Identification of Railroad Requirements for the Future Automated and Connected Vehicle (AV/CV) Environment

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• Creators:
  Morgan, Curtis A. ; Warner, Jeffery E. ; Lee, Dahye ; Florence, David
• Corporate Creators:
  Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Center (UTC) ; Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; State of Texas
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Automation Autonomous Vehicles Connected Vehicles Data Collection Data Sharing Implementation Intelligent Vehicles Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Railroad Grade Crossings Railroad Transportation Safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  02-019
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Research Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Center (UTC)
• Abstract:
  The Federal Rail Administration (FRA) Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Inventory database from 2019 states that there are approximately 127,000 public, at-grade highway-rail grade crossings in the U.S. Despite this large number of direct intersections between the public highway and largely private rail systems, little current intelligent transport systems automated/connected vehicle (AV/CV) research is focused on how to incorporate the railroad system and its operations effectively into future roadway AV/CV system planning. This initial scanning project examined how transportation agencies, engineering firms, researchers, and other highway system stakeholders designing future AV/CV systems could best consider freight and passenger railroad operational and infrastructure needs in the development of future AV/CV system architecture. The project explored the following: •Information/data requirements for roadway vehicles to operate effectively near rail crossings. •Impediments to collecting and exchanging rail operations data between public roadway agencies, public commuter/transit rail systems, and the largely private freight rail operators. •Potential AV/CV implementation approaches near rail system assets that could benefit both systems. •Critical, necessary additional research efforts in both the short- and long-term to address future joint railroad/highway AV/CV architecture challenges.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  69A3551747115/Project 02-019
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers Autonomous Vehicles
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