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TRB Resilience October 2017

 

1. Essential Communications

2. Update of A Pre-Event Recovery Planning Guide for Transportation

3. Voice and Data Interoperability for Transportation

4. Support for State DOT Transportation Systems Resilience and All-Hazards Programs

5. Imp

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Automated Vehicle Industry Activities in Michigan

In 2013, Michigan became the fourth US state to specifically regulate the testing of automated (self-driving) vehicles. Public Acts 231 and 251 of 2013 updated Michigan’s legal code to facilitate manufacturers, suppliers, and upfitters of automated vehicle technology to test prototype automated d

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2017 International Scan of Connected and Automated Vehicle Technology Deployment Efforts

This report is the result of a continuous effort of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Center for Automotive Research (CAR) to document global development and deployment of connected and automated vehicle technologies. In just the last few years, research and pilot projects have

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Performance-based Planning and Programming for Pavement Management

Transportation agencies are frequently challenged by budget constraints to maintain roadway pavements and other infrastructure in good condition. As a result, it is critical that transportation infrastructure investments are costeffective and results-oriented. Performance-based Planning and Progr

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Impact of CAV Technology on Driver Skills

This report analyzes the impacts of technological dependence on the driving skills and the ability of an operator to resume operation of the vehicle, in the event of an automated vehicle (AV) failure or limitation. The findings presented in this work are based on the most recent research on the i

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Use of Data from CAV for Travel Demand Modeling

Travel demand modeling is a crucial component of transportation planning and system management. Unfortunately, creating an accurate model of network traffic patterns can be difficult and time consuming. The calibration and validation of travel demand modeling requires the use of extensive dataset

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Crowd Sourced Mobile Applications

Crowdsourcing involves leveraging the combined intelligence, knowledge, or experience of a group of people to answer a question, solve a problem, or manage a process. Opportunities for crowdsourcing have greatly increased with the broad adoption of internet-connected devices, especially smartphon

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International Survey of Best Practices in CV and AV Technologies

Early research and deployment in connected and automated vehicle (CAV) systems can provide a variety of benefits. Such efforts are taking place throughout the world (especially in the United States, Europe, and Asia). This study highlights major CAV deployment efforts throughout the world and eva

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Integrated Mobile Observations 2 Final Report

The key objective for this project was the implementation of a low cost data acquisition system that provides weather-related road information to weather analysts throughout the country in near-real time using a fleet of 60 vehicles along the I-94 corridor in southern Michigan. This work is part

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Wx-TINFO Concept of Operations

This document describes the Concept of Operations (ConOps) for a Weather Responsive Traveler Information System (Wx-TINFO) being developed in the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The purpose of this document is to describe the current systems and procedures used by the agency, and ca

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