presents a summary of a two-year project undertaken within the National Cooperative Highway Research Program to help transportation planners and managers understand the implications of profound changes in the nature of travel demand patterns in the United States and in other western countries.
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Challenges and Approaches to Realizing Autonomous Vehicle Safety

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Challenges and Approaches to Realizing Autonomous Vehicle Safety

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Next Stop, Neptune? Why We Can't Rely on Test-Driving Alone to Assess the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles

Fully autonomous vehicles would have to be test-driven hundreds of millions of miles to evaluate their safety and reliability -- an impossible proposition if the aim is to demonstrate their performance prior to widespread consumer use.
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Shaping the Future of Autonomous Vehicles: How Policymakers Can Promote Safety, Mobility, and Efficiency in an Uncertain World

Testimony presented before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and UrbanDevelopment, and Related Agencies on November 16, 2016.

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