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 0-6876Wade Odell, TxDOT Research Project Manager

Katie Turnbull, TTI Research Supervisor

Research Project Objectives

Identify Safety Concerns Related to Transit, Bicyclist, and

Pedestrian Interactions

Identify AV/CV Technology to Address and Help Mitigate

These Concerns

Identify Concepts and Partners for Demonstration, Testing,

and Deployment

Project Outcomes

Case Studies and Literature Review

Stakeholder Meetings and Workshops

Technology Review

Review Local, State, and Federal Regulations

Concept Applications for Near-Term Tests

Identify Possible Partners

Develop Concept of Operation (ConOps) Plan

Transit, Bicycle,

and Pedestrian Interactions Turning Buses and Crosswalks

Buses and Bike Lanes

Park-and-Ride Lots

Bike Racks on Buses

Potential Applications Collision Avoidance with:

o Turning Buses, Bicyclists, and Pedestrianso Straight Line Travel of Buses, Bicyclists, and

Pedestrianso Fixed Objectives and Hazards

Bike Rack-on-Buses Safety

Pilot – TAMU BUS and Mobileye Shield+TM

TAMU Transportation Services

TxDOT

Mobileye & Rosco

TTI

Pilot – TAMU BUS and Mobileye Shield+TM

Mobileye Shield+TM

Cameras

Cameras Installed to Monitor

Front and Sides of the Bus

Side Cameras Look Forward

and Backward

Front Facing Cameras Aimed

through the Windshield

Mobileye Shield+TM

Driver Experience

Safety status indicator – warnings to driver about potential crashes

Camera/sensor location

Mobileye Shield+TM Pilot

Accurately Detected Pedestrians and Bicyclists

Positive Feedback from TAMU Bus Drivers

Concept of Operations

Test Bed Vision

Establish a Test Bed to Research, Develop, Test, Pilot, and

Deploy AV/CV Technologies to Improve Transit, Bicyclist,

and Pedestrian Safety

Test Bed includes the TAMUS RELLIS Campus, the TAMU

Campus, and Transit Systems and Communities throughout

the State

The Vision will be Realized with the Participation of TxDOT,

TTI, TAMU, and Numerous Public and Private Sector

Partners

RELLIS Campus

TAMU Campus

Overarching Goals

Improve the Safe Interaction of Transit, Bicyclists, and

Pedestrians

Leverage Public and Private Resources

Provide Objective and Unbiased Assessments of Techniques

and Technologies

Provide Transferrable Lessons Learned to Prospective

Deployers

Near-Term Applications

Smart Buses with Sensors and Cameras

Smart Intersections

Smart Bicycles with Sensors

Smart Pedestrians with Apps

Smart Bike Racks

Mid-Term Applications

Partial Vehicle Automation

o Sensors and Cameras on Buses Linked to Automated Braking

o Avoid Collision with Straight Line and Turning Buses, Bicyclists,

and Pedestrians, and with Fixed Objects and Hazards

Already Available on Consumer Autos

o BMW, Infiniti, Mercedes, Tesla, Volvo

Long-Term Application

Autonomous Transit Vehicles

Current Project Status

Background Research, Stakeholder Workshops, and

Roundtable Forums Completed

Concept of Operations and Final Report Submitted to

TxDOT

o Includes Potential Near-, Medium-, and Long-Term

Applications for Testing

o Proposes Potential Test Partners

Pilot Mobileye Shield+TM on TAMU Campus

Questions?

Katie Turnbull

(979) 845-6005

k-turnbull@tti.tamu.edu