Assessing service characteristics of an automated transit on-demand service

With the introduction of automated vehicles, new operating regimes for public transport services will become possible. A station-based Automated Transit on Demand service could be an attractive alternative to current modes transportation. In this paper, impact kind modal share city Zurich, Switzerland, and its surrounding area is modeled using agent-based approach. Different scenarios regarding area, pricing scheme, a cordon charge are tested their potential make use benefits while preventing overflow vehicles in urban core. Results show that if left unconstrained proposed can substantially demand transport. scheme bases relative accessibility promising solution increase rural areas maintaining high center. Finally, optimization algorithm we total car-fleet parking space reduced at cost slight vehicle kilometers traveled. Moreover, find coverage transit potentially much higher comparison services.