Aviation performance is an important cog in modern globalized economies, which demand flexibility, mobility, efficiency, and dependability. Airport delays have gone from being a nuisance to being a salient public concern, drawing the ire of even the White House. In this important book,...

In the face of rising congestion on the nation's road system, policymakers have explored ways to reduce travel delays. One approach has been to allocate reserved lanes - called high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes - to vehicles carrying two or more people. A recent innovation is to allow solo...

Part I: Introduction and Background -- Introduction -- Autonomous-Vehicle Operations and the Process of Adoption -- Part 2: Potential Effects of Autonomous Vehicles -- The Potential Effects of Autonomous Vehicles on Economic Sectors -- Estimating the Effects of Congestion on Economic-Performance...