Kara Kockelman's guest appearances

Kara Kockelman

Transportation by MarketScale

MarketScale Radio

Researching Transit

TRB's Transportation Explorers Podcast

Susan Shaheen

Bob Iger

Jeff Bezos

Jack Dorsey

Jesse Cole

Paul Briggs

Michael Longoria

Melissa Gonzalez

Paul Greenberg

Jeff Evans

John Davidson

Marc Benioff

Mike Murphy

Adam Robinson

Ginger Hardage

OwlTail

Kara Kockelman, a professor of transportation engineering at the University of Texas, Austin, discusses how the focus on and advertisement of gas prices is odd since commodities like milk have much more price fluctuation.

Kara Kockelman, a professor of transportation engineering at the University of Texas, Austin, discusses how the focus on and advertisement of gas prices is odd since commodities like milk have much more price fluctuation.

Kara Kockelman and How Gas Prices Are Like Orange Prices

In our tenth show, we explore a variety of topics that showcase Dr Kara Kockelman’s curiosity and the collaboration across disciplines that is a hallmark of her research. Dr Kockelman provides a refreshing take on the power of statistics as a tool for making sense of information. It has allowed her to probe a range of issues and bridge topics such as transport and land use, welfare and congestion. We speak about her early work at the nexus of transport and land use, when interest was first directed toward the role of planning in affecting traffic outcomes.Based on extensive research, Dr Kara Kockelman provides a clear picture of shared autonomy and its distinct safety and efficiency advantages. According to Dr Kockelman, designing compact AVs which run on electric power, and operate on a dynamic ridesharing basis, will be essential for keeping congestion down and fostering sustainable mobility. “Every time we make driving easier,  we get more of it. Those downsides were a concern to me… I wanted to think about how we can mitigate those accompanying issues.”Dr Kockelmam speaks about a model for SAV operation in which they are run by transit operators. SAVs operating in centralised fleets will be nimble, demand-responsive and able to take advantage of existing infrastructure investments. The role of conventional transit, however, will likely diminish, with central SAV fleets offering a more flexible and frequent service. She suggests private ridesharing models will continue to play a role among those wanting the most flexible and individualised service. This new style of publicly-deployed mobility has significant equity advantages; removing the ability to drive as a prerequisite for automobility.We shift our conversation to one of Dr Kockelman’s co-curricular pursuits; the Bridging Transportation Research virtual conference series. Dr Kockelman gained some valuable experience with virtual conferencing pre-pandemic, with the inaugural BTR in January 2019. With COVID-19 putting a halt on international conference travel, the second BTR has been brought forward to 11-12 August. Kara explains the issues of equity, cost, fatigue and environmental impacts that inspired her to initiate the conference series together with hard working colleagues from around the world. The second BTR sees 70 registrations, up from 18. This uptake reflects an increase in exposure and traction, but is also a sign of COVID-19 changing the game for virtual conferencing both in the short and long term. The pandemic has shone a light on the ease and convenience of conferencing, taking the focus away from those aspects of conferences that are less readily substituted. Dr Kockelman and her team are committed to keeping the conference free and open and welcome volunteers to help deliver the BTR series. Find out ways to get involved, including registering for future conferences at bridgingtransport.orgKara closes our conversation with an authentic reflection on the simple approach that guides her impactful research:“By teaming you really can address a lot more questions than you yourself might be able to… Just keep your eyes open for what’s important.”Find out more about Dr Kockelman, including contact information, by visiting her website https://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/kockelman/. There you’ll find a wealth of open access research sorted by topic, ranging from autonomous vehicles to traffic safety, modelling and pricing. Chapter eight of The Economics of Transportation Systems: A Reference for Practitioners, co-authored by Dr Kockelman, explores the use econometrics for transportation data analysis. The book is available as an open source resource at https://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/kockelman/TransportationEconomics_Website/TranspEconReference.pdf  For information about the Bridging Transportation Research online conference, visit bridgingtransport.orgMusic from this episode is from https://www.purple-planet.com

