As part of our research, we will be hosting the Real-Time Rides Workshop involving rideshare service providers, technology providers, the public sector and the academic community to share ideas. The MIT research team is collaborating with a team from Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley to host the workshop. Please visit the Real-Time Rides Workshop page for further details.
For those from the MIT community looking for rideshare / carpool opportunities, we encourage you to visit the MIT Facilities Commuting Options page.
We would like to thank Mike and Jenny Messner and their family foundation, The Speedwell Foundation, for their generous sponsorship of our research.
News / Updates
Last modified on 2009-07-02 03:27:52 GMT.
July 1, 2009
Three New Resources Posted:
1. One of the Real-Time Rides Workshop participants, Paul Minett, has submitted a TCRP Proposal for consideration and potential funding. The proposal is titled, “How Can Carpooling/Vanpooling Complement Transit Services, to Reduce SOV Travel?” and can be found here.
2. The OECD and International Energy Agency released a report in 2005 titled, “Saving Oil in a Hurry”. While somewhat dated, the report considered a variety of strategies that nations could use to adjust rapidly to a world with very tight oil supply constraints. For obvious reasons, transportation was the focus. The report found that in the North American context, a comprehensive carpooling program with infrastructure investments, employer support, rider matching services and a marketing campaign would be the single most effective strategy at reducing oil consumption, with savings in the range of 5% of North American consumption.
3. The Executive Summary of Cambridge Systematics’ much anticipated “Moving Cooler” report on strategies to address GHG emissions from the transport sector is expected to be released later this month. Initial modeling suggested carpooling could reduce US GHG emissions by 1% per year, with conservative assumptions. Cambridge Systematics has since tested a number of different combinations of strategies which we expect will show larger reduction potential.
June 30, 2009
Several of Updates:
1. ITS America Congestion Challenge - The goal of the challenge is to identify the “best ideas to solve congestion, improve mobility, the environment and public safety.” Proposals can be in any stage of development (concept through revenue generating service). Registration is open until August 1, 2009 I believe. In August, the top 9 entries will be selected and the winner will be announced in September. The winning prize is $50,000 USD.
2. Atlantic Monthly Piece on Dynamic Ridesharing - Atlantic Monthly’s June 2009 edition had a small piece on dynamic ridesharing titled, “How to End Traffic in Los Angeles”.
May 10, 2009
The Workshop Summary has now been posted to the website. It can be found along with all of the other workshop information on the Real-Time Rides page.
Apr. 14, 2009
A comprehensive version of the agenda with locations has been posted. We’ve also provided more detail on how to find Building 1 on the first day of the workshop. All of this information can be found on the Real-Time Rides Workshop page.
Apr. 5, 2009
We are still receiving very strong interest in the workshop, now with 30 confirmed attendees! We expect to have the final agenda and conference attendee package available shortly.
We also want to thank Sebastien and Christophe at Piggyback Mobile for publicizing the Real-Time Rides workshop.
Mar. 25, 2009
We received very positive interest in the workshop based on the invitations that were sent out! Thank you to all participants that have confirmed their attendance. We are following up with a number of invitees, so please check back for a more complete list by the end of the week. For an initial list of confirmed attendees, please visit the Real-Time Rides Workshop page.
Feb. 24, 2009
The MIT Real-Time Rides website is finally up and running! Please take a look around and see what we’ve been up to. We will be posting additional content on the upcoming Real-Time Rides Workshop page in the coming weeks, so check back frequently for updates.