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Opportunity to use Ft. Monmouth as a Test Site and initial deployment of SmartDrivingCars By Alain L. Kornhauser, PhD Professor, Operations Research & Financial Engineering Director, Program in Transportation Faculty Chair, PAVE (Princeton Autonomous Vehicle Engineering
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Opportunity to use Ft. Monmouth as a Test Site and initial deployment of SmartDrivingCars ByAlain L. Kornhauser, PhDProfessor, Operations Research & Financial EngineeringDirector, Program in Transportation Faculty Chair, PAVE (Princeton Autonomous Vehicle Engineering Princeton UniversityBoard Chair, Advanced Transit Association (ATRA) alaink@princeton.edu www.SmartDrivingCar.com December 17, 2013 Crashless Drive
Action Item • Observation: Ft Monmouth may well be one of the most hospitable sites for BMW to implement its SmartDrivingCar Intentions.
Near-term Opportunity for a Substantive Testing and Initial Deployment of “level 3” and “Level 4” SmartDrivingCar Technologies • Specific: General Mobility for Fort Monmouth Redevelopment • Currently: Decommissioned Ft. Monmouth is vacant . • Ft. Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) is redeveloping the 3 sq. mile “city” • Focus is on attracting high-tech industry • The “Fort” needs a mobility system. • FMEDA is receptive to incorporating an innovative mobility system • Because it is being redeveloped as a “new town” it can accommodate itself to be an ideal site for testing more advanced driver-less systems. Crashless Drive