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The Total Cost of Pavement Marking Maintenance Required To Support Level-4 and Level-5 Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) in Australia Was Estimated To Be $1.55 Billion (USD) From 2020 thru 2070.

Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) have the potential to transform road transport by reducing crashes, enhancing productivity, freeing time for other activities, increasing road capacity as…
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System Cost
Made Public Date
04/25/2024
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Connected Eco-Driving (ST09)
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Australia

Australian Study on Cooperative ITS Technologies Showed a Four to Nine Percentage Point Increase in Technology Usefulness Rating, Based on User Questionnaires Comparing Control and Treatment Groups.

METHODOLOGY The participants were randomly assigned into either of two groups: Treatment Group that had an HMI receiving warnings, and Control Group that had an inactive HMI. Over nine months, both…
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Benefit
Date Posted
12/18/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Dynamic Roadway Warning (TM12), Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01), Queue Warning (VS08), Reduced Speed Zone Warning / Lane Closure (VS09), Vulnerable Road User Safety (VS12)
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Ipswich

Deploy Automated Shuttle Systems with Initial Low Operating Speeds for a Smoother Transition into Mixed Vehicle Environments.

Start with a low operating speed for smoother deployment of automated shuttle systems in mixed automated and traditional vehicle environments. This project demonstrated that a maximum speed of 18 km…
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Lesson
Date Posted
11/20/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Fixed-Route Operations (PT02), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
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Melbourne, Australia

An Implementation of Proactive Variable Speed Limits (VSL) Was Simulated To Reduce Critical Traffic Conditions by 39 Percent.

CONCLUSIONS The incidence of TTC values between 0 and 1 seconds decreased by 29 percent when a proactive VSL was employed, compared to the base scenario of a static speed limit. Overall, the…
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Benefit
Date Posted
08/17/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06), Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09), Variable Speed Limits (TM20)
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Brisbane, Australia

Consider the bicyclist: Australian paper suggests looking out for underrepresented stakeholder group when forecasting the future of autonomous vehicles.

The interviewees also noted key potential problems, and provided possible methods for agencies and other stakeholders to address them: Consider need for clear communications. AVs should include some…
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Lesson
Date Posted
10/29/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Regional Traffic Management (TM07), Dynamic Roadway Warning (TM12), Vulnerable Road User Safety (VS12), Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01)
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Nationwide, Australia

Connected vehicle warning systems and autonomous emergency braking can reduce fatalities by 57 percent.

FINDINGSInitial research reported in this study indicated that AEB can be highly effective at reducing potential injuries and fatal crashes with benefits ranging from 30 to 50 percent and 20 to 40…
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Benefit
Date Posted
12/19/2014
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01), V2V Basic Safety (VS02), Transit Vehicle at Station/Stop Warnings (PT12), Vehicle Turning Right in Front of a Transit Vehicle (PT13)
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Nationwide, Australia

Deployment of integrated traffic management and control system leads to a greater than 25 percent increase in peak throughput capacity on Melbourne, Australia's M1 Monash Freeway.

MethodologyIn an effort to improve travel time and reliability, VicRoads introduced Transmax's Streams Motorway Management system to the M1 Monash Freeway (Melbourne, Australia) in 2007. Streams…
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Benefit
Date Posted
11/30/2014
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Regional Traffic Management (TM07)
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Melbourne, Australia
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