In our tenth show, we explore a variety of topics that showcase Dr Kara Kockelman’s curiosity and the collaboration across disciplines that is a hallmark of her research. Dr Kockelman provides a refreshing take on the power of statistics as a tool for making sense of information. It has allowed her to probe a range of issues and bridge topics such as transport and land use, welfare and congestion. We speak about her early work at the nexus of transport and land use, when interest was first directed toward the role of planning in affecting traffic outcomes. Based on extensive research, Dr Kara Kockelman provides a clear picture of shared autonomy and its distinct safety and efficiency advantages. According to Dr Kockelman, designing compact AVs which run on electric power, and operate on a dynamic ridesharing basis, will be essential for keeping congestion down and fostering sustainable mobility. “Every time we make driving easier, we get more of it. Those downsides were a concern to me… I wanted to think about how we can mitigate those accompanying issues.” Dr Kockelmam speaks about a model for SAV operation in which they are run by transit operators. SAVs operating in centralised fleets will be nimble, demand-responsive and able to take advantage of existing infrastructure investments. The role of conventional transit, however, will likely diminish, with central SAV fleets offering a more flexible and frequent service. She suggests private ridesharing models will continue to play a role among those wanting the most flexible and individualised service. This new style of publicly-deployed mobility has significant equity advantages; removing the ability to drive as a prerequisite for automobility. We shift our conversation to one of Dr Kockelman’s co-curricular pursuits; the Bridging Transportation Research virtual conference series. Dr Kockelman gained some valuable experience with virtual conferencing pre-pandemic, with the inaugural BTR in January 2019. With COVID-19 putting a halt on international conference travel, the second BTR has been brought forward to 11-12 August. Kara explains the issues of equity, cost, fatigue and environmental impacts that inspired her to initiate the conference series together with hard working colleagues from around the world. The second BTR sees 70 registrations, up from 18. This uptake reflects an increase in exposure and traction, but is also a sign of COVID-19 changing the game for virtual conferencing both in the short and long term. The pandemic has shone a light on the ease and convenience of conferencing, taking the focus away from those aspects of conferences that are less readily substituted. Dr Kockelman and her team are committed to keeping the conference free and open and welcome volunteers to help deliver the BTR series. Find out ways to get involved, including registering for future conferences at <a href="http://bridgingtransport.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bridgingtransport.org</a> Kara closes our conversation with an authentic reflection on the simple approach that guides her impactful research: “By teaming you really can address a lot more questions than you yourself might be able to… Just keep your eyes open for what’s important.” Find out more about Dr Kockelman, including contact information, by visiting her website <a href="https://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/kockelman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/kockelman/</a>. There you’ll find a wealth of open access research sorted by topic, ranging from autonomous vehicles to traffic safety, modelling and pricing. Chapter eight of The Economics of Transportation Systems: A Reference for Practitioners, co-authored by Dr Kockelman, explores the use econometrics for transportation data analysis. The book is available as an open source resource at <a href="https://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/kockelman/TransportationEconomics_Website/TranspEconReference.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/kockelman/TransportationEconomics_Website/TranspEconReference.pdf</a> For information about the Bridging Transportation Research online conference, visit <a href="http://bridgingtransport.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bridgingtransport.org</a> Music from this episode is from <a href="https://www.purple-planet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.purple-planet.com</a>

RT10 - Dr Kara Kockelman - Self-driving vehicle fleets: a new form of transit

For the United States and the rest of the world at large, electric self-driving cars mean much more than just being able to watch a movie on your commute to work. It can fundamentally change city design, national trade, and much more. Joining us today is Dr. Kara Kockelman, professor of transportation engineering at the University of Texas, to discuss the mass implementation of Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicles (SAEV), the future of car ownership and gas stations, as well as how professional transportation will change over time. “The algorithms are actually much more reliable than you as a human," Kockelman said.

How Self-Driving Cars Will Change America with Dr. Kara Kockelman from the University of Texas