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Automation of the driving task: Some possible consequences and governance challenges

Smith, Bryant Walker - 2017

The possible consequences of the advent of fully automated vehicles (AVs) for personal transport are assessed. A shared-user model is considered preferable to an owner-user model; public-sector intervention is considered necessary to secure the successful integration of AVs with mass transit....

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Select legal considerations for shared automated driving

Smith, Bryant Walker - 2017

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Shared automated vehicles: Review of business models

Stocker, Adam; Shaheen, Susan - 2017

This paper provides an introduction to the current state of vehicle automation and shared mobility. The paper discusses current shared mobility business models to foster a better understanding of these systems at present and to set the stage for possible future shared automated vehicle (SAV)...

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Human factors, user requirements, and user acceptance of ride-sharing in automated vehicles

Merat, Natasha; Madigan, Ruth; Nordhoff, Sina - 2017

This paper provides an overview of the social-psychological factors that are likely to influence the trust and acceptance of shared SAE Level 4 Automated Vehicles (AVs). It begins with a short summary of what influences users' engagement in ride-sharing for conventional vehicles, followed by the...

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Using G/G/m-models for multi-server and mainframe capacity planning

Müller-Clostermann, Bruno - 2007

Results from classic queueing theory are shown to be useful for capacity planning of largescale multi-server systems. In the field of mainframe systems on-line monitoring and dynamic workload management care for the fulfilment of short-term performance goals with respect to service class...

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CapSys: A tool for macroscopic capacity planning of IBM mainframe systems

Tilev, Milen; Müller-Clostermann, Bruno - 2008

Capacity planning for large-scale systems like mainframe installations is typically based on rather coarse historical workload data. Hence, it is advisable to employ techniques and tools that use the same macroscopic (high-level) view of the overall system. We follow the classic approach known...

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An extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique to logit and probit models

Fairlie, Robert W. - 2006

The Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique is widely used to identify and quantify the separate contributions of group differences in measurable characteristics, such as education, experience, marital status, and geographical differences to racial and gender gaps in outcomes. The technique...

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Computer use and the wage structure in Austria

Hofer, Helmut; Riedel, Monika - 2003

In this paper we examine the relationship between computer premium and job position in Austria. We estimate cross …-section wage equations and control for selectivity of computer use via a treatment effects model. We find that the size of the wage … effect attributed to computer use varies significantly between job hierarchies. Persons in higher positions receive …

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Access to Technology and the Transfer Function of Community Colleges: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Fairlie, Robert W.; Grunberg, Samantha H. - 2013

clear for the effects on actual transfers to 4-year colleges and the probability of using a computer to search for college …

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An Extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition Technique to Logit and Probit Models

Fairlie, Robert W. - 2003

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