讲座题目：New Paradigm: AutomatedTransportation Systems（新模式：自动运输系统）
时间：2014年11月19日13:30-14:30
地点：交通运输学院报告厅
主讲人：美国新泽西理工大学土木与环境工程系交通规划教授 刘荣芳
刘荣芳教授现任美国新泽西理工大学土木与环境工程系交通规划教授，她在交通行为及需求预测模型、公交运营分析和网络模拟、城市与区域规划、土地利用经济与环境影响分析方面有丰富的经验。她曾为美国联邦、州及地方政府和私营公司管理各种长期交通规划及短期设计项目。刘教授的丰富经验和她在交通界的知名度源于她在中美两国的良好教育及其在政府，咨询公司及高等院校工作的履历。刘教授不仅积极参与多个交通研究专业学会的活动，她还是中美两国交通规划，城市规划及土地利用学术交流的早期发其人之一。
讲座摘要：
A few recent developments, such asGoogle’s Driverless Cars, and disputes between car companies and cableproviders, propelled the ‘Automated Transportation Systems” onto a centerstage. It seems that the rapid development in autonomous driving, control andcommunication technologies coupled with exponential growth in smart phones, GPSand navigation systems will usher in a brand new paradigm: a new fleet ofautomated or drivels vehicles, be it passenger cars or buses, will not onlychange the way we travel but the fundamental structures of car ownership andsociety.
Ready or not, the autonomous drivingcars are here and they are here to stay. As transportation planners, engineers,and decision makers are in the process of evaluating technologies, testingprototype vehicles, and developing safety regulations, the general public mayget excited, curious, or sometimes anxious.
Capturingthe momentum of recent critical developments in automated transportationsystems, Dr. Liu’s presentation will provide a comprehensive and systematicevaluation of automated transit technology and its applications. She will alsotry to shed some light on social, economic and environmental impacts of the ATSapplications. Building on the extensive research accumulated more than fourdecades and extensive communications with a large network of professional, shealso tries to identify some potential impact and implications on travelbehavior changes, life style choices, and economic consequences of the new ATSparadigm.
