Artificial Intelligence Deployment Center of Excellence (AI COE)
The AI COE Collection is a central resource for transportation stakeholders that may aid in deployment of safe and responsible AI in surface transportation. The collection will feature current and emerging resources, innovations, and technologies. For more information on the AI COE, go to https://highways.dot.gov/ai-coe.
Vehicle trip generation is used to identify potential transportation impacts associated with new development projects and to provide a substantive basis for determining appropriate impact mitigation strategies. In the United States, trip rate estimation typically relies on vehicle trip rates for specific land use types as provided in the Trip Gener
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Xie, Y., Loesch, B., Bhuyan, Z., Logozzo, F., Chen, D., & Liu, B. (. (2023). Developing Massachusetts-Specific Trip Generation Models for Land Use Projects (Report No. 23-046). Massachusetts. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Transportation Planning. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72776
Xie, Yuanchang, Brandon Loesch, Zubin Bhuyan, Francesco Logozzo, Danjue Chen, and Benyuan (Ben) Liu. Developing Massachusetts-Specific Trip Generation Models for Land Use Projects. Report no. 23-046. Massachusetts. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Transportation Planning, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72776.
Xie, Yuanchang, et al. Developing Massachusetts-Specific Trip Generation Models for Land Use Projects. Massachusetts. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Transportation Planning, 2023, Report no. 23-046, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72776.
Impact of overheight vehicles on bridges is a major problem that causes extensive damage and leads to frequent traffic and mobility issues. This research proposes conceptual development of a low-cost Artificial Intelligence- (AI)-based overheight vehicle warning system for bridges based on the use of cutting-edge camera technology and AI-based heig
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Agrawal, A., & Kumar, D. (2023). An Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based Overheight Vehicle Warning System for Bridges. Connected Cities for Smart Mobility toward Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72429
Agrawal, Anil and Deepak Kumar. An Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based Overheight Vehicle Warning System for Bridges. Connected Cities for Smart Mobility toward Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART), 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72429.
Agrawal, Anil, and Deepak Kumar An Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based Overheight Vehicle Warning System for Bridges. Connected Cities for Smart Mobility toward Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART), 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72429.
Traffic signal control is a crucial element of urban mobility that profoundly influences transportation network efficiency and safety. Traditional traffic signal control systems rely on fixed-time or actuated signal timings, often failing to adapt to dynamic traffic demands and congestion patterns. This technical report explores the application of
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Li, T., & Machemehl, R. (2023). Developing Robust Smart Traffic Signal Control. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72367
Li, Tianxin and Randy Machemehl. Developing Robust Smart Traffic Signal Control. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72367.
Li, Tianxin, and Randy Machemehl Developing Robust Smart Traffic Signal Control. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72367.
MDT is in the process of modernizing their contract time determination processes by developing user-friendly tools to facilitate the estimation process of project duration and contract time. As part of this modernization effort, a top-down project duration estimation tool was developed in this research project. This tool is particularly useful when
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Jeong, H. D., & Alikhani, H. (2023). Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based Tool to Estimate Contract Time (Report No. FHWA/MT-23-001/9929-819). Montana. Department of Transportation. Research Programs. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518324
Jeong, H David and Hamed Alikhani. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based Tool to Estimate Contract Time. Report no. FHWA/MT-23-001/9929-819. Montana. Department of Transportation. Research Programs, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518324.
Jeong, H David, and Hamed Alikhani Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based Tool to Estimate Contract Time. Montana. Department of Transportation. Research Programs, 2023, Report no. FHWA/MT-23-001/9929-819, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518324.
Traditional process-based approaches of certifying aerospace digital systems are not sufficient to address the challenges associated with using Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) techniques. To address this, agencies are evaluating an alternative Means of Compliance (MoC) called the Overarching Properties (OP). The goals for this
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Paul, S., Prince, D., Iyer, N., Durling, M., Visnevski, N., & Meng, B. (2023). Assurance of Machine Learning-Based Aerospace Systems: Towards an Overarching Properties-Driven Approach (Report No. DOT/FAA/TC-23/54). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center. https://doi.org/10.21949/1528237
Paul, Saswata, Dan Prince, Naresh Iyer, Michael Durling, Nikita Visnevski, and Baoluo Meng. Assurance of Machine Learning-Based Aerospace Systems: Towards an Overarching Properties-Driven Approach. Report no. DOT/FAA/TC-23/54. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21949/1528237.
