Automated and Connected Vehicle (AV/CV) Test Bed to Improve Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Safety: Technical Report

Crashes involving transit vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians are a concern in Texas, especially in urban areas. This research explored the potential of automated and connected vehicle (AV/CV) technology to reduce or eliminate these crashes. The project objectives focused on identifying safety concerns related to the interaction of transit vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians, and targeting AV/CV technologies to mitigate or eliminate those concerns. Concept applications were identified, along with public and private sector partners. A Concept of Operations Plan for designing, testing, piloting, demonstrating, and deploying candidate applications through an AV/CV Test Bed to Improve Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Safety was developed. To accomplish these objectives, the research team conducted 25 meetings and 4 workshops with diverse stakeholder groups to gain insight into safety issues and concerns. The research team also reviewed AV/CV case studies of related technologies and examined federal, state, and local legislation and policies related to AV/CV, bicyclists, and pedestrians. A pilot of a collision-avoidance system was conducted on one Texas A&M University bus. Near-term applications using AV/CV technologies to improve safety were developed and roundtable forums were held with stakeholders and technology firms to review the approaches and to identify possible partnerships.

• Record URL:
  https://static.tti.tamu.edu/tti.tamu.edu/documents/0-6875-1.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/0-6875-S.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32380
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System
  3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135

  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:
  • Turnbull, Katherine F
  • Cherrington, Linda
  • Elgart, Zach
  • Zmud, Johanna
  • Baker, Trey
  • Hudson, Joan
  • Wagner, Jason
• Publication Date: 2017-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 133p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Crash avoidance systems; Cyclists; Intelligent vehicles; Mobile communication systems; Pedestrian safety; Policy, legislation and regulation; Public transit; Stakeholders; Workshops
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bicycle safety
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01638776
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-17/0-6875-1, 0-6875-1
• Contract Numbers: 0-6875
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 26 2017 9:30AM