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Conduct a data collection pilot test to validate end-to-end data acquisition, transfer, processing, and quality assessment processes.

One of the primary objectives of the Safety Pilot Program was to collect data to support the 2013 NHTSA agency decision on light vehicles. In support of this objective, the Independent Evaluator (IE…
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01/31/2017

Clearly communicate requirements and testing procedures to connected vehicle device developers, and allow for industry input and iteration for less mature devices.

The USDOT developed and implemented a collaborative process through which the DSRC device development community would eventually be capable of supplying devices for the Safety Pilot Model Deployment…
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01/31/2017

Perform a thorough and thoughtful analysis when scoping, sizing, and identifying the geographic location of connected vehicle projects, and ensure that the strategies used to recruit test subjects or drivers are consistent with these assumptions and

Setting up the experiment, including selection of the test area and coordinating, preparing, and managing the vehicle fleets and drivers was of critical importance to the Safety Pilot Model…
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01/31/2017
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Security (PT05)

In Florida, camera-based systems with a regular angle lens reduced 43 percent of blind zones and wide-angle camera systems entirely eliminated blind zones during controlled tests among 28 transit bus drivers.

METHODOLOGYThe volumes of blind zones for mirror- and camera-based systems were measured for three types of buses: the Ultra-Low Floor design commonly used by transit agencies, the high floor design…
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07/12/2013

Cameras on buses and in facilites improve rider and driver sense of security and reduce insurance claims paid to passengers, while scheduling software saved $1 million in labor costs.

MethodologyThe evaluation of the MST was done by analyzing quantitative data obtained from MST and qualitative data obtained by interviewing MST staff (staff interviews were conducted in Phase II),…
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07/25/2011