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management center and the traffic signal control center are assumed to cost
$10,000 USD for every mile of road managed. The transit management center
it is assumed to cost $20,000 USD per bus managed. The cost of the traffic
management center, which mainly addresses freeway incident management is
assumed to be $200,000 USD for every mile managed. This is a higher figure
due to the smaller number of road miles managed. These assumptions yield a
capital cost of around $10–11 million USD for each center, which aligns with
published information on the cost of transportation management centers [19].
The traveler information system is assumed to be comprised of a traveler
information central hardware and software platform, a smart phone applica-
tion, and a movement analytics subsystem. The movement analytics subsystem
is assumed to be a marginal additional cost to the cost of operating the smart
phone and has been assumed to be the same cost as a smart phone app at two
dollars for each person addressed. The cost for the traveler information central
platform is calculated using a scale factor of $40 USD for each person ad-
dressed. The cost of the smart phone application development, marketing and
installations is assumed to be $2 USD per person addressed and the movement
analytics subsystem is assumed to be to be $2 USD per person addressed. A
design life of seven years has been assumed for the central hardware and soft-
ware. Both the smart phone application software and the movement analytics
subsystem have an assumed design life of one year.
The urban automation system is assumed to comprise an urban automa-
tion central hardware and software platform and urban delivery truck, rental car
and taxi, and private car in-vehicle subsystems. The urban automation central
hardware and software platform adopts a scale factor of $15 USD per vehicle
across the total number of vehicles in a smart city. This includes urban delivery
trucks, rental cars and taxis, and private cars. The cost of in-vehicle systems for
all vehicle types is assumed to be $1,000 USD in addition to the cost of the
vehicle. The design life of all system elements is assumed to be seven years.
The urban delivery and logistics system is assumed to be composed of
an urban delivery and logistics central hardware and software platform and an
urban delivery truck in-vehicle subsystem. The cost of the central hardware
and software is estimated using a scale factor of $150 USD for every vehicle
managed, and the cost of the in-vehicle system is assumed to be $500 USD in
additional cost over and above the cost of the vehicle. Design life of all elements
is assumed to be seven years.
The cost of the user-focused mobility system is assumed to be directly
proportional to the population addressed. The cost of the user-focused mobility
central hardware and software is estimated using a scale factor of $50 USD per
capita. The cost of the user subsystem is estimated using a scale factor of $10
USD per capita The public mobility service provider subsystem and the private
mobility per service provider subsystem are estimated using a scale factor of $50