Autonomous Maintenance Technology (AMT)
Reducing hazard to roadway workers and achieving a safer working environment for both Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) employees and the public remains a key and critical strategic priority for CDOT. The advent of new technologies in the form of autonomous and connected vehicles presents a path for using technical advances to potentially reduce or eliminate threat to employees and maintaining public safety, with initial demonstration conducted with CDOT’s Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator/Impact Protection Vehicle. CDOT believes that this technology presents considerable potential to remove workers from risk, and the expansion of this technology both inside and outside of Colorado would be of benefit and therefore interest of the department. CDOT’s trial implementation and testing program for the ATMA/AIPV has generated interest and questions from other DOTs, motivating the need to develop a cooperative arrangement and agreement to spread and further research autonomy in maintenance applications. This effort aims to address these challenges by forming a coalition of transportation related groups with interest in autonomous maintenance technology research, and create a pooled fund to provide a single source of funding for unified research efforts that will benefit all contributing parties. This will allow for larger and more significant research projects to be undertaken and will lead to an overall cost savings by consolidating many different DOTs’ research efforts in the same field. This study aims to support and promote collaborative research efforts in the field of autonomous technologies in work zone applications, with the goal of improving the safety, efficiency and quality of work efforts, along with providing better solutions and valuable lessons learned for the integration of new technologies to further these goals. The participation of many transportation related agencies in this study furthers the cooperation in this industry, leading to improved future development of beneficial technologies and improved sharing of information and lessons learned. This is intended to further safety, efficiency, and quality of work done in this field for all relevant agencies.
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Language
- English
Project
- Status: Programmed
- Funding: $1200000
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Contract Numbers:
TPF-5(380)
22610.06.01
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Sponsor Organizations:
Colorado Department of Transportation
2829 W. Howard Place
Denver, CO United States 80204California Department of Transportation
1227 O Street
Sacramento, CA United States 95814Illinois Department of Transportation
2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL United States 62764Indiana Department of Transportation
Indiana Government Center North
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN United States 46204-2249Kansas Department of Transportation
Eisenhower State Office Building
700 SW Harrison Street
Topeka, KS United States 66603-3754Michigan Department of Transportation
Van Wagoner Building
425 W. Ottawa Street
Lansing, MI United States 48909Minnesota Department of Transportation
Transportation Building
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St Paul, MN United States 55155Missouri Department of Transportation
1617 Missouri Blvd.
P.O. Box 270
Jefferson City, MO United States 65102North Dakota Department of Transportation
608 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND United States 58505-0700Ohio Department of Transportation
Research Program
1980 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH United States 43223Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Keystone Building
400 North Street
Harrisburg, PA United States 17120Texas Department of Transportation
125 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX United States 78701-2483Virginia Department of Transportation
1408 E Broad Street
Richmond, VA United States 23219Washington State Department of Transportation
Transportation Building
Olympia, WA United States 98504 200 NE 21st Street
Oklahoma City, OK United States 73105Nevada Department of Transportation
1263 South Stewart Street
Carson City, NV United States 89712Alabama Department of Transportation
1409 Coliseum Blvd.
Montgomery, AL United States 36130 -
Managing Organizations:
Colorado Department of Transportation
4201 East Arkansas Avenue
Denver, CO United States 80222 -
Project Managers:
Reeves, David
- Start Date: 20180320
- Expected Completion Date: 20250331
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- Source Data: RiP Project 42350
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Autonomous vehicles; Cooperation; Lessons learned; Maintenance personnel; Technological innovations; Work zone safety
- Identifier Terms: Colorado Department of Transportation
- Subject Areas: Construction; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01663476
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
- Contract Numbers: TPF-5(380), 22610.06.01
- Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Mar 22 2018 8:06AM