In fall 2020, a novel autonomous-vehicle (AV) service named ENDEAVRide will start pilot testing in Nolanville, a typical rural town in central Texas. The AV will serve as a taxicab and a mobile telemedicine portal. This project marks the first attempt to conduct a real-world assessment of AV’s potential safety impacts as a disruptive technology to offer older adults a pathway to continued independent mobility in underserved communities. Collaborating with industry partners, we will explore how older adults (60+) can more safely transit and get access to health care with a “2-in-1” (taxi + telemedicine) service delivered via autonomous vehicles. The perceived and objective safety impacts of this novel service will be explored along with changing travel patterns and reduced healthcare trips.
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Wei Li (TTI/TAMU)*
Bahar Dadashova (TTI/TAMU)
Xinyue Ye (TTI/TAMU)
Xiao Li (TTI/TAMU)
Marcia Ory (TTI/TAMU)
Chanam Lee (TTI/TAMU)
Kiju Lee (TTI/TAMU)
Sivakumar Rathinam (TTI/TAMU)
Muhammad Usman (Student-TTI/TAMU)
Start Date: 2020-01-09
End Date: 2022-31-05
Status: Active
Grant Number: 69A3551747115
Total Funding: $494,855
Source Organization: Safe-D National UTC
Project Number: 05-109
Automated Vehicles
Transportation as a Service
Risk Assessment
Vulnerable Users
Planning for Safety
Vehicle Technology
Planning for Safety
RiP URL
UTC Project Information Form
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC 20590 United States
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
3135 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843-3135
USA