By leveraging advanced technologies, Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) hold the potential to increase transportation safety and efficiency. This collection showcases USDOT-funded research and data concerning AVs. Bookmark this collection: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_avs OR https://doi.org/10.21949/1x81-qs91.
Motivated by the shortcomings of using public road development of autonomous driving functions, this project focuses on the Vehicle-in-Virtual-Environment (VVE) method of safe, efficient, and low-cost connected and autonomous driving function development, evaluation, and demonstration. The VVE method places the actual vehicle inside a highly realis
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The Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) Tool (V2I BCA Tool) prototype was developed to help transportation agencies explore the potential benefits of V2I technology in the context of uncertainty around future fleet uptake in on-board units (OBUs), future deployment of automated vehicles (AVs), and the uncertainty around the
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The portion of the research project included in this report focuses on 28 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). It provides research findings, including the performance requirements and test procedures, in terms of options regarding technical translations, based on potential regulatory barriers identified for compliance verification of in
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In recent years, automated vehicles (AVs) are increasingly penetrating road networks with the main purpose of reducing driver error. Since around 94% of traffic crashes are due to driver errors, automated vehicles have the potential to enhance road safety by eliminating human drivers' tasks. Despite claims that these vehicles will increase road saf
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The U.S. Department of Transportation Volpe Center (Volpe) developed the Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) Tool Prototype with funding and technical direction from the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development within the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. The V
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The Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator (ATMA) system represents a specialized application of connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies, designed to enhance worker safety during roadway maintenance operations. Despite its growing adoption across state agencies, formalized deployment criteria remain absent from national guidelines such as
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Simulation agents are essential for designing and testing systems that interact with humans, such as autonomous vehicles (AVs). These agents serve various purposes, from benchmarking AV performance to stress-testing system limits, but all applications share one key requirement: reliability. To enable sound experimentation, a simulation agent must b
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We present an analysis of the impacts of last-mile delivery vehicles on pavement lifespans in residential streets. We argue that an increase in the number of parcels delivered daily could be a possible cause for increases in pavement maintenance expenditures in small cities and residential areas. This externality is often overlooked in the current
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Autonomous Driving (AD) vehicles must interact and respond in real-time to multiple sensor signals indicating the behavior of other agents in the environment, such as other vehicles, and pedestrians near the ego vehicle (i.e., the vehicle itself). While autonomous vehicle (AV) developers tend to generate numerous test cases in simulations to detect
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The rapid deployment of automated vehicles presents both opportunities and challenges, especially for first responders tasked with ensuring public safety during emergencies. This research project, led by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, in partnership with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension, addressed critical needs and strategies for inter
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Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) and advanced propulsion systems, like battery-electric vehicles, could significantly impact transportation infrastructure investments. These changes require a reevaluation of how infrastructure projects are planned, focusing on both direct and indirect economic, social, and environmental effects. A key overlooke
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The rapid deployment of automated vehicles (AVs) presents both opportunities and challenges, especially for first responders tasked with ensuring public safety during emergencies. This project addressed critical needs and strategies for interactions between first responders and AVs. The project sought to identify the needs and strategies for Texas
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This study envisions a jointly designed transit system comprised of a fixed-route (FR) service and a paratransit (PT) service. The integration of the two services is inspired by the potential application of modular autonomous vehicles, or pods, in transit. Constrained by a fixed budget, the operator of the joint system aims to minimize the total us
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This study envisions a jointly designed transit system comprised of a fixed-route (FR) service and a para- transit (PT) service. The integration of the two services is inspired by the potential application of modular autonomous vehicles, or pods, in transit. Constrained by a fixed budget, the operator of the joint system aims to minimize the total
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In this report, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has developed a Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Readiness Action Plan to guide the implementation, operation, and maintenance of CAV technologies at traffic signals and along roadways across the state. Through this action plan, TDOT aims to position Tennessee as a leader in CAV
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This project assesses how Texas roadway and parking infrastructure should evolve as connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) gain market share, using behavioral-diffusion insights to frame adoption scenarios. Researchers combined literature synthesis with expert questionnaires/interviews, analysis of AV disengagement reports, and PTV Vissim microsim
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Autonomous vehicles are reshaping the car rental and ridesharing industries, potentially leading to a unified model of on-demand transportation suitable for both uncommon (e.g., business trips) and daily commuting. An exploratory study of human behavior towards autonomous vehicles can uncover the challenges and opportunities inherent in different l
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This guide provides Texas first responders methods to safely and efficiently respond to a multitude of routine and adverse incident scenarios involving automated vehicles (AVs). It contains a catalog of 19 scenarios and best practices developed by the project team using first responder standards and industry practices.
Autonomous vehicles are reshaping the car rental and ridesharing industries, potentially leading to a unified model of on-demand transportation suitable for both uncommon (e.g., business trips) and daily commuting. An exploratory study of human behavior towards autonomous vehicles can uncover the challenges and opportunities inherent in different l
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This guide provides Texas first responders methods to safely and efficiently respond to a multitude of routine and adverse incident scenarios involving automated vehicles (AVs). It contains a catalog of 19 scenarios and best practices developed by the project team using first responder standards and industry practices. This guide is divided into si
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