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Understanding the travel behavior of pedestrians and cyclists on Louisiana’s roadways is critical to evaluating safety outcomes relative to rates of exposure; identifying appropriate, context-sensitive complete streets infrastructure interventions; and understanding overall statewide and location specific transportation trends. Better understanding
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Codjoe, J., & Zeringue, K. M. (2019). ITS Support for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Count: Developing a Statewide Multimodal Count Program [Tech Summary] (Report No. State Project No. DOTLT1000162 / LTRC Project No. 17-2SA). Louisiana Transportation Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66187
Codjoe, Julius and Kirk M. Zeringue. ITS Support for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Count: Developing a Statewide Multimodal Count Program [Tech Summary]. Report no. State Project No. DOTLT1000162 / LTRC Project No. 17-2SA. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66187.
Codjoe, Julius, and Kirk M. Zeringue ITS Support for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Count: Developing a Statewide Multimodal Count Program [Tech Summary]. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2019, Report no. State Project No. DOTLT1000162 / LTRC Project No. 17-2SA, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66187.
This project is a multi-disciplinary investigation into the use of alternative media for biofiltration systems in Minnesota. Over the last thirty years, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has implemented biofilters along roadways as a stormwater control measure. These systems must be able to infiltrate and treat the first inch of ra
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Johnson, K. W., Cai, M., Patelke, M., Saftner, D., & Cruz, C. (2019). Development and Regionalization of In Situ Bioslopes and Bioswales (Report No. MN/RC 2019-31). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61823
Johnson, Kurt W., Meijun Cai, Marsha Patelke, David Saftner, and Chanelle Cruz. Development and Regionalization of In Situ Bioslopes and Bioswales. Report no. MN/RC 2019-31. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61823.
Johnson, Kurt W., et al. Development and Regionalization of In Situ Bioslopes and Bioswales. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2019, Report no. MN/RC 2019-31, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61823.
The Strategic Highway Investment Formula for Tomorrow (SHIFT) program research team evaluated the program’s 2018 safety component and developed a new methodology to rank the safety needs of 2020 projects. For the current year, the research team suggests replacing the SHIFT 2018 formulas (based on three naive crash measures) with a new metric, Exces
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Souleyrette, R., Tanzen, R., Staats, W., Green, E., & Chen, M. (2019). Safety Analysis for SHIFT Implementation (Report No. KTC-19-23/PL31-1F). University of Kentucky Transportation Center. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2019.23
Souleyrette, Reginald, Riana Tanzen, William Staats, Eric Green, and Mei Chen. Safety Analysis for SHIFT Implementation. Report no. KTC-19-23/PL31-1F. University of Kentucky Transportation Center, 2019. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2019.23.
Souleyrette, Reginald, et al. Safety Analysis for SHIFT Implementation. University of Kentucky Transportation Center, 2019, Report no. KTC-19-23/PL31-1F, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2019.23.
This project designs a conceptual framework to harness and mature wireless technology to improve transportation safety, with a focus on frontal collision warning/collision avoidance (CW/CA) systems. The framework identifies components of the technology and its capabilities, and how these components can be integrated to improve transportation safety
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Motro, M., Kim, T., Kalantari, R., Park, J., Oza, S., Ghosh, J., Ali, A., Kumari, P., Va, V., Prelcic, N. G., W Jr, R. H., Lavieri, P. S., Dias, F. F., Astroza, S., Vinayak, P., Nair, G. S., Hutchinson, J., Mondal, A., & Bhat, C. R. (2019). Communications and Radar-Supported Transportation Operations and Planning – Phase 2: Final Report (Report No. FHWA/TX-18/0-6877-2). University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62949
Motro, Michael, Taewan Kim, Rahi Kalantari, Jinsoo Park, Saharsh Oza, Joydeep Ghosh, and Anum Ali, et al.. Communications and Radar-Supported Transportation Operations and Planning – Phase 2: Final Report. Report no. FHWA/TX-18/0-6877-2. University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62949.
Motro, Michael, et al. Communications and Radar-Supported Transportation Operations and Planning – Phase 2: Final Report. University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research, 2019, Report no. FHWA/TX-18/0-6877-2, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62949.
Using recycled asphalt pavements (RAP) and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) blended with virgin binder for new road pavements is an environmentally friendly way to recycle the used asphalt. In this project, researchers studied a correlation between the molecular structure of asphalt binders of conventional hot mix asphalt mixtures (HMA) containing r
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Daly, W., & Cooper III, S. (2019). Chemical Characterization of Asphalts Related to Their Performance [Tech Summary] (Report No. State Project No. 30001080 / LTRC Project No. 12-3B). Louisiana Transportation Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66188
Daly, William and Samuel Cooper III. Chemical Characterization of Asphalts Related to Their Performance [Tech Summary]. Report no. State Project No. 30001080 / LTRC Project No. 12-3B. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66188.