Paul, Saswata, et al. Assurance of Machine Learning-Based Aerospace Systems: Towards an Overarching Properties-Driven Approach. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center, 2023, Report no. DOT/FAA/TC-23/54, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1528237.
A computer vision algorithm has been applied to facilitate traffic sign detection and recognition tasks and solve labor-intensive issues. As public traffic signs datasets were collected in different regions, the existing models cannot be directly implemented into the US environment. Therefore, this study collected an additional 5,000 traffic signs
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Wang, Y., Sun, W., & Liu, C. (2023). Cost-Effective Approach towards Building a Traffic Sign Data Inventory Using Open Street Images. Connected Cities for Smart Mobility toward Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72351
Wang, Yinhai, Wei Sun, and Chenxi Liu. Cost-Effective Approach towards Building a Traffic Sign Data Inventory Using Open Street Images. Connected Cities for Smart Mobility toward Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART), 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72351.
Wang, Yinhai, et al. Cost-Effective Approach towards Building a Traffic Sign Data Inventory Using Open Street Images. Connected Cities for Smart Mobility toward Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART), 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72351.
Enhancing the quality and efficiency of the Texas surface transportation system necessitates reliable predictions about the initiation and dispersion of prolonged congestion, as well as effective tracking of atypical events and their potential evolution. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers a unique avenue for achieving these goals, presenting an op
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Das, S., Tsapakis, I., Khan, M. N., Liu, J., Mills, D., Miller, M., Balke, K., Wu, J., Azimi, M., & Qi, Y. (2023). Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) Techniques to Detect, Forecast, and Manage Freeway Congestion: Technical Report (Report No. FHWA/TX-23/0-7131-R1). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72322
Das, Subasish, Ioannis Tsapakis, Md Nasim Khan, Jinli Liu, David Mills, Matt Miller, Kevin Balke, Jason Wu, Mehdi Azimi, and Yi Qi. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) Techniques to Detect, Forecast, and Manage Freeway Congestion: Technical Report. Report no. FHWA/TX-23/0-7131-R1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72322.
Das, Subasish, et al. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) Techniques to Detect, Forecast, and Manage Freeway Congestion: Technical Report. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2023, Report no. FHWA/TX-23/0-7131-R1, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72322.
This study introduces a unified end-to-end framework for analyzing network traffic equilibrium. The framework learns supply and demand components directly from traffic data, using computational graphs to parameterize unknown elements. It enforces user equilibrium through variational inequalities and can incorporate various modeling approaches, incl
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Yin, Y., & Liu, Z. (2023). AI-Enabled Transportation Network Analysis, Planning and Operations (Report No. CCAT Report No. 65). University of Michigan. Center for Connected and Automated Transportation. https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/177545
Yin, Yafeng and Zhichen Liu. AI-Enabled Transportation Network Analysis, Planning and Operations. Report no. CCAT Report No. 65. University of Michigan. Center for Connected and Automated Transportation, 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/177545.
Yin, Yafeng, and Zhichen Liu AI-Enabled Transportation Network Analysis, Planning and Operations. University of Michigan. Center for Connected and Automated Transportation, 2023, Report no. CCAT Report No. 65, ROSA P. https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/177545.
In this research project, researchers designed a comprehensive survey to understand the freeway congestion reduction practices state departments of transportation employed by using big data. This survey addressed topics such as data collection methods, data analysis techniques, big data platform usage, report creation practices, and future needs.
Tsapakis, I., Das, S., Khan, M. N., Liu, J., Mills, D., Miller, M., Balke, K., Wu, J., Azimi, M., & Qi, Y. (2023). Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) Techniques to Detect, Forecast, and Manage Freeway Congestion [Project Summary] (Report No. 0-7131). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72323
Tsapakis, Ioannis, Subasish Das, Md Nasim Khan, Jinli Liu, David Mills, Matt Miller, Kevin Balke, Jason Wu, Mehdi Azimi, and Yi Qi. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) Techniques to Detect, Forecast, and Manage Freeway Congestion [Project Summary]. Report no. 0-7131. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72323.
Tsapakis, Ioannis, et al. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) Techniques to Detect, Forecast, and Manage Freeway Congestion [Project Summary]. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2023, Report no. 0-7131, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72323.
