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Safety Impact of Connected Vehicles on Driver Behavior in Rural Work Zones Under Foggy Weather Conditions (Publication)
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Work zone safety is one of the paramount goals of the safety community. The safety concerns in work zones might be exacerbated under foggy conditions, as an exogenous factor, contributing to high driv…MoreSocio-Demographic Impacts on Lane-Changing Action Time and Distance in Work Zone with Drivers’ Smart Advisory System (Publication)
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A lane-changing behavior is an important component of traffic simulation. Lane-changing actions are normally confined to the decision-making process of the task, and the action itself is assumed as an…MoreRadio Frequency Identification-Based Drivers’ Smart Assistance System to Enhance Safety and Reduce Emissions in Work Zone (Publication)
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A work zone is an area of roadway with highway construction, maintenance, or utility-work activities. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, many traffic accidents and fatali…MoreU.S. Department of Transportation Makes $2.4 Million Available for Work Zone Data Exchange Grants in Preparation for Automated Vehicles (Publication)
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $2.4 million in Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) grants to promote the devel…MoreMobile and Slow-Moving Operation at Work Zones for Aging Transportation Infrastructure Maintenance (Publication)
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Infrastructure maintenance is very important to the efficiency of our transportation system. In 2020 alone, USDOT spent a total of $24 Billion dollars to preserve national highway systems. In particul…MorePresentations from the 2019 Commercial Vehicle Safety Summit: Best Practices for Industry & Law Enforcement Partnerships (Publication)
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The 2019 Commercial Vehicle Safety Summit – Best Practices for Industry & Law Enforcement Partnerships brought together 158 attendees from 86 agencies and organizations involved in truck and bus…MoreGeorgia and Alabama Cities Become Test Beds for Early Warning Traffic Safety App (Publication)
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Applied Information Inc., a Georgia technology firm, is partnering with Atlanta, Marietta, Georgia and Tuscaloosa, Alabama to beta-test an IoT project that connects cars, cyclists and pedestrians to i…MoreWaymo Self-Driving Taxi Goes Rogue, Blocking Traffic & Evading Capture (Publication)
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YouTuber JJRicks Studios has shared a video of a Waymo self-driving taxi that woke up and chose chaos. The vehicle blocked traffic and evaded capture, and JJ rode in the backseat throughout the whole …MoreConnected Vehicle Work Zone Pilot & Work Zone Monitoring Tools (Training)
This webinar is sponsored by the I-95 Corridor Coalition.
Speakers include:
Mike Pack & Amber Reimnitz, PA Turnpike Commission (CV Work Zone Pilot & WZ Vehicle Entering/Exiting Warning… More
Penn State to Study Integration of Automated Driving Systems into Work Zones (Publication)
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The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute will lead a $8.4 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation to study connectivity, visibility, and high-definition mappi…MoreOhio Work Zone Safety Effort to Include Aerial Enforcement (Publication)
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State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) are putting more focus on work zone safety due to the increase of speeding-related incidents related in part to the low traffic volumes caused by the respons…MoreResearchers’ Prototype Vest Offers a Warning System for Roadside Construction Workers, Rescue Personnel (Publication)
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Working at a construction site is a dangerous job. Virginia Tech researchers created InZoneAlert vest which combines radio sensors that construction workers can wear on or inside vests with connected …MoreAssessment of the Effectiveness of Connected Vehicle Weather and Work Zone Warnings in Improving Truck Driver Safety (Publication)
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Improving work zone safety remains a prime challenge for the transportation sector in the United States. In particular, the frequency and severity of work zone crashes involving large trucks in rural …MoreCDOT Tests Self-Driving Work Zone Vehicle: Video (Publication)
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The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) unveiled its Autonomous Impact Protection Vehicle (AIPV), a driverless crash cushion truck designed to advance safety for roadway maintenance crews. CD…MoreColorado DOT and Partners to Unveil Self-Driving Work Zone Vehicle (Publication)
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Royal Truck & Equipment, a US manufacturer of truck mounted attenuator (TMA) trucks, is to unveil the Colorado Department of Transportation autonomous attenuator truck, along with partners at Co…MoreVirginia County Pursues Autonomous, Work Zone Safety Tech (Publication)
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Relay, an autonomous shuttle program launched in Fairfax County, Virginia in October 2020, is offering officials a better understanding of how driverless shuttles navigate live traffic and how to impr…MoreSimulation and Evaluation of Speed and Lane-Changing Advisory of CAVS at Work Zones in Heterogeneous Traffic Flow (Publication)
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Emerging connected autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies provide an opportunity to the vehicle motion control to improve the traffic performance. This study simulated and evaluated the CAV-based speed…MoreDrivers’ Reaction to Connected and Automated Vehicle Safety Applications in the Vicinity of a Work Zone: A Driving Simulator Study (Publication)
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Highway safety is still a concerning issue despite different safety strategies, improvements in infrastructure, and in-vehicle technologies. Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) technology offers the…MoreEvaluating the Effects of Connected Vehicle Weather and Work Zone Warnings on Truck Drivers’ Workload and Distraction Using Eye Glance Behavior (Publication)
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This study acts in support of the Wyoming Department of Transport (WYDOT) connected vehicle pilot efforts in the deployment of effective, safe, and user-centered connected vehicle (CV) applications an…MoreCDOT Purchases the World’s First Automated Self-Driving Construction Vehicle (Publication)
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When Robert Roy was helping to create the world's first self-driving construction truck, he traveled across the country and talked to people in the construction industry. He learned that drivers of cr…MoreSurrogate Safety Assessment of Work Zone Rear-End Collisions in a Connected Vehicle Environment: Agent-Based Modeling Framework (Publication)
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This paper presents an agent-based modeling and simulation (ABMS) framework to evaluate the safety performance impacts of connected vehicle (CV) technologies in a work zone setting. This research is p…MoreCan Self-Driving Equipment Make Work Zones Safer? (Publication)
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Warning signs, barriers, and truck-mounted attenuators (TMA) can reduce some of the risks workers face in highway work zones, but they cannot eliminate the hazards. This past summer, Colorado Depar…MoreWork Zone Conference Highlights Cutting-Edge Information (Publication)
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The Virtual National Work Zone Management Conference was held March 16-18. This article shares some highlights of the conference, which include sessions on the topics of federal actions to prevent COV…MoreTTI, TxDOT Team up to Test Connected Vehicle Technology (Publication)
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This article discusses I-35 Connected Work Zone, a $2 million project funded by U.S. Department of Transportation. This is a four-year project undertaken by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute …MoreUser Perceptions of Automated Truck-Mounted Attenuators: Implications on Work Zone Safety (Publication)
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Objective: Automated Truck-Mounted Attenuators (ATMAs) have the potential to improve work zone safety by removing the human driver out of a vehicle that is positioned in work zones to absorb impact fr…MoreApplication of LiDAR and Connected Vehicle Data to Evaluate the Impact of Work Zone Geometry on Freeway Traffic Operations (Publication)
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Extensive literature exists regarding recommendations for lane widths, merging tapers, and work zone geometry to provide safe and efficient traffic operations. However, it is often infeasible or unsaf…More