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Research Project

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Analysis of Delay and Costs of Bus and Truck Crashes

Project Goal

Develop research to be used for performing the Environmental Assessment (EA) for upcoming rulemakings. The proposed research would review and update past research on delay and environmental costs of bus and truck crashes. The goal of this study is to update the 2013 report...

Warning Devices for Stopped CMVs

Project Goal

The aim of this project is to determine whether warning devices meaningfully impact crash-relevant aspects of human performance in the presence of a stopped commercial motor vehicle, and if so, how, and to what extent.  

Background

The fundamental...

Crash Risks by CMV Driver Schedules

Project Goal

To collect electronic logging device (ELD) and crash data from property-carrying and passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle (CMV) carriers to assess risks posed by alternative schedules as they relate to various aspects of hours of service (HOS) provisions.  ...

SBIR Phase II: PVT DriveFit Readiness Assessment Technology

Project Goal:

The goal for this project is to deliver PVT DriveFit, a readiness assessment technology designed to assess driver alertness using a quantitative objective framework based on the Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT). This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program...

SBIR Phase II: Greenlight Readiness Assessment Technology

Project Goal:

The project goal is to develop Greenlight, a readiness assessment technology designed to objectively measure drivers’ readiness before operating a CMV. This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program project currently in Phase II of the SBIR Program. The...

Economic Research for Policy

Project Goal:

This project combines two pre-existing projects (Financial Responsibility and Delay/Environmental Crash Costs), each of which will involve updating reports FMCSA released in 2013.  The Financial Responsibility portion of the project will provide new information, data...

SBIR Phase II: Hazard Warning Devices for Automated CMVs

Project Goal:

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program project involving the development and testing of a prototype system designed to autonomously deploy hazard warning devices for driverless, autonomous vehicles.

 

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