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Automated and connected vehicle (AV/CV) test bed to improve transit, bicycle, and pedestrian safety
Automated and connected vehicle test bed to improve transit, bicycle, and pedestrian safety
Research and Technology Implementation Office,
1 online resource (xii, 121 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
Crashes involving transit vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians are a concern in Texas, especially in urban areas. This research explored the potential of automated and connected vehicle (AV/CV) technology to reduce or eliminate these crashes. The project objectives focused on identifying safety concerns related to the interaction of transit vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians, and targeting AV/CV technologies to mitigate or eliminate those concerns. Concept applications were identified, along with public and private sector partners. A Concept of Operations Plan for designing, testing, piloting, demonstrating, and deploying candidate applications through an AV/CV Test Bed to Improve Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Safety was developed. To accomplish these objectives, the research team conducted 25 meetings and 4 workshops with diverse stakeholder groups to gain insight into safety issues and concerns. The research team also reviewed AV/CV case studies of related technologies and examined federal, state, and local legislation and policies related to AV/CV, bicyclists, and pedestrians. A pilot of a collision-avoidance system was conducted on one Texas A&M University bus. Near-term applications using AV/CV technologies to improve safety were developed and roundtable forums were held with stakeholders and technology firms to review the approaches and to identify possible partnerships.
by Katherine F. Turnbull, Executive Associate Director, Linda Cherrington, Research Scientist, Zach Elgart, Associate Transportation Researcher, Johanna Zmud, Senior Research Scientist, Trey Baker, Associate Research Scientist, Joan Hudson, Associate Research Engineer, and Jason Wagner, Associate Transportation Researcher, Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
Technical report; April 2015-April 2016.
Performed in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration 0-6875.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-121).
Research report (Austin, Tex.) ; 0-6875-1