Simulating Accessibility from CAVs and ICTs (SACI)

Simulating Accessibility from CAVs and ICTs (SACI) develops a simulation tool that helps transportation agencies understand and plan for the transformative impacts of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) and information and communication technologies (ICTs) on travel behavior and network demand. As CAVs and ICTs reshape how people choose destinations and routes, new models are needed to predict future demand and usage. The project develops a framework that captures cognitive, perceptual, and behavioral effects of CAVs and ICTs, implements it in an agent-based model using SILO, MITO, and MATSim simulation components, and packages the result as a software tool for use by state, regional, and local DOTs. The model uses multimodal transportation network data from the DC, Maryland, and Virginia region to assess how CAV-ICT deployment affects travel patterns and land use across the region.

• Record URL:
  • https://smartercenter.org/about-2/projects/simulating-accessibility-from-cavs-and-icts-saci/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $240,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3552348303

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Safety and Mobility Advancements Regional Transportation and Economics Research Center

  Morgan State University
  Baltimore, MD  United States 
• Performing Organizations:

  Safety and Mobility Advancements Regional Transportation and Economics Research Center

  Morgan State University
  Baltimore, MD  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Mondschein, Andrew

  Cirillo, Cinzia

• Start Date: 20260301
• Expected Completion Date: 20270901
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Autonomous vehicles; Connected vehicles; Microsimulation; Mobile communication systems; Predictive models; Travel behavior
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01982071
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Sustainable Mobility and Accessibility Regional Transportation Equity Research Center
• Contract Numbers: 69A3552348303
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Mar 11 2026 3:25PM