Daly, William, and Samuel Cooper III Chemical Characterization of Asphalts Related to Their Performance [Tech Summary]. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2019, Report no. State Project No. 30001080 / LTRC Project No. 12-3B, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66188.
Iron-enhanced ditch checks in roadside swales were developed specifically for capturing dissolved phosphorus and dissolved metals from roadway runoff in both urban and agricultural environments. One iron-enhanced ditch check constructed along CR 15 (formerly TH 5) in Stillwater, Minnesota, was monitored during 40 storm events from 2016 to 2018. The
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Natarajan, P., Gulliver, J. S., & Weiss, P. T. (2019). Iron-Enhanced Swale Ditch Checks for Phosphorus Retention (Report No. MN/RC 2019-27). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61832
Natarajan, Poornima, John S. Gulliver, and Peter T. Weiss. Iron-Enhanced Swale Ditch Checks for Phosphorus Retention. Report no. MN/RC 2019-27. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61832.
Natarajan, Poornima, et al. Iron-Enhanced Swale Ditch Checks for Phosphorus Retention. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2019, Report no. MN/RC 2019-27, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61832.
This project developed a performance-based specification for automated distress data collections systems based on analysis of data provided by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), analysis of data collected under this research study, and discussions with three experienced providers of distress data collection. The research team also assi
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Wimsatt, A., Fernando, E., Freeman, T., Gharaibeh, N., & Rosa, F. D. (2019). Test Procedure for Validation of Automated Distress Data: Technical Report (Report No. FHWA/TX-16/0-6835-R1, 0-6835-R1). Texas. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62072
Wimsatt, Andrew, Emmanuel Fernando, Tom Freeman, Nasir Gharaibeh, and Francisco Dalla Rosa. Test Procedure for Validation of Automated Distress Data: Technical Report. Report no. FHWA/TX-16/0-6835-R1, 0-6835-R1. Texas. Department of Transportation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62072.
Wimsatt, Andrew, et al. Test Procedure for Validation of Automated Distress Data: Technical Report. Texas. Department of Transportation, 2019, Report no. FHWA/TX-16/0-6835-R1, 0-6835-R1, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62072.
The final product of this research is an enhanced Mobile Application platform that receives travel time information, parking information and transit/shuttle schedule information in real time for the Routes 1 (from I-295 to Garden State Parkway) and 18 (from New Jersey Turnpike to Rutgers University – Piscataway, NJ) corridors, specific to certain d
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Lawson, C. T. (2019). Traveler Information Application for Route 1 and Route 18 Corridors (Report No. FHWA-NJ-2019-003). New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56144
Lawson, Catherine T.. Traveler Information Application for Route 1 and Route 18 Corridors. Report no. FHWA-NJ-2019-003. New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Research, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56144.
Lawson, Catherine T. Traveler Information Application for Route 1 and Route 18 Corridors. New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Research, 2019, Report no. FHWA-NJ-2019-003, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56144.
Kentucky’s inventory of historic steel truss bridges is declining rapidly. There are more than 150 historic truss bridges in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) bridge inventory. Most of these bridges require maintenance to avoid replacement. However, prioritizing the rehabilitation of these bridges based on their historic importance is ch
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Peiris, A., & Harik, I. E. (2019). Truss Bridge Rehabilitation Prioritization (Report No. KTC-18-13/SPR15-503-1F). University of Kentucky Transportation Center. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2018.13
Peiris, Abheetha and Issam E. Harik. Truss Bridge Rehabilitation Prioritization. Report no. KTC-18-13/SPR15-503-1F. University of Kentucky Transportation Center, 2019. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2018.13.
Peiris, Abheetha, and Issam E. Harik Truss Bridge Rehabilitation Prioritization. University of Kentucky Transportation Center, 2019, Report no. KTC-18-13/SPR15-503-1F, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2018.13.
This technical report examined the Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) and Highway Safety Plan (HSP) documents of Louisiana to conduct a crosswalk analysis and determine where highway safety strategies in both plans overlap, co-exist, duplicate, or intersect. Targets, approaches, and strategies between the two planning documents were comparatively
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Capone, R. (2019). SHSP-HSP Crosswalk: A Tabular Comparative Presentation of Louisiana’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) and Highway Safety Plan (HSP) (Report No. FHWA/LA.16/18-01TA-SA, LTRC Project Number: 18-01TA-SA). Louisiana. Department of Transportation and Development. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63546
Capone, Rudynah. SHSP-HSP Crosswalk: A Tabular Comparative Presentation of Louisiana’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) and Highway Safety Plan (HSP). Report no. FHWA/LA.16/18-01TA-SA, LTRC Project Number: 18-01TA-SA. Louisiana. Department of Transportation and Development, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63546.
