AUTOMATED HIGHWAY SYSTEM FIELD OPERATIONAL TESTS: POTENTIAL SITES, CONFIGURATIONS, AND CHARACTERISTICS

In 2002 the National Automated Highway System Consortium (NAHSC) is scheduled to complete its work on development of an automated highway system prototype. Upon completion of its mission, NAHSC is likely to be followed by one or more field operational tests (FOTs) in which ordinary drivers will use automated vehicles on a real roadway under test conditions. Described are objectives for such a test, potential test sites in California, and the merits of these sites for conducting different types of tests. The evaluation is based on interviews with local officials, visits to 14 sites around the state, and collection of detailed data on these highways. It is concluded that there exist many potential FOT sites provided that the federal government pays for a large portion of infrastructure costs and that the new infrastructure is turned over to local agencies upon completion of the test.

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  https://doi.org/10.3141/1651-13
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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1651, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Automated Highway Systems, Traveler Information, and Artificial Intelligence.
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• Authors:
  • Hall, R W
  • Thakker, V
  • Horan, T A
  • Glazer, J
  • Hoene, C
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 89-97
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1651
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated highway systems; Location; Operations; Shape; Strategic planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Characteristics; Configurations; Operational test and evaluation
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00757604
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309065232
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 18 1998 12:00AM