Evaluating the Impact of Vehicle Digital Communication Alerts on Vehicles

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• Creators:
  Sakhare, Rahul Suryakant ; Desai, Jairaj ; Mathew, Jijo ; Kim, Woosung ; Mahlberg, Justin ; Li, Howell ; Bullock, Darcy M.
• Corporate Creators:
  Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program
• Corporate Contributors:
  Indiana Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Advanced Traveler Information Systems Braking Connected Vehicles Crash Avoidance Systems Digital Communication Systems Hardbraking Navigation Applications Navigation Systems Public Safety Vehicles Safety Vehicle Alerts Telematics

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/IN/JTRP-2021/19
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317324
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program
• Abstract:
  Traditional methods for communicating the presence of maintenance activities and work zones have been done with a variety of fixed signs. The increase of in-vehicle connectivity on roads—either directly integrated into the vehicle or via an application running on a mobile phone–provides an opportunity for additional communication to motorists about the presence of emergency vehicles, maintenance activities, or work zones. Although the exact form of the in-vehicle communication is evolving and will continue to do so, a critical first step is to leverage the extensive telematics currently deployed on the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Vehicles. The objective of this study was to conduct trial deployments on a variety of INDOT vehicles, and to begin a dialog with private sector partners about what information INDOT can share that will provide a safer roadway for all motorists, INDOT workers, and INDOT partners. The final design of connected vehicles will likely change considerably over the next few years as market forces determine what type of information is directly integrated into the vehicle and what information is integrated via cell phones. This report identifies several examples where in-vehicle notification alerting drivers to the presence of service and contractor vehicles was acknowledged by drivers. Hard braking data is being used to determine if these alerts have a meaningful impact on safety. Early results indicate substantial reduction in hard braking events (from 29 to 3) between conditions when queue trucks are not used and when they are used. A larger data set is currently being collected with Hoosier Helpers to isolate the impact of the in-vehicle alerts.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SPR-4524
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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