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Local Validation and Evaluation of Pedestrian Detection Using Thermal Imaging Technology is Needed, Especially in Areas with Complex Traffic Conditions and Road User Activities.

Several lessons learned were captured during the evaluation of FLIR pedestrian detection, particularly from the detection accuracy of the FLIR sensors under different conditions. Perform the…
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Lesson
Date Posted
11/28/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01), Vulnerable Road User Safety (VS12)
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New York City, New York, United States

Field Testing Showed That Sound Alarms from Work Zone Intrusion Alert Systems Should Be Distinctive and Long in Duration with a Level of at Least 110 dB When Located 50 Feet Away.

The following recommendations were highlighted in the source document. SOUND LEVEL AND TYPE Based on the quantitative data collected and analyzed, the research team recommends that the sound alarm…
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Lesson
Date Posted
01/22/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Work Zone Safety Monitoring (MC07)
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Columbia County, Oregon, United States   |   Hood River County, Oregon, United States   |   Wasco County, Oregon, United States

Market Research Shows Real Time Transit Information (RTTI) is Important to 81 Percent of Public Transportation Riders, who Primarily Want Information on Time, Cost, and Convenience.

Key findings from the research effort are highlighted below: Focus on cost, time, and convenience in RTTI content. Real-time transit information is important to travelers when using public…
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Lesson
Date Posted
12/17/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Traveler Information (PT08), Transit Pedestrian Indication (PT11)
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Arlington, Virginia, United States

Make data publicly available for crowdsource verification and validation.

Quality assurance and quality control methods for collecting transportation data are common topics of concern for agencies. The TRB committee assembled a list of best practices for field device…
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Lesson
Date Posted
06/15/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) ITS Data Warehouse (DM01), Data Distribution (SU03), Map Management (SU04), Object Registration and Discovery (SU06), Management of Electronic Traffic Regulations (METR) (VS17)
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Nationwide, United States

Study suggests that drivers using advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) may need more training on these systems.

Drivers with stronger mental models (i.e. understanding) of ADAS performed significantly better compared to drivers with weaker mental models. Drivers with stronger mental models were faster to…
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Lesson
Date Posted
06/12/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01), V2V Basic Safety (VS02), Infrastructure Enhanced Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS15), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
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Nationwide, United States

To improve the performance of freeway Wrong-Way driver detection systems, verify that articulating camera systems can consistently return to exact pre-set positions needed for analysis and automatically reset positioning if needed using reference poi

Performance measures used were found to be excellent indicators of vendor freeway Wrong-Way driver detection, however real system performance should be further investigated based on actual Wrong-…
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Lesson
Date Posted
05/27/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01), V2V Basic Safety (VS02)
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Tampa Bay, Florida, United States

Public perceptions of self-driving delivery vehicles have improved substantially in China as these systems deliver medical supplies, food, and disinfect streets during the COVID-19 virus outbreak.

Since the COVID-19 virus outbreak: Local Chinese authorities continue to incentivize the purchase and operation of self-driving delivery vehicles. One manufacturer (Neolix) indicated that public…
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Lesson
Date Posted
04/17/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Carrier Operations and Fleet Management (CVO01), Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05), Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06), Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12)
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Wuhan, China   |   Beijing, China

Connected vehicle warning systems should provide drivers with actionable information that supplements in-vehicle alerts.

CV warnings are effective, but designers should be sure to give drivers actionable information along with a warning. Simply alerting drivers to upcoming bad weather conditions "did not prompt…
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Lesson
Date Posted
02/25/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Roadway Automated Treatment (MC03), Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02), Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03)
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Statewide, Wyoming, United States

Validate the performance of dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) radios for cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC) applications by testing receiver signal strength, signal delay, and packet error rates.

FINDINGS Based on the test track results the Volpe Center offered several recommendations for features of the CACC-based vehicle platooning system. Design of Vehicle Platooning Proof-of-Concept…
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Lesson
Date Posted
11/18/2019
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01), Infrastructure Enhanced Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS15), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
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Nationwide, United States

Simulation study on human interactions with CACC vehicles finds that local coordination methods scale more efficiently to market penetration than ad hoc methods.

Findings Overall, the analysis found that local coordination had a significantly higher positive impact on throughput and productivity than ad hoc coordination. Both approaches resulted in roughly…
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Lesson
Date Posted
10/24/2019
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01), Infrastructure Enhanced Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS15), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
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Iowa, United States
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