The University of Oklahoma, operating as the Office of Research Administration, has been awarded a $3,104,431 Cooperative Agreement under the Department of Energy's Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). The objective of this 1-year project, beginning September 1, 2024, is to develop a systematic and scalable approach for integrating shared autonomous electric vehicles (SAEVs) into public transportation systems, particularly in rural tribal communities. Through field experiments and a demonstration conducted in an Oklahoma tribal community, the project aims to achieve the following performance targets: 1) improve public transit ridership by at least 20%, 2) reduce total passenger travel time per passenger miles by at least 25%, 3) increase the Transportation Security Index by at least 60%, and 4) reduce public transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions per passenger miles by 40%. The project will also create plans for community engagement, workforce development, and user education, and disseminate the techno-economic findings to expand the solution to comparable communities nationwide.
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