Prof. Sanjay Sarma sent this along. The conf. looks very good!
Driver-facing Technologies to Improve Urban Mobility: reducing urban vehicle congestion
http://transportation.mit.edu
A one-day symposium will be held on February 4, 2011 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to address issues related to urban traffic congestion. The goal of this symposium is to encourage discussion of ideas, research, pilot programs and technologies for reducing traffic congestion.
While there is broad consensus that reducing congestion requires pricing and other policies that “push” drivers to change their driving habits, there are also manifold opportunities to use beneficial programs and technology to “pull” drivers to achieve the same goals. This conference will investigate ways to implement “pull” programs that use traveler and traffic pre-trip, in-trip and real-time information; personalized driver feedback; social networking; setting of lifestyle, health and carbon reduction goals; and pay-as-you-drive insurance. The underlying premise is that an integrated program to provide incentives and tools for more intelligent and efficient use of transportation infrastructure can result in significant reductions in vehicle miles traveled and congestion with benefits for both individual drivers and system performance.
The conference will focus on opportunities to use in-vehicle devices and software applications toward achieving these goals. The workshop will address a number of questions: What approaches should be considered for integration of vehicle and driver-facing technology, communications and applications? What are effective ways to motivate drivers to become active and engaged participants? What insights can behavioral economics provide to “nudge” behavior using these tools? What opportunities does social networking offer to attract, motivate and engage potential participants? What are potential business cases for app development?
For more information visit http://transportation.mit.edu
The conference is open to Government, Academic, and Non-profit participants. For more information and to register, please send email to: congestion@mit.edu. The conference fee is $100 and is open to government, academic, and non-profit agencies only. Limited free registration is available for students. Seats are limited and will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis.
Confirmed Speakers include:
John Attanucci (MIT)
Hari Balakrishnan (MIT)
Emilio Frazzoli (MIT)
Marta Gonzalez (MIT)
Sanjay Sarma (MIT)
Bruce Schaller (New York City Department of Transportation)
James Whitty (Oregon Department of Transportation)
Nigel Wilson (MIT)
additional speakers to be announced shortly
congestion@mit.edu
http://transportation.mit.edu
http://transportation.mit.edu
A one-day symposium will be held on February 4, 2011 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to address issues related to urban traffic congestion. The goal of this symposium is to encourage discussion of ideas, research, pilot programs and technologies for reducing traffic congestion.
While there is broad consensus that reducing congestion requires pricing and other policies that “push” drivers to change their driving habits, there are also manifold opportunities to use beneficial programs and technology to “pull” drivers to achieve the same goals. This conference will investigate ways to implement “pull” programs that use traveler and traffic pre-trip, in-trip and real-time information; personalized driver feedback; social networking; setting of lifestyle, health and carbon reduction goals; and pay-as-you-drive insurance. The underlying premise is that an integrated program to provide incentives and tools for more intelligent and efficient use of transportation infrastructure can result in significant reductions in vehicle miles traveled and congestion with benefits for both individual drivers and system performance.
The conference will focus on opportunities to use in-vehicle devices and software applications toward achieving these goals. The workshop will address a number of questions: What approaches should be considered for integration of vehicle and driver-facing technology, communications and applications? What are effective ways to motivate drivers to become active and engaged participants? What insights can behavioral economics provide to “nudge” behavior using these tools? What opportunities does social networking offer to attract, motivate and engage potential participants? What are potential business cases for app development?
For more information visit http://transportation.mit.edu
The conference is open to Government, Academic, and Non-profit participants. For more information and to register, please send email to: congestion@mit.edu. The conference fee is $100 and is open to government, academic, and non-profit agencies only. Limited free registration is available for students. Seats are limited and will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis.
Confirmed Speakers include:
John Attanucci (MIT)
Hari Balakrishnan (MIT)
Emilio Frazzoli (MIT)
Marta Gonzalez (MIT)
Sanjay Sarma (MIT)
Bruce Schaller (New York City Department of Transportation)
James Whitty (Oregon Department of Transportation)
Nigel Wilson (MIT)
additional speakers to be announced shortly
congestion@mit.edu
http://transportation.mit.edu
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