Popular navigation applications such as Google Maps and Apple Maps provide distance-based or travel time based alternative routes with no real-time risk scoring. There is a need for a real-time navigation system that can provide the data-driven decision on the safest path or route. By leveraging data from a diverse range of historical and real-time
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Das, S., Tsapakis, I., Weng, Y., Torbic, D., Sohrabi, S., Ye, X., & Li, S. (2023). Developing Artificial Intelligence Driven Safe Navigation Tool [supporting dataset] (Report No. 06-002). Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Center (UTC). https://doi.org/10.15787/VTT1/AL4C8V
Das, Subasish, Ioannis Tsapakis, Yanmo Weng, Darren Torbic, Soheil Sohrabi, Xinyue Ye, and Shoujia Li. Developing Artificial Intelligence Driven Safe Navigation Tool [supporting dataset]. Report no. 06-002. Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Center (UTC), 2023. https://doi.org/10.15787/VTT1/AL4C8V.
Das, Subasish, et al. Developing Artificial Intelligence Driven Safe Navigation Tool [supporting dataset]. Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Center (UTC), 2023, Report no. 06-002, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.15787/VTT1/AL4C8V.
This report presents the results of a study aiming at developing artificial intelligence (AI) models for advanced warning of rainfall induced landslides for unstable slopes above or below state-maintained roadways in Pennsylvania. Two landslide databases for spatial and spatiotemporal analyses of landslides in Pennsylvania and adjacent areas are co
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Qiu, T., & Xiong, J. (2023). Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Building a Landslide Inventory & Advanced Landslide Warning System in PA (Report No. FHWA-PA-2024-003-CIAMTIS WO 02). Pennsylvania. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Planning and Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72602
Qiu, Tong and Jun Xiong. Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Building a Landslide Inventory & Advanced Landslide Warning System in PA. Report no. FHWA-PA-2024-003-CIAMTIS WO 02. Pennsylvania. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Planning and Research, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72602.
Qiu, Tong, and Jun Xiong Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Building a Landslide Inventory & Advanced Landslide Warning System in PA. Pennsylvania. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Planning and Research, 2023, Report no. FHWA-PA-2024-003-CIAMTIS WO 02, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72602.
The advancements in autonomous- and connected-vehicle technologies bring drastic changes in freight delivery. Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication has become a reality with the help of autonomous and connected vehicles. One of the most notable changes is the formation of truck platoons. Despite the numerous benefits of tru
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Liu, T., & Meidani, H. (2023). Artificial Intelligence for Optimal Truck Platooning: Impact on Autonomous Freight Delivery (Report No. ICT-23-017). University of Michigan. Center for Connected and Automated Transportation. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/23-017
Liu, Tong and Hadi Meidani. Artificial Intelligence for Optimal Truck Platooning: Impact on Autonomous Freight Delivery. Report no. ICT-23-017. University of Michigan. Center for Connected and Automated Transportation, 2023. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/23-017.
Liu, Tong, and Hadi Meidani Artificial Intelligence for Optimal Truck Platooning: Impact on Autonomous Freight Delivery. University of Michigan. Center for Connected and Automated Transportation, 2023, Report no. ICT-23-017, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/23-017.
Bifurcation, a phenomenon that always occurs in the transition phase between free flow and congestion in the macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD), have been suspected of decreasing network efficiency. Some studies have shown that rerouting behavior will effectively postpone the occurrence of bifurcation. On the other hand, deep neural networks wit
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Liu, Z., & Laval, J. A. (2023). Drivers' Attitudes Toward Rerouting: Impacts on Network Congestion. Center for Teaching Old Models New Tricks (TOMNET). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77644
Liu, Ziming and Jorge A. Laval. Drivers' Attitudes Toward Rerouting: Impacts on Network Congestion. Center for Teaching Old Models New Tricks (TOMNET), 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77644.
Liu, Ziming, and Jorge A. Laval Drivers' Attitudes Toward Rerouting: Impacts on Network Congestion. Center for Teaching Old Models New Tricks (TOMNET), 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77644.
Pedestrian safety is of paramount importance in urban transportation, and it is a key goal of initiatives such as Vision Zero. Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland, have experienced a significant number of traffic accidents in recent years, with pedestrians being particularly vulnerable. Video surveillance has long been established as a valuab
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Chavis, C., Nyarko, K., & Cirillo, C. (2023). A Comparative Study of Pedestrian Crossing Behavior and Safety in Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC Using Video Surveillance. Urban Mobility & Equity Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/70418
Chavis, Celeste, Kofi Nyarko, and Cinzia Cirillo. A Comparative Study of Pedestrian Crossing Behavior and Safety in Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC Using Video Surveillance. Urban Mobility & Equity Center, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/70418.
Chavis, Celeste, et al. A Comparative Study of Pedestrian Crossing Behavior and Safety in Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC Using Video Surveillance. Urban Mobility & Equity Center, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/70418.
