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Traffic control devices (TCDs) play a critical role in delivering regulatory, warning, informational, and guidance information to drivers. Transportation agencies devote considerable resources to su…MoreConnected Vehicles
Systems Analysis and Design of a Smart Traffic Service System for Predictive and Smarter Mobility and Safety in Roadway Work Zones (Publication)
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Smart traffic service systems entail intelligent traffic analysis applications that enable highly functioning relationships between a range of users, including service consumers and service producers.…MoreaFAS – How to Get a Driverless Prototype on the Road? (Publication)
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Mobile road works on highway hard shoulder lanes are usually protected against on-coming traffic by protective vehicles equipped with a mobile warning trailer. The service staff operating the protecti…MoreUsing Driver State Detection in Automated Vehicles (Publication)
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The next several years will bring a large increase in automated vehicle capabilities. High levels of automation will require bi-directional transfers of control between the driver and vehicle. These c…MoreThe Sooner the Better: Drivers’ Reactions to Two-Step Take-Over Requests in Highly Automated Driving (Publication)
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Driving behavior after take-over requests (TORs) is one of the most popular subjects in human factors re-search on highly automated driving. Many studies utilized one-step TOR procedures to prompt dri…MorePeripheral Monitoring of Traffic in Conditionally Automated Driving (Publication)
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Conditionally automated vehicles (level 3) allow drivers to engage in visual, non-driving related tasks (NDRTs) while the automation is active. System limits require drivers to reengage in the dynamic…MoreAn Empirical Method of Ascertaining the Null Points from a Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) Roadside Unit (RSU) at a Highway On/Off-Ramp (Publication)
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The deployment of dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) roadside units (RSUs) allows a connected or automated vehicle to acquire information from the surrounding environment using vehicle-to-inf…MoreOn the Impact of Connected Automated Vehicles in Freeway Work Zones: A Cooperative Cellular Automata Model Based Approach (Publication)
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Purpose - Freeway work zones have been traffic bottlenecks that lead to a series of problems, including long travel time, high-speed variation, driver’s dissatisfaction and traffic congestion. This …MoreConnected Vehicle Data-Based Tools for Work Zone Active Traffic Management (Publication)
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Work zones present challenges to safety and mobility that require agencies to balance limited resources with vital traffic management activities. It is important to obtain operational feedback for suc…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…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…MoreA Work Zone Simulation Model for Travel Time Prediction in a Connected Vehicle Environment (Publication)
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A work zone bottleneck in a roadway network can cause traffic delays, emissions and safety issues. Accurate measurement and prediction of work zone travel time can help travelers make better routing d…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
2018 National Work Zone Management Conference
September 11-13, 2018
Herndon, Virginia
Program in PDF
Tuesday, September 11
Wednesday, September 12
Thursday, September 13
Tuesday, September 11
8:00 am - 11:00 pm
Gener… More
Smart Vehicles Could Mean Safer Work Zones (Publication)
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This article provides a brief summary of ARTBA’s Central Regional Meeting held Nov. 14-15 in Indianapolis. It highlights the “Autonomous Vehicles & Impact on Infrastructure Development” pres…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…MoreA Smart Highway Work Zone Merge System Enabled by Connected Vehicles (Publication)
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Typical traffic control and operations at work zones usually are not very effective in mitigating the work zone bottleneck. A major reason is that the common early merge behaviors limits utilizing the…MoreOptimal Variable Speed Limit Control under Connected Work Zone and Connected Vehicle Environment (Publication)
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Despite the long-term benefits gained through road maintenance projects, the work zone involved can cause serious traffic congestion and greatly increase traffic delay. Variable speed limit (VSL) enfo…MoreIntelligent Work Zone System and Connected Vehicle Technologies to Reduce Crashes in Roadway Construction Area (Publication)
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Even though a lot of countermeasures have been implemented in construction area (or called work zone), there are still many crashes in work zone reported in the United States. Angle and rear-end crash…MoreSafety Impacts of Queue Warning in a Connected Vehicle Environment (Publication)
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Queue warning systems (QWSs) have been implemented to increase traffic safety by informing drivers about queued traffic ahead so that they can react in a timely manner to the queue. Existing QWSs rely…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…MoreColorado Touts Nation’s First Deployed Driverless Work Zone Impact-Protection Truck (Publication)
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On August 18, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and a group of partners that helped develop the new "autonomous impact-protection vehicle" showcased the AIPV in action without a driver behi…MoreHow Connected Vehicles Make Work Zones Safer (Publication)
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The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is partnering with 3M to utilize connected vehicle technologies along the current I-75 modernization project and technologically enhanced orange barrel…MoreCDOT and Partners Deploy World’s First Self-Driving Work Zone Vehicle (Publication)
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The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and a host of partners showcased the Autonomous Impact Protection Vehicle (AIPV) in action without a driver behind the wheel during a live roadway stri…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…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…More