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.
Lateral position of loading, which is an important input to pavement design and analysis, is a random phenomenon for human-driven trucks because they do not follow a straight path as they travel. Therefore, in the pavement-design community, this variable has been called “wheel wander” and conventionally considered in an implicit way. However, with
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This report presents a review of the main sensors used in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs). Radar, ultrasonic sensors, a global positioning system, radio-frequency identification, lidar, cameras, inertial measurement units, and capacitive–proximity sensors were detailed, listing their working principles, advantages, and disadvantages. Based
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Motivated by autonomous and connected vehicle technology, truck platooning has significant economic benefits on the freight transportation industry. Lower average fuel consumption can be achieved due to the reduced air-drag force experienced by the platoon during operation. This report presents the procedure and results of computational fluid dynam
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This project developed a conceptual framework for an analysis, modeling, and simulation system for evaluating the impacts of connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies on transportation facilities at the strategic and operational levels, providing the basis for future development of CAV-enabled evaluation tools. The objective of this projec
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Regional coordination in anticipation of the widespread use of connected vehicles/autonomous vehicles (CVs/AVs) will better educate New England’s population, influence policy, reduce costs, and provide safer and more efficient roadways for the traveling public. This document provides considerations for identified cross-border issues and a roadmap f
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The Northeast Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Summit was hosted by the Connecticut Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration on June 12-13, 2018, at the Windsor Hartford Marriott. The event provided an open forum for stakeholders in the Northeast to network, share and discuss a wide range of topics related to the future o
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Regional coordination in anticipation of the widespread use of connected vehicles/autonomous vehicles (CVs/AVs) will better educate New England’s population, influence policy, reduce costs, and provide safer and more efficient roadways for the traveling public. This document provides considerations for identified cross-border issues and a roadmap f
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In this paper we identified the most important bicyclist crash scenarios for crash imminent braking systems. Our tested scenario involved a crash geometry that is responsible for approximately a quarter of cyclist social cost and a third of cyclist fatalities in single light vehicle crashes. Its primary contribution is that it is based on actual te
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The goal of this project was to understand how multi-agent models of the driver and vehicle can inform design principles for optimized autonomous vehicle systems. In this project, a computational model for human behavior in pre-crash scenarios was developed and investigated. A multi-agent model with both human drivers and autonomous and semi-autono
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This report describes a framework for establishing sample preliminary tests for Automated Driving Systems. The focus is on light duty vehicles exhibiting higher levels of automation, where the system is required to perform the full dynamic driving task, including lateral and longitudinal control, as well as object and event detection and response.
This study builds on prior work to characterize the environment in which automotive radars must operate, especially as systems with greater autonomy enter the market. Systems that operate well in environments without other radars may suffer significant degradation of performance in radar-congested environments. The results of this research provide
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This report examines the feasibility of transferring 13 current automated systems technologies from light-duty vehicles and commercial trucks to 40-ft diesel transit buses. It explores the associated technical and safety challenges of implementing those systems in transit buses and ways to overcome some of the identified barriers to implementation.
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The research intends to systematically develop a VSL control framework in a CAV environment, in which the V2V, V2I, I2V, and platooning technologies are integrated with the VSL control. In addition, mixed traffic flows (including trucks and cars) are taken into account in the developed VSL control models. The policies (such as left-lane truck restr
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Surveys of behavior could benefit from information about people’s relative ranking of choice alternatives. Rank ordered data are often collected in stated preference surveys where respondents are asked to rank hypothetical alternatives (rather than choose a single alternative) to better understand their relative preferences. Despite the widespread
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This report documents the work completed by the Crash Avoidance Metrics Partners LLC (CAMP) Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) Consortium during the fourth year of the “Development of Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Applications (V2I) Program.” Participating companies in the V2I Consortium during this period were Ford, General Motors, Hyundai-Kia, Honda, Ma
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Task 3-C in Phase 3 of the Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program Cooperative Agreement calls for a Stakeholder Outreach activity that includes an interoperability activity showing successful interaction between the local Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment site and in-vehicle devices from one or more other Connected Vehicle Pilot site. The US D
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This report describes the research effort to assess the functional safety of electric power steering (EPS) systems. This study also considers the additional active steering and four-wheel steering features, which are incorporated into some EPS systems. This study follows the Concept Phase process in the ISO 26262 standard and applies hazard and ope
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This report describes the research assessing the functional safety of foundational steering systems, specifically, steer-by-wire (SbW) systems. This study also considers the additional active steering and four-wheel steering features, which could potentially be incorporated into some SbW systems. This study follows the Concept Phase process in the
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This report describes research to assess the functional safety of a generic automated lane centering (ALC) system and three related foundational systems --electric power steering (EPS), steer-by-wire (SbW), and conventional hydraulic braking (CHB). ALC systems are a key technology that supports vehicle automation by providing continuous lateral con
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This research project addresses a series of issues relating to autonomous vehicle adoption, the potential impact of temporal instability (with an application to vehicle safety), and the role of social learning processes as they relate to future travel behavior. The report of research results begins with a study of the effect shared autonomous vehic
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