Work Plan for Establishing Test Platforms for New Transportation Systems

The Texas Technology Task Force (TTTF) reviewed the status and potential of autonomous vehicles (AV), connected vehicles (CV), electric vehicles (EV), and cloud computing (CC) and crowdsourcing technologies. The main objectives of TTTF is to make Texas the pioneering state in the research, development, and deployment of new transportation technologies, to take advantage of its long-standing role as an early adopter, and help to create a market for these new technologies. A cost-effective solution to achieve such goals is the establishment of test platforms, or testbeds. Testbeds can become major resources for accomplishing beta testing (multi-month, pre-commercial testing, etc.) and demonstrating technologies. They allow developers to perform testing in a safe and controlled environment, helping to ensure functionality and quality of the application across multiple platforms and technologies. Testing for feedback and improvement can take place before products go to market.

• Record URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/ctr-publications/0-6803-P4.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/Presto/search/SearchResults_ClearCriteria.aspx?q=(catalog.ID=(33121))
• Supplemental Notes:
  • August 2013; published November 2014. Project title: Technology Task Force.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  Center for Transportation Research, 1616 Guadalupe Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78701-1255

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Implementation Office, P.O. Box 5080
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5080

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Jin, Peter J
  • Fagnant, Dan
  • Hall, Andrea
  • Walton, C M
  • Hockenyos, Jon
  • Krusee, Mike
• Publication Date: 2014-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 19p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cloud computing; Crowdsourcing; Electric vehicles; Intelligent vehicles; Mobile communication systems; Research and educational facilities; Strategic planning; Technological innovations; Testing
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01544682
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 0-6803-P4
• Contract Numbers: 0-6803
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Nov 24 2014 3:28PM