Theme Areas: Automated Vehicles, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Transportation as a Service
Abstract This project aims to develop a general evaluation protocol for transit readiness in the area for Automated shuttle implementation. Using the data gathered from the EasyMile shuttle implemented in Fairfax County, Virginia, the research team will perform risk assessments and safety analysis for the automated shuttle to understand the risks associated with the interactions […]
Theme Areas: Automated Vehicles, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Transportation as a Service
Abstract In fall 2020, a novel autonomous-vehicle (AV) service named ENDEAVRide will start pilot testing in Nolanville, a typical rural town in central Texas. The AV will serve as a taxicab and a mobile telemedicine portal. This project marks the first attempt to conduct a real-world assessment of AV’s potential safety impacts as a disruptive […]
Theme Areas: Automated Vehicles, Blind and Visually Impaired, Connected Vehicles, Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Abstract The steady increase of electric vehicles (EVs) has led to safety concerns for vulnerable populations. EVs produce considerably less noise compared to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, especially at low speeds. Although pedestrians across all demographics are at risk, visually impaired pedestrians face significantly greater disadvantages in environments where ambient noise levels are high […]
Theme Areas: Automated Vehicles, Connected Vehicles, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, People with Disabilities
Abstract Individuals using wheelchairs and those with limited or no sight face extra safety issues in the use of public transit, as well as personal vehicles, including getting to and from a bus or shuttle stop, getting on and off a vehicle, and being secure while riding in a vehicle. The demonstrations of automated shuttles […]
Theme Areas: Big Data Analytics, Connected Vehicles, Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Abstract The goal of the proposed project is to systematically extract traffic safety information from multiple complex sources of flood monitoring such as remote sensing technologies, flow gages, and weather stations, which can support informed planning for transportation safety against flooding in future smart cities. Flooding poses a significant hazard to the moving vehicles […]
Theme Areas: Big Data Analytics, Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Automated vehicle technologies (AV) have the potential to become one of the most highly disruptive technological applications of our century.
Theme Areas: Automated Vehicles, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Senior Drivers
This project will analyze these already-collected NDS data to evaluate the safety and mobility benefits of automated vehicle technologies AVT for senior drivers.
Theme Areas: Blind and Visually Impaired, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Transportation as a Service
This project will identify how the BVI community perceives the safety of TNCs relative to other travel modes, and how the BVI community utilizes TNCs for safe mobility.
Theme Areas: Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Senior Drivers, Transportation as a Service
This project will assess the potential of TNCs to enhance safety by decreasing the number of older drivers on the roadways while increasing their mobility options.
Theme Areas: Big Data Analytics, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, STEM Students
This educational development project will take previously-devloped in-class activities that show real-world applications, link them to academic concepts and standards, and create curriculum and associated materials that can be used by teachers and other professionals across the nation.
Theme Areas: Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Transportation as a Service
This project will conduct an analysis of the current state of child passengers and child safety seat use in ride-sourced vehicles along with other more traditional sources of transit such as taxicabs.