Accessibility in transit bus automation: Scan of current practices and ongoing research
As public sector agencies investigate the use of driving automation in transit bus applications, the accessibility of vehicles and services for passengers with disabilities is an area of active research and development. Driving automation has the potential to improve mobility for travelers with disabilities by possibly reducing the costs of providing transit service and enabling more extensive, more flexible service. While this promise is exciting, many technologies and services in recent and current pilots and demonstrations have experienced challenges in ensuring regulatory compliance with accessibility requirements, and some of those efforts have identified areas needing further research and development.