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#23 Transitioning Roadways to Accommodate Connected and Automated Vehicles: A Pennsylvania Case Study


Principal Investigator
Costa Samaras
Status
Completed
Start Date
Jan. 1, 2017
End Date
Aug. 31, 2018
Project Type
Research Advanced
Grant Program
MAP-21 TSET National (2013 - 2018)
Grant Cycle
2017 TSET UTC
Visibility
Public

Abstract

Vehicle automation has the potential to greatly improve road safety and congestion. According to U.S. crash data from the 2012 General Estimate System (GES) and Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), in 2012 there were a total of 5.6 million crashes including 33,000 fatal crashes and 2.3 million injury crashes. In addition to safety concerns, traffic congestion continues to cost the American public billions of dollars annually.  Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) represent a pathway to increasing effective road capacity with the existing transportation infrastructure (Anderson et al., 2014). This design and policy research project would address the following research question:
What are the options for existing roadways to transition to accommodating automated
vehicles? The need for a blueprint on how to begin accommodating automated and connected vehicles on roadways is becoming ever more important as we begin to transition to a partially automated light duty vehicle fleet. For this research project we will assess options for the Pennsylvania Turnpike to begin transitioning towards accommodating CAVs, using toll log, crash, and traffic data for this roadway. We will identify roadway sections that have high crash frequencies, consistent congestion, and available right-of-way to enable adaptive designs for automation. These include but are not limited to: innovative roadway sections with reduced-width CAV-only lanes, vehicle-to-infrastructure prioritization plans, and sections where CAVs and traditional vehicles can most safely interact. The recommendations resulting from this work will also be applicable to other existing roadways around the country. This task research is intended to help inform decision makers among regional transportation managers, designers of connected and automated vehicle test beds, auto manufacturers, technology companies, transportation policy makers and the general public.  Results will be disseminated in the form of peer-reviewed papers, conference presentations, policy briefs, and social media.    
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Individuals Involved

Email Name Affiliation Role Position
cdharper@andrew.cmu.edu Harper, Corey CEE Other Student - PhD
cth@cmu.edu Hendrickson, Chris CIT/Heinz Co-PI Faculty - Adjunct
csamaras@cmu.edu Samaras, Costa CIT PI Faculty - Research/Systems

Budget

Amount of UTC Funds Awarded
$127500.00
Total Project Budget (from all funding sources)
$127500.00

Documents

Type Name Uploaded
Publication Transitioning to a Connected and Automated Vehicle Environment Sept. 30, 2017, 2:18 p.m.
Presentation Cost and Benefit Estimates of Partially-Automated Vehicle Collision Avoidance Technologies Sept. 30, 2017, 2:18 p.m.
Presentation Cost and Benefit Estimates of Partially-Automated Vehicle Collision Avoidance Technologies Sept. 30, 2017, 2:18 p.m.
Presentation Cost and Benefit Estimates of Partially-Automated Vehicle Collision Avoidance Technologies Sept. 30, 2017, 2:18 p.m.
Presentation Cost and Benefit Estimates of Partially-Automated Vehicle Collision Avoidance Technologies Sept. 30, 2017, 2:18 p.m.
Presentation Transportation Automation and Implications for Municipal Decision-making Sept. 30, 2017, 2:18 p.m.
Presentation Fuel Economy Implications of Connected and Automated Vehicles Sept. 30, 2017, 2:18 p.m.
Presentation Implications of the Transition to Automation Sept. 30, 2017, 2:18 p.m.
Presentation Transportation Automation and Energy Pathways Sept. 30, 2017, 2:18 p.m.
Presentation Autonomous Vehicle Transportation Energy and Emissions Sept. 30, 2017, 2:18 p.m.
Presentation Bending the Energy, Environmental, and Safety Curves Through Transportation Automation and Electrification Sept. 30, 2017, 2:18 p.m.
Presentation Impact of Automation on Collision Industry Sept. 30, 2017, 2:18 p.m.
Presentation Transitioning to Autonomous Vehicles: Implications for PennDOT Sept. 30, 2017, 2:18 p.m.
Progress Report 23_Progress_Report_2017-09-30 Sept. 30, 2017, 2:18 p.m.
Publication Transitioning to Vehicle Automation on the Pennsylvania Turnpike April 16, 2018, 8:45 p.m.
Publication Exploring the Economic, Environmental, and Travel Implications of Changes in Parking Choices Due to Driverless Vehicles April 16, 2018, 8:45 p.m.
Presentation Investigating the Effects of Reserved Lanes for Commercial Truck Platooning on Congestion: Pennsylvania Turnpike Case Study April 16, 2018, 8:45 p.m.
Presentation Exploring the Economic, Environmental, and Travel Implications of Changes in Parking Choices Due to Driverless Vehicles April 16, 2018, 8:45 p.m.
Progress Report 23_Progress_Report_2018-03-31 April 16, 2018, 8:46 p.m.
Presentation 2018-07-16_Harper_Platooning_Slides_July2018.pdf Jan. 22, 2019, 12:17 p.m.
Presentation Investigating the Effects of Reserved Lanes for Commercial Truck Platooning on Congestion: A Pennsylvania Turnpike Case Study Jan. 22, 2019, 12:26 p.m.
Final Report 23_-_Transitioning_to_a_Connected_and_Automated_Vehicle_Environment__O.pdf March 15, 2019, 6:12 a.m.
Progress Report 23_Progress_Report_2018-09-30 March 18, 2019, 10:59 a.m.
Publication Investigating_the_Effects_of_Reserved_2019_Working_Paper_MwHHJ83.pdf Sept. 12, 2019, 12:08 p.m.
Publication Refueling and infrastructure costs of expanding access to E85 in Pennsylvania. Nov. 27, 2020, 6:52 p.m.
Publication Investigating the Effects of Reserved Lanes for Commercial Truck Platooning on Congestion: Pennsylvania Turnpike Case Study Nov. 27, 2020, 7:46 p.m.

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