As urban populations continue to grow, traffic congestion has become an increasingly pressing issue for drivers, leading to a greater demand for advanced navigation aids and traffic management solutions. Real-time traffic information, advanced traffic signal control strategies, and the integration of various data sources can play a crucial role in
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Bhattacharya, S., Park, H., & Rundell, D. (2023). Deep Learning Software for Traffic State Prediction (Report No. FHWA/NC/TCE2020-02 (P1)). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Research and Development Unit. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78870
Bhattacharya, Sambit, Hyoshin Park, and Daniel Rundell. Deep Learning Software for Traffic State Prediction. Report no. FHWA/NC/TCE2020-02 (P1). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Research and Development Unit, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78870.
Bhattacharya, Sambit, et al. Deep Learning Software for Traffic State Prediction. North Carolina Department of Transportation. Research and Development Unit, 2023, Report no. FHWA/NC/TCE2020-02 (P1), ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78870.
Popular navigation applications such as Google Maps and Apple Maps provide distance-based or travel time based alternative routes with no real-time risk scoring. There is a need for a real-time navigation system that can provide the data-driven decision on the safest path or route. By leveraging data from a diverse range of historical and real-time
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Das, S., Tsapakis, I., Weng, Y., Torbic, D., Sohrabi, S., Ye, X., & Li, S. (2023). Developing Artificial Intelligence Driven Safe Navigation Tool (Report No. 06-002). Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Center (UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73307
Das, Subasish, Ioannis Tsapakis, Yanmo Weng, Darren Torbic, Soheil Sohrabi, Xinyue Ye, and Shoujia Li. Developing Artificial Intelligence Driven Safe Navigation Tool. Report no. 06-002. Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Center (UTC), 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73307.
Das, Subasish, et al. Developing Artificial Intelligence Driven Safe Navigation Tool. Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Center (UTC), 2023, Report no. 06-002, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73307.
Civil infrastructure systems-facilities that supply principal services, such as electricity, water, transportation, etc., to a community-are the backbone of modern society. These systems are frequently subject to multi-hazard events, such as earthquakes. The poor resiliency of these infrastructures results in many human casualties and significant e
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Balali, V. (2023). System-of-Systems Integration for Civil Infrastructures Resiliency toward Multi-Hazard Events (Report No. 23-15). Mineta Transportation Institute. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2023/2245
Balali, Vahid. System-of-Systems Integration for Civil Infrastructures Resiliency toward Multi-Hazard Events. Report no. 23-15. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2023. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2023/2245.
Balali, Vahid System-of-Systems Integration for Civil Infrastructures Resiliency toward Multi-Hazard Events. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2023, Report no. 23-15, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2023/2245.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) needs to respond quickly and adapt to the coronavirus (COVID- 19) to ensure continuation of critical infrastructure support and relief for the American people. Since early March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on traffic across the United States. It is clear to see that traffic pa
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Lu, P., Yang, X. (., & Gong, Y. (2023). Knowledge-Based Machine Learning for Freeway COVID-19 Traffic Impact Analysis and Traffic Incident Management (Report No. MPC-657). Mountain-Plains Consortium. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71874
Lu, Pan, Xianfeng (Terry) Yang, and Yaobang Gong. Knowledge-Based Machine Learning for Freeway COVID-19 Traffic Impact Analysis and Traffic Incident Management. Report no. MPC-657. Mountain-Plains Consortium, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71874.
Lu, Pan, et al. Knowledge-Based Machine Learning for Freeway COVID-19 Traffic Impact Analysis and Traffic Incident Management. Mountain-Plains Consortium, 2023, Report no. MPC-657, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71874.
Researchers examined the impacts of COVID-19 on traffic safety in three different stages to better understand the relationship between traffic demand patterns, daily confirmed cases/deaths, state policies, and public perceptions and other factors.
This research project focuses on deteriorating roadway asset conditions, emphasizing the challenges encountered by the roadway maintenance division of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The project goal is to develop algorithms for prediction models that will forecast the levels of service (LOS) performance conditions of six
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Shrestha, K. (2023). WSDOT Maintenance Performance Measure Algorithms (Report No. WA-RD 932.1). Washington State Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/82271
Shrestha, Kishor. WSDOT Maintenance Performance Measure Algorithms. Report no. WA-RD 932.1. Washington State Department of Transportation, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/82271.
Shrestha, Kishor WSDOT Maintenance Performance Measure Algorithms. Washington State Department of Transportation, 2023, Report no. WA-RD 932.1, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/82271.
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