Capone, Rudynah SHSP-HSP Crosswalk: A Tabular Comparative Presentation of Louisiana’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) and Highway Safety Plan (HSP). Louisiana. Department of Transportation and Development, 2019, Report no. FHWA/LA.16/18-01TA-SA, LTRC Project Number: 18-01TA-SA, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63546.
Accurate estimation of pre-stress losses is one of the important issues for the design of precast, pre-stressed concrete bridge girders. While this subject has been long studied by many researchers, studies on pre-stress losses in cold climates are minimal. In the present research, long-term pre-stress loss due to concrete creep was studied based o
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Vandermeer, D., & Ahn, I. S. (2019). Prestress Loss Due to Creep in Precast Concrete Decked Bulb-Tee Girders in Cold Climates (Report No. INE/CESTiCC 19.14). University of Alaska Fairbanks. Center for Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66869
Vandermeer, Drew and Il-Sang Ahn. Prestress Loss Due to Creep in Precast Concrete Decked Bulb-Tee Girders in Cold Climates. Report no. INE/CESTiCC 19.14. University of Alaska Fairbanks. Center for Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66869.
Vandermeer, Drew, and Il-Sang Ahn Prestress Loss Due to Creep in Precast Concrete Decked Bulb-Tee Girders in Cold Climates. University of Alaska Fairbanks. Center for Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates, 2019, Report no. INE/CESTiCC 19.14, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66869.
Inadequate grouting is associated with corrosion of post-tensioning steel in grouted tendons used in construction applications. A nondestructive method capable of revealing grout deficiencies of external tendons was developed under concurrent Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Project BDV25-977-24. The method uses impedance and magnetic me
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Dukeman, D., Freij, H., Sagüés, A. A., & Alexander, C. (2019). Field Demonstration of Tendon Imaging Methods. Florida. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63060
Dukeman, David, Hani Freij, Alberto A. Sagüés, and Christopher Alexander. Field Demonstration of Tendon Imaging Methods. Florida. Department of Transportation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63060.
Dukeman, David, et al. Field Demonstration of Tendon Imaging Methods. Florida. Department of Transportation, 2019, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63060.
University of Florida researchers investigated the effects of installation and removal of sheet pile walls on piles driven into granular soils.
Chung, J. (2019). Effect of Proximity of Sheet Pile Walls on the Apparent Capacity of Driven Displacement Piles, Phase 2 [Summary]. Florida Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65645
Chung, Jae. Effect of Proximity of Sheet Pile Walls on the Apparent Capacity of Driven Displacement Piles, Phase 2 [Summary]. Florida Department of Transportation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65645.
Chung, Jae Effect of Proximity of Sheet Pile Walls on the Apparent Capacity of Driven Displacement Piles, Phase 2 [Summary]. Florida Department of Transportation, 2019, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65645.
Pedestrian fatalities and injuries represent a growing percentage of all traffic fatalities and injuries. This project used a multifaceted approach to improving compliance to the Minnesota crosswalk law in Saint Paul, Minnesota, including: (1) education, (2) measurement, (3) enforcement efforts, (4) social norming, and (5) engineering treatment. Th
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Morris, N. L., Craig, C. M., & Van Houten, R. (2019). Evaluation of Sustained Enforcement, Education, and Engineering Measures on Pedestrian Crossings (Report No. MN/RC 2019-29). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61818
Morris, Nichole L., Curtis M. Craig, and Ron Van Houten. Evaluation of Sustained Enforcement, Education, and Engineering Measures on Pedestrian Crossings. Report no. MN/RC 2019-29. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61818.
Morris, Nichole L., et al. Evaluation of Sustained Enforcement, Education, and Engineering Measures on Pedestrian Crossings. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2019, Report no. MN/RC 2019-29, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61818.
The National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) Test Track is a pavement proving ground that was originally constructed from 1998-2000. This 1.7-mile oval track is a unique accelerated pavement testing facility that utilizes full-scale pavement construction of test sections and highway-speed, heavy trafficking to provide analysis of asphalt pavem
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West, R., Timm, D., Powell, B., Heitzman, M., Tran, N., Rodezno, C., Watson, D., Leiva, F., & Vargas, A. (2019). Phase VI (2015–2017) NCAT Test Track Findings (Report No. NCAT Report 18-04). Auburn University. National Center for Asphalt Technology. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61927
West, Randy, David Timm, Buzz Powell, Michael Heitzman, Nam Tran, Carolina Rodezno, Don Watson, Fabricio Leiva, and Adriana Vargas. Phase VI (2015–2017) NCAT Test Track Findings. Report no. NCAT Report 18-04. Auburn University. National Center for Asphalt Technology, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61927.
