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Connecting User, Vehicle, Road Bridging Research & Institutional Expertise

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Connecting User, Vehicle, 

Road

Bridging Research & Institutional Expertise

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Two Paths that will Converge

Automated driving Connected vehicles

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Connected Vehicles

Vehicle to vehicle (V2V)• Active safety systems that can assist drivers in preventing 76 percent of the crashes

Vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) Vehicle to anything (V2X) including pedestrians

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Vision

We envision a collision‐free future where people have access to automated and connected transportation to transform how they live, work and interact with their environment

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Key Vision Concepts

Society benefits from connected automation convergence  Inclusive of all modes Research on vehicles and infrastructure as and human beings interacting Policy is cross cutting need Test beds (closed and open road) are critical for research Private sector relationships are vital

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Connecting User, Vehicle, Road

Foundational research Defining guidelines and standards Living laboratory deployments Tools for development and deployment User experiences and outcomes Policy and legislative framework

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Commercial Truck Platooning

Scope: • Feasibility of deploying 2‐vehicle truck platoons• Comprehensive freight platooning demonstration 

Partners: Ricardo, Argonne National Laboratory, Denso, U.S. Army TARDEC, Navistar, TRW, Bendix, Lytx  Schedule: FY 2015 ‐ 2016

Foundational Research

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Signal Phase and Timing (SPAT) Messages for Connected Vehicle Applications 

Scope:  Communicate real‐time traffic signal status to connected vehicles Sponsor:  USDOT, Turner‐Fairbanks Research Center PI: Battelle/Kevin Balke, 

Srinivasa Sunkari, Hassan Charara

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Eco‐Signal Operation

Scope: Road map for environmentally friendly vehicle operation at traffic signals Sponsor: CAMP under a cooperative agreementwith FHWA

Schedule: 2015 ‐ 2016 

Foundational Research

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Traffic Signal Controller Logic Enhancements to Support V2I Safety

Scope: Provide  standardized method to describe and transmit SPaT information, Transit/Freight applications. 

Sponsor: FHWA Schedule: FY 2015‐2016 PI: Srinivasa Sunkari

SPaT Message

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Guidelines and Standards

Influencing national direction• AASHTO Connected Vehicle Infrastructure Analysis

• Communications & information standards

• Pavement markings for machine vision

• Public policy for state and local government

Guidelines & Standards

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Connected Work Zone

Scope: Extend work zone lane closure, delay, and queue information to in vehicle devices Sponsor: TxDOT Schedule: FY 2015 –2018

Living Laboratories

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Integrated V2I Prototype Development

Scope:  Develop prototype hardware/software system  supporting V2I Sponsor:  USDOT, Turner‐Fairbanks

Research Center Schedule:  February 2014 –August 2016 PI: Battelle/Kevin Balke, 

Srinivasa Sunkari, Hassan Charara

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Automated/Connected Vehicle Test Bed Development in Texas

I-30 West

TTI Riverside Test Bed (CS)

USDOT FRATIS/WZ (Waco)

TxDOT DSRCTesting (SanAntonio)

TxDOT Truck Platooning (CS)

Texas CV Pilot (Proposed)

SH 130 (Austin)

Transit/Ped/Bike Test Bed (CS)

Living Laboratories

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Accelerate Texas Center

Public/private consortium Led by TXDOT and TTI Focus: Commercialization of CV/AV technology and operations in Texas

Living Laboratories

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Test Bed to Improve Transit, Bike, and Pedestrian Safety

Scope: Define test bed requirements to evaluate AV/CV technology hardware and applications  Sponsor: TxDOT Schedule: FY 2015 ‐ 2016

Toyota ITMS automated bus

Tools for development & deployment 

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New Approaches for Testing Connected Transportation Systems

Scope: Develop a platform to test, validate and verify connected vehicle applications, and  Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration Schedule:

January 2014 –December 2016 PI: Srinivasa Sunkari

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Human Factors for Intellidrive:  Best Practices for Distraction Metrics

Scope: Establish test protocols to assess driver distraction of CV messages Sponsor: US DOT / NHTSA Vehicle Safety Schedule: 2010 –2011 PI: Sue Chrysler

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Impacts of CV and AV on State and Local Transportation Agencies

Conduct research from NCHRP Project 20‐24(98) roadmap• Institutional / Policy Issues• Infrastructure Design and Operations

• Planning Issues• Multimodal Issues• 5‐year Task Order Contract

User experiences & outcomes

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Wrong‐Way Driving Detection and Mitigation Research

Scope: Develop the ConOps and Requirements for a Wrong‐way Driver Detection and Mitigation Applications Sponsor: TxDOT Partners: Southwest Research nstitute Schedule: FY 2015 ‐ 2016 (Phase I) PI: Melisa Finley

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Automated and Connected Vehicle Policy Research

Focus on State and Local Public Policy Issues

Ginger Goodin, P.E.Center Director

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Serve as an independent resource to the Legislature, providing analysis of the state’s transportation policies and the economic impact of those policies

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Policy Research Areas

Public   Policy

Laws and Regulations

Institutional Capabilities

Public     Investment Decisions

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Current Policy Research

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