Joint design and performance evaluation of first-mile shared autonomous vehicle mobility and railway transit networks

Integrated multimodal transportation services are becoming increasingly important with the emergence of novel transportation modes. This thesis develops mathematical frameworks for the integrated design of railway transit network and shared autonomous vehicle services, where autonomous vehicles provide a first-mile service to railway stations. To this end, this study aid the relevant Government agencies in their planning, where the RTS extension design and AV operations are planned concurrently to increase rail patronage by maximizing the coverage area.