Connected and Autonomous Vehicles 2040 Vision

Connected Vehicle research within the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) is a multimodal program that involves using wireless communication between vehicles, infrastructure, and personal communications devices to improve safety, mobility, and environmental sustainability. This research study is based on the assumption that connected vehicle technology will be incorporated into all motor vehicles, including automobiles, freight trucks, and transit buses. Simultaneously, the US DOT has begun researching the implications of autonomous technology, including fully automated vehicles. Using a design year of 2040, this research will evaluate implications on the highway infrastructure within the Pittsburgh region in southwestern PA. In addition, the study assumes that the Mon-Fayette Expressway and the Southern Beltway have been fully constructed, with the exception of SR 0051 to Pittsburgh.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $263613.00
• Contract Numbers:

  CMU WO 1

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  Planning and Research, 400 North Street
  6th Floor
  Harrisburg, PA  United States  17120
• Project Managers:

  Scott, Shelley

• Performing Organizations:

  Carnegie Mellon University

  Transportation Research Institute
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15213
• Principal Investigators:

  Hendrickson, Chris

• Start Date: 20130711
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20140710
• Source Data: RiP Project 34903

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Intelligent vehicles; Mobile communication systems; Trucks; Vehicle design; Vehicle to infrastructure communications; Vehicle to vehicle communications; Wireless communication systems
• Geographic Terms: Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01489329
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: CMU WO 1
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 7 2013 1:00AM