Safety Assessment of the Interaction Between the Autonomous Shuttle Bus and Vulnerable Road Users

There is a growing interest in deploying autonomous vehicles for public transportation. In the U.S., transportation agencies are exploring the impacts of incorporating automation on safety or mobility, especially for low-speed automated vehicles (LSAV).

The TRB IDEA (Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis) Program's Transit IDEA Final Report 98: Safety Assessment of the Interaction Between the Autonomous Shuttle Bus and Vulnerable Road Users identifies potential safety issues regarding LSAV interactions with vulnerable road users and evaluates LSAV performance to provide practical recommendations on improving safety.