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Automated and Connected Vehicle
(AV/CV) Test Bed to Improve Transit,
Bicycle, and Pedestrian Safety
Smart Transport Symposium II
August 5, 2016
Austin, Texas
TxDOT Research Project 0-6876
Wade Odell, TxDOT Research Project Manager
Katie Turnbull, TTI Research Supervisor

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Research Project Objectives
 Identify Safety Concerns Related toTransit, Bicyclist, and
Pedestrian Interactions
 Identify AV/CVTechnology toAddress and Help Mitigate
These Concerns
 Identify Concepts and Partners for Demonstration,Testing,
and Deployment

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Project Outcomes
 Case Studies and Literature Review
 Stakeholder Meetings andWorkshops
 Technology Review
 Review Local, State, and Federal Regulations
 ConceptApplications for Near-TermTests
 Identify Possible Partners
 Develop Concept of Operation (ConOps) Plan

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Transit, Bicycle,
and Pedestrian Interactions
 Turning Buses and Crosswalks
 Buses and Bike Lanes
 Park-and-Ride Lots
 Bike Racks on Buses
Potential Applications
 CollisionAvoidance with:
o Turning Buses, Bicyclists, and Pedestrians
o Straight LineTravel of Buses, Bicyclists, and
Pedestrians
o Fixed Objectives and Hazards
 Bike Rack-on-Buses Safety

5.
Pilot – TAMU BUS and Mobileye Shield+TM
 TAMUTransportation Services
 TxDOT
 Mobileye & Rosco
 TTI

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Pilot – TAMU BUS and Mobileye Shield+TM

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Mobileye Shield+TM
Cameras
 Cameras Installed to Monitor
Front and Sides of the Bus
 Side Cameras Look Forward
and Backward
 Front Facing CamerasAimed
through theWindshield

8.
Mobileye Shield+TM
Driver Experience
Safety status indicator – warnings to driver about potential crashes
Camera/sensor location

9.
Mobileye Shield+TM Pilot
 Accurately Detected Pedestrians and Bicyclists
 Positive Feedback fromTAMU Bus Drivers

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Concept of Operations
Test Bed Vision
 Establish aTest Bed to Research, Develop,Test, Pilot, and
DeployAV/CVTechnologies to ImproveTransit, Bicyclist,
and Pedestrian Safety
 Test Bed includes theTAMUS RELLIS Campus, theTAMU
Campus, andTransit Systems and Communities throughout
the State
 TheVision will be Realized with the Participation ofTxDOT,
TTI,TAMU, and Numerous Public and Private Sector
Partners

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RELLIS Campus
TAMU Campus

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Overarching Goals
 Improve the Safe Interaction ofTransit, Bicyclists, and
Pedestrians
 Leverage Public and Private Resources
 Provide Objective and UnbiasedAssessments ofTechniques
andTechnologies
 ProvideTransferrable Lessons Learned to Prospective
Deployers

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Near-Term Applications
 Smart Buses with Sensors and Cameras
 Smart Intersections
 Smart Bicycles with Sensors
 Smart Pedestrians with Apps
 Smart Bike Racks

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Mid-Term Applications
 PartialVehicle Automation
o Sensors and Cameras on Buses Linked toAutomated Braking
o Avoid Collision with Straight Line andTurning Buses, Bicyclists,
and Pedestrians, and with Fixed Objects and Hazards
 AlreadyAvailable on ConsumerAutos
o BMW, Infiniti, Mercedes,Tesla,Volvo

15.
Long-Term Application
 AutonomousTransitVehicles

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Current Project Status
 Background Research, StakeholderWorkshops, and
Roundtable Forums Completed
 Concept of Operations and Final Report Submitted to
TxDOT
o Includes Potential Near-, Medium-, and Long-Term
Applications forTesting
o Proposes PotentialTest Partners
 Pilot Mobileye Shield+TM onTAMU Campus

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Questions?
KatieTurnbull
(979) 845-6005
k-turnbull@tti.tamu.edu