Insurance and Liability for Automated Transit Buses: State of the Practice Review

Details

• Creators:
  Machek, Elizabeth ; Behan, Molly ; Cregger, Joshua ; Crayton, Travis
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Transit buses
  • Automation
  • Liability
  • Insurance
  • Shuttle service
  • Research
  • State of the practice
  • Driver support systems Automated driving systems
  • automated shuttles
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FTA Report No. 0192;DOT-VNTSC-FTA-21-01
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1520678
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report; Sep 2020- Dec 2020
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Transit Administration
• Abstract:
  Testing, demonstration, and adoption of new technologies in public transportation require transit agencies to address technological, operational, and institutional issues. Insurance and liability for automated transit buses is one such topic for which stakeholders may not always be aware of the options available or the process to secure a policy, given the early stage of technological development. This report provides an overview of the state of the practice, as informed by insurance industry representatives and stakeholders with recent experience regarding automated transit bus pilots and demonstration projects. The scan finds that insurance for these projects is available but not routine and provides some considerations.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  TF28A1
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55462/dot_55462_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 667.40 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Transit Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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