A Comprehensive Survey of Emerging Technology in New York Metropolitan Area

Abstract: The goal of this project is to conduct a comprehensive survey and assessment of the emerging and promising technology that are likely to impact the transportation performance in the NYMTC region. A key purpose of this proposal is to develop a document which serves as a ‘one-stop shop’ for emerging technology that may be considered for implementation by the different transportation agencies in the NYMTC region. Further, technological innovation in information, communication, and entertainment systems is fundamentally altering the need as well as the means of travel. Studying the effect of travel behavior changes and consequent planning and modeling challenges in the face of emerging technology is another goal of this proposal. In particular, the following are the primary objectives of the project:

• To identify emerging technology that can potentially improve transportation systems in terms of reducing congestion, increasing safety, and mitigating environmental impacts.
• To identify future technological changes that can impact travel behavior.
• To identify future best practices in terms of planning and modeling of transportation systems that accommodates future technological changes.
• To assess the effectiveness and relevance of identified emerging technology with particular emphasis to New York State