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Workshop 5 Role of ICT in FT services provision Livorno, Italy 6 - 8 October 2010

Workshop 5 Role of ICT in FT services provision Livorno, Italy 6 - 8 October 2010. Session No 1. Title: The role of FT services in PT services provision. Presented by: John Nelson, UNIABDN. Introduction Some well established principles about FTS

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Workshop 5 Role of ICT in FT services provision Livorno, Italy 6 - 8 October 2010

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  1. Workshop 5 Role of ICT in FT services provision Livorno, Italy 6 - 8 October 2010 Session No1 Title: The role of FT services in PT services provision Presented by: John Nelson, UNIABDN

  2. Introduction Some well established principles about FTS Factors affecting the relative attractiveness of FTS FTS and the “Digital Economy” Conclusions Overview of Presentation

  3. Many existing DRT services across Europe Important role to improve social inclusion and accessibility Still not performing to their true potential Could not be viable as commercial services Key suggestion from previous research Need to understand the passenger requirements further The Challenge

  4. FTS is an “intermediate” form, somewhere between bus and taxi. Four composite case types (INTERMODE - Enoch et al., 2004) Interchange DRT Network DRT Destination-specific DRT Substitute DRT Flexible Transport Services (FTS)

  5. Extended operation area More flexibility Semi-fixed route with fixed timing point Predefined area with fixed timing point More complexity Managing and dispatching UCall and LinkUp Service in Tyne and Wear, UK

  6. LinkUp Service Area Interchange DRT Network DRT

  7. UCall and LinkUp Vehicles UCall (Optare Alero on average 14 seats) LinkUp (Optare Solo on average 24 seats) Photos supplied by NEXUS

  8. LinkUp Travel Dispatch Centre Photo supplied by NEXUS

  9. n = 326 Three months could be the critical time to establish user base Provision of door-to-door service is important Users in employment or education are potential customers but have negative attitudes FTS User Characteristics (Phonphitakchai, 2010)

  10. Relative advantage of DRT over buses is important Awareness of the service is critically important Vehicle size and misunderstanding of the operating concept lead to negative attitude FTS User Characteristics (contd)

  11. Digital Economy is the novel design or use of information and communication technologies to help transform the lives of individuals, society or business Digital Economy

  12. Digital Economy

  13. To facilitate user-led action on the UK Rural Digital Economy by embedding into rural businesses and communities research activities and initiatives in: Overview of dot.rural

  14. AIM: provide more customer-focused solutions which maximise the available transport resource and are optimised to meet diverse and customised passenger demands virtual transport marketplace (passenger & freight) behaviour change? trust management, data sharing & privacy risk-free, tailored, dynamic travel information informed passenger challenge integrated flexible transport challenge information ecosystem agent-based computation (logistics, decision making)

  15. Global objective: This project is developing a prototype platform to explore the feasibility of a virtual transport market place to more efficiently match existing demand and supply for transport services in rural areas. It is suggested that such an approach will also open up the opportunity for a much wider breadth of transport supply (e.g. shared taxis and liftshare) to become market participants thereby creating potential for much greater accessibility for the whole rural community. The proposed approach uses autonomous intelligent agents to aid passengers and transport providers to make informed decisions in the purchase and sale of goods and services (journeys). A platform for Integrated Flexible Transport Services for Rural Areas

  16. FTS does have a critical role to play in public transport provision Understanding the requirements of users is critical Digital economy research is user driven On-going research is exploring the contribution digital technologies can make to - enhancing key services; generating business opportunities; boosting quality of life; promoting economic, social and environmental sustainability. Conclusions

  17. Professor John Nelson Centre for Transport Research University of Aberdeen, Scotland Tel: +44 1224 272354 j.d.nelson@abdn.ac.uk www.abdn.ac.uk/ctr www.dotrural.ac.uk Contact Details

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