DRINKING FROM THE ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION FIREHOSE

Sponsored by
University of California Center on Economic Competitiveness in Transportation
Time
09/30/2015 9:30 AM (PDT)
Location
4080 AIR Building
Edward Fok
Transportation Technology Specialist
Federal Highway Administration
Abstract

This will be an overview of current development in urban transportation management technologies. I will describe some
of the work begin done in predictive real-time operation, describe the goals of connected vehicle, examine some of
connected vehicle’s impact of transportation operation, clearing the air between automated and autonomous vehicles, and
discuss some possible impact of automation on transportation management. If I have time, I’ll also touch on some of the
new challenges advanced transportation management systems are facing and could encounter in the future. The goal of
this talk is to stimulate discussion and ideas where additional research will help.

Edward Fok is a Transportation Technology Specialist with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Technical
Service/Resource Center. He helps public agencies apply advanced transportation systems and processes to solve mobility problems.
He also helps researchers at Turner-Fairbanks and the Joint Program Office advance the state of the art in transportation operations.
Ed is very active in many technical areas including Integrate Corridor Management, Connected Vehicles, Cyber Security, Automated
Vehicles, and Advanced Freight Systems. Ed came to FHWA from the City of Los Angeles with 11 years of operations and research
experiences and holds multiple professional engineering licenses.