4 May 2018

FTA Five Year Plan To Study Transit Bus Automation

The Federal Transit Administration released a report on transit bus automation outlining benefits of and barriers to development and implementation.  The report was written by FTA with the support of the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Massachusetts).

Automated vehicle technologies range from driver assistance applications to fully automated systems that do not require a human driver.  The report outlines FTA’s five year plan to explore the application of automation levels to bus operations, including:

  • automated shuttle services;
  • advanced driver assistance systems;
  • maintenance, yard, and parking operations; 
  • mobility-on-demand service; and
  • automated bus rapid transit applications.

Potential benefits of automated operations include increased safety, reduced liability, decreased operations and maintenance costs, reduced environmental impacts, increased service availability and operational efficiency, and improved customer satisfaction. Obstacles identified in the report including public and agency acceptance, workforce impacts and labor objections, capital investment issues, technology availability and maturity, safety, and security.

The full FTA/Volpe report is located here and a useful FTA fact sheet on automated bus systems is located here

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Grant Due: FY 2025 Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program

FY 2025 Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide indemnification against loss or damage for eligible art works, artifacts, and objects in domestic and international exhibitions. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Non-profit organizations and governmental units

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

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TFG Presents 2025 Congressional Calendar

The Ferguson Group (TFG) compiled a 2025 Congressional Calendar with session and recess dates for the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate 119th congressional session. 

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TFG Presents 2025 Congressional Calendar

The Ferguson Group (TFG) compiled a 2025 Congressional Calendar with session and recess dates for the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate 119th congressional session. 

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