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This effort supports the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA’s) Automated Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Evaluation (ACE) Program. This support contract allows FMCSA to: 1) store and properly maintain its three Class 8 test tractors at the Aberdeen Test...
To develop the Trucking Fatigue Meter, a data analytics technology that uses existing streams of trucking data to evaluate driver fatigue and provide actionable feedback in near real-time.
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To expedite the adoption of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) by the trucking industry because of their demonstrated potential to reduce fatalities, injuries and crashes.
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FMCSA is committed to accelerating the deployment of ADAS...
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To provide application, operation, development, maintenance, and technical support to enhance States’ capabilities, through the Innovative Technology Deployment (ITD) Program, to exchange data between the Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window (...
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Determine the feasibility of a system that uses blockchain technology to create a secure transaction platform with a distributed ledger.
Background:
FMCSA has the need to exchange information in a secure environment among motor carriers,...
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To assist the FMCSA Enforcement Office with the Crash Preventability Program
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This project provides financial and technical support to the Crash Preventability Program.
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To perform an in-depth literature search for data or modeling to determine the impact of brake-by-wire systems on safety (e.g., reduced crashes, injuries, and fatalities).
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Brake-by-wire systems provide electronic activation of all...
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To develop an understanding of human factors challenges for automated commercial motor vehicle (CMV) applications.
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As the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) begins to consider the use of automation by commercial...
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To collect original data on the safety impact of hydrostatic testing of nurse tanks.
Background:
There are three testing methods commonly used to evaluate the safety of nurse tanks, and each has significant limitations. They are...