West, Randy, et al. Phase VI (2015–2017) NCAT Test Track Findings. Auburn University. National Center for Asphalt Technology, 2019, Report no. NCAT Report 18-04, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61927.
The Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies (ITTS) serves as a regional organization of state departments of transportation in the Southeast. The ITTS provides research data and expert opinions to its members concerning the effects of commercial freight movements on domestic and international activities, with reference to infrastructure and
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Lambert, B. (2019). Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies PHASE II Project Review (Report No. FHWA/LA.16/607). Louisiana. Department of Transportation and Development. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61430
Lambert, Bruce. Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies PHASE II Project Review. Report no. FHWA/LA.16/607. Louisiana. Department of Transportation and Development, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61430.
Lambert, Bruce Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies PHASE II Project Review. Louisiana. Department of Transportation and Development, 2019, Report no. FHWA/LA.16/607, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61430.
Welded steel girder bridges can contain details that can high welding and service stresses and are termed constraint-induced fractures (CIF). The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has steel bridges with weld details known to cause CIFs whose girders have experienced fracture events. The Cabinet’s bridge inventory was reviewed and additional candidate
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Hopwood II, T., Younce, R., & Palle, S. (2019). Identification of Bridges With Fracture-Prone Details (Report No. KTC-19-35/SPR18-553-1F). University of Kentucky Transportation Center. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2019.35
Hopwood II, Theodore, Rick Younce, and Sudhir Palle. Identification of Bridges With Fracture-Prone Details. Report no. KTC-19-35/SPR18-553-1F. University of Kentucky Transportation Center, 2019. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2019.35.
Hopwood II, Theodore, et al. Identification of Bridges With Fracture-Prone Details. University of Kentucky Transportation Center, 2019, Report no. KTC-19-35/SPR18-553-1F, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2019.35.
This project, Phase 2 Slope Vulnerability Assessments, is a continuation of the Phase 1 project previously conducted by WSB and MnDOT to determine the risk of slope failure along state highways. The Phase 2 study area includes 32 counties located in districts 4, 6, 7, 8, and Metro. This reports outlines the methods and results of this project inclu
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Holmstadt, J., Bradley, N., & Rodgers, N. (2019). MnDOT Slope Vulnerability Assessments Phase 2 (Report No. MN/RC 2019-29). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61817
Holmstadt, Jen, Nick Bradley, and Nick Rodgers. MnDOT Slope Vulnerability Assessments Phase 2. Report no. MN/RC 2019-29. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61817.
Holmstadt, Jen, et al. MnDOT Slope Vulnerability Assessments Phase 2. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2019, Report no. MN/RC 2019-29, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61817.
Child pedestrians are some of the most vulnerable users of our transportation systems, and they deserve particular attention when we consider traffic safety. Part 1 of this report identifies locations in urban areas where child pedestrians are at particular risk for fatal collisions with vehicles. We do so by examining 30 years of crash data for si
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Ferenchak, N., Marshall, W. E., & Janson, B. N. (2019). Redefining the Child Pedestrian Safety Paradigm (Report No. MPC 19-374). Mountain Plains Consortium. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49169
Ferenchak, Nick, Wesley E. Marshall, and Bruce N. Janson. Redefining the Child Pedestrian Safety Paradigm. Report no. MPC 19-374. Mountain Plains Consortium, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49169.
Ferenchak, Nick, et al. Redefining the Child Pedestrian Safety Paradigm. Mountain Plains Consortium, 2019, Report no. MPC 19-374, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49169.
Connectivity and automation in vehicles have the potential to change nearly every aspect of our transportation system. Vehicles with these capabilities are already being tested on public roads and are beginning to enter the national fleet. These vehicles have the potential to bring numerous benefits to the public, but these benefits come with trade
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Davis, B., & Johnson, R. (2019). Development of a Workshop on Automated Vehicle Technologies (Report No. CTS 19-23). University of Minnesota. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49173
Davis, Brian and Reed Johnson. Development of a Workshop on Automated Vehicle Technologies. Report no. CTS 19-23. University of Minnesota, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49173.
Davis, Brian, and Reed Johnson Development of a Workshop on Automated Vehicle Technologies. University of Minnesota, 2019, Report no. CTS 19-23, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49173.
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