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.
The Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator (ATMA) vehicle system is a quickly emerging technology that leverages connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) capabilities for maintenance of transportation infrastructure. Because practicable and implementable guidance for deployment of this technology is largely missing in MUTCD, State DOTs have been making
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Despite its challenges, independent travel for blind and visually impaired (BVI) individuals is an essential component of quality of life, enabling travel to work and recreational activities. Autonomous vehicle technologies have the potential of meeting these challenges. However, efficiently and safely guiding BVI travelers between indoor environme
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This report describes a project to develop an automated wheelchair tiedown and occupant restraint systems (WTORS) that could be safely and independently used in automated vehicles by people who remain seated in their wheelchairs for travel. The literature review focuses on topics relevant to safe, independent use of automated vehicles to people who
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This report documents the Test and Evaluation Plan of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Truck Platooning Early Deployment Assessment Phase 2 project. The test plan includes four stages: (a) Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) system performance test by PATH team, which combined step-by-step implementation and CACC system tests to mak
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As automated transportation progresses, public transit agencies may address the equitable implications of integrating autonomous vehicles and shuttles into current transit systems. Capital and operating expenses for automated mobility modes handled by public transportation agencies are unknown at this point given the limited number of pilots and de
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As automated transportation progresses, public transit agencies may address the equitable implications of integrating autonomous vehicles and shuttles into current transit systems. Capital and operating expenses for automated mobility modes handled by public transportation agencies are unknown at this point given the limited number of pilots and de
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In this study, the authors develop a comprehensive framework to model the impact of cyberattacks on safety, security, and head-to-tail stability of connected and automated vehicular platoons. First, the authors propose a general platoon dynamics model with heterogeneous time delays that may originate from the communication channel and/or vehicle on
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently granted permission to deploy low-speed autonomous delivery vehicles (ADVs) on roadways. Although the mobility of ADVs is limited to low-speed roads and these vehicles are occupant less, frequent stops and mobility among residential neighborhoods cause safety-related concerns. There is cons
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With the accelerated deployment of connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies, public agencies have urgent needs on how to utilize these rich data sources of CAVs to improve traffic mobility, safety, and environmental and energy impact. This research will tackle one of the big data challenges, which is mining driving behavior patterns using
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Horizontal curves can improve the safety and comfort of a ride for drivers and passengers by preventing a sharp turn from one direction to another. However, the role of curves in vehicle crashes and their safety impacts are underestimated due to the substantial number of curve-related crash misclassifications in CRIS. Therefore, there is an urgent
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With the advancement of automated vehicle technologies, it is critical to understand the knowledge gap among drivers on the limitations and safety restrictions of existing advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS), which contributes to dangerous driving habits and misjudgments. For example, some ADAS include adaptive cruise control, but many drive
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This study uses a survey collected in four metropolitan areas in the United States (Phoenix, Atlanta, Austin, and Tampa) to understand the attitudinal factors underlying men and women’s willingness to share rides on ridehailing services that use automated vehicles. The study uses a measurement model to classify the attitudinal measures into unobser
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Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) are an important technology in the future of transportation systems. While attitudes and perceptions towards AV have been studied in the past, the role of different levels of AV familiarity in shaping relative attitudes and expected adoption has been underexplored. Using the TOMNET Transformative Technologies in Transporta
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently granted permission to deploy low-speed autonomous delivery vehicles (ADVs) on roadways. Although the mobility of ADVs is limited to low-speed roads and these vehicles are occupant less, frequent stops and mobility among residential neighborhoods cause safety-related concerns. There is cons
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There is an existing issue in human-machine interaction, such that drivers of semi-autonomous vehicles are still required to take over control of the vehicle during system limitations. A possible solution may lie in tactile displays, which can present status, direction, and position information while avoiding sensory (e.g., visual and auditory) cha
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The main goal of this research is to construct an online cooperative LC decision and planning model. The objectives of this project are to 1) conduct a comprehensive literature review on cooperative LC decisions and planning of CAVs; 2) focus on the trajectory optimization model from the perspective of multi-objectives including safety, stability,
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This study evaluates the traffic performance of two general TSPCV control strategies, namely actuated TSP with CV (connected vehicle) and optimized TSP with CV, and compares them with two conventional signal control strategies, i.e., actuated signal control without TSP, and actuated signal control with TSP. Simulation experiments based on a signali
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Road congestion has been a major source of economic loss and environmental pollution in the transportation arena. There are different approaches developed by transportation professionals to mitigate this issue, to name a few, signal optimization, innovative intersection design, variable speed limit control, and ramp metering. These methods have bee
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The main objective of this research project is to enhance the accuracy of traffic speed prediction in ITS. The objectives of this project include: (1) Conducting a comprehensive review of traffic prediction techniques for CAVs. (2) Identifying a potential freeway segment and collecting the features of the selected scenario. (3) Developing and apply
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The objective of this research focuses on the following topics. The first objective is to determine the impact of autonomous vehicles on pedestrian measures such as gap acceptance, waiting time, and acceleration rate while crossing the road. This research will compare the pedestrian behavior changes with the automation level of the vehicle. The sec
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