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.
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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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 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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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 (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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We envisioned a project—a future—where the community is at the forefront of planning and implementation of new technology. Technologies are often developed by select companies and universities, and then tested in communities. Instead of leading with a solution, Community Driven CAV started by understanding community needs and assets, and then creat
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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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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 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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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
2025-01-01
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is researching how to safely use advanced driving technology in commercial motor vehicles (CMV). As part of FMCSA’s Automated Commercial Motor Vehicle Evaluation (ACE) program, this research is exploring topics that include systems that assist drivers, full driving automation, and the ability
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Led by the Integrated Mobility Division (IMD), the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)'s Connected Autonomous Shuttle Supporting Innovation (CASSI) is the state's flagship automated shuttle pilot program. CASSI introduces the public to automated vehicle technology through free shared rides and showcases how the technology works for
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The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) spends approximately $19 million annually on roadside mowing, which is a process that is time-consuming, costly, and poses safety risks. Automated mowing solutions have the potential to reduce costs and increase safety, but they will need to be extremely well tested before being deployed. In this wor
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The primary goal of this project was to provide recommendations on incorporating CDA into FDOT’s Transportation System Management and Operations (TSM&O). Specific objectives included developing a Concept of Operations (ConOps) for incorporating CDA features in traffic management; formulating methods to test and evaluate infrastructure support for C
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This project examined how roadside inspections and other law enforcement interactions could be accomplished on ADS-equipped CMVs. This included research into: a) how automated CMVs can deliver necessary information to inspectors and b) how automated CMVs can recognize and respond to inspection locations and directions. These objectives were accompl
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