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Survey Results from a Fully Automated Shuttle Service in Gainesville, FL with 42 Participants with Disabilities Showed an Increase in Automated Vehicle Acceptance After Riders Experienced the Technology.

METHODOLOGY In the study of the AVUPS, researchers enlisted participants with assistance from various stakeholders, including centers and facilities for PWDs, as well as community hubs like libraries…
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Benefit
Date Posted
11/29/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
Geolocation links
Gainesville, Florida, United States

The Estimated Technology Procurement and Deployment Cost of an Automated Truck-Mounted Attenuator System for Mobile Work Zone Operations was $295,000.

Automated Truck-Mounted Attenuators (ATMA) offer potential benefits for safety and operational improvements in mobile work zones by eliminating the need for a worker to operate an impact protection…
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System Cost
Made Public Date
07/26/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Work Zone Management (MC06)
Geolocation links
Gainesville, Florida, United States

Field Testing of Automated Truck-Mounted Attenuators (ATMA) in Mobile Work Zones in Gainesville, Florida Reveals an Estimated Crash Savings of $273,080 When Deployed instead of Traditional Truck-Mounted Attenuators.

METHODOLOGY In this project, FDOT’s Gainesville maintenance and regional transit system bus depot was selected as the closed loop site, where a total of 26 test cases were designed to test safe…
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Benefit
Date Posted
06/30/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Work Zone Management (MC06)
Geolocation links
Gainesville, Florida, United States   |   Missouri, United States

Avoid Deploying Automated Truck-Mounted Attenuators (ATMA) on roundabouts or unconventional intersection designs Until further research and testing is done to successfully navigate through difficult pathways.

Recognize that operator training is essential and critical. The operation of ATMA relies on a two-vehicle setup involving a human-driven lead vehicle. The decisions made by the lead vehicle's driver…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
06/30/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Work Zone Management (MC06)
Geolocation links
Gainesville, Florida, United States

Deploy Intersection Roadside Computers that Can Handle the Highly Demanding Pipeline for Real-time LiDAR Processing.

The lessons learned from the deployment of the RIO system were from development experiences, and the performance of the system with respect to the project goals and effects on vehicular and…
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Lesson
Date Posted
02/24/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Connected Vehicle Traffic Signal System (TM04), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
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Gainesville, Florida, United States   |   Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Automated and Connected Vehicles Tested with Real-time Intersection Optimizer Resulted in User Delay Reductions Between 7.7 and 14.1 Seconds.

METHODOLOGY For the simulation case study, the average network delay improvement (the actuated delay minus the RIO Signal Solver delay) was assessed for 12 scenarios with four demand patterns,…
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Benefit
Date Posted
02/20/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Connected Vehicle Traffic Signal System (TM04), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
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Gainesville, Florida, United States   |   Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Advanced Driver Assistance System Implemented on Florida Buses Included an Initial Cost of $8,900 and $240 Annually.

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) have the potential to decrease crash risks or conflicts associated with public transit operations, which could lead to a safer, more efficient, and…
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System Cost
Made Public Date
01/26/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01), Vulnerable Road User Safety (VS12)
Geolocation links
Gainesville, Florida, United States

Advanced Driver Assistance System Implementation on Buses in Florida Led to an Average 34 Percent Reduction in Detected Conflicts.

METHODOLOGY The ADAS operated in stealth mode between January 4 and March 4, 2019, during which drivers did not receive alerts ("before" period). The system then operated in active mode between…
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Benefit
Date Posted
10/21/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01), Vulnerable Road User Safety (VS12)
Geolocation links
Gainesville, Florida, United States

Mobile Application Alerting Drivers Traveling Above School Zone Speed Limit Reduces Speeding Probability up to 35 Percent.

METHODOLOGY This project involved an experimental study conducted in Gainesville, FL in 2019 to evaluate a commercially available speed-monitoring smartphone app. Trajectory and eye-tracking data…
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Benefit
Date Posted
10/26/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Pedestrian Indication (PT11), Dynamic Roadway Warning (TM12), Vulnerable Road User Safety (VS12)
Geolocation links
Gainesville, Florida, United States

Modify Boundaries by Direction and Use High Resolution GPS to Create Better Geo-Fencing for School Zone Speed Monitoring Mobile Applications.

Modify school zone boundaries by direction and use high resolution GPS for higher lane-level precision to prevent false alerts. School zone boundaries are generally staggered in two directions (the…
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Lesson
Date Posted
10/26/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Speed Warning and Enforcement (TM17), Transit Pedestrian Indication (PT11), Dynamic Roadway Warning (TM12), Vulnerable Road User Safety (VS12)
Geolocation links
Gainesville, Florida, United States
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