connected and automated vehicle (CAV)

Transportation Fundamentals

In 2019, UC Davis experts met with a cross section of policy stakeholders to discuss sustainable transportation topics in California and the rest of the US over the coming years. The Transportation Fundamentals briefing series was an opportunity for staffers in the Legislature, Regulatory Agencies and NGOs who are new to the sustainable transportation space to familiarize themselves with important technologies, statistics and trends in electric vehicles, alternative fuels, sustainable freight.

Using Connected Vehicle Technology for Advanced Signal Control Strategies

  • Principal Investigator Matthew Barth, Ph.D.
  • University of California, Riverside
This project uses connected vehicle technology to gather real-time traffic data for an online adaptive signal control strategy (ACS). The researchers wanted to know how effectively the ACS could reduce traffic delay and fuel consumption.
Project Status
Complete

Variable Speed Limit Control to Reduce Traffic Congestion in the Face of Uncertainty

Research Product Type
Research Brief
Researchers at the University of Southern California developed, analyzed, and evaluated an innovative approach to alleviate highway bottleneck congestion, which includes issuing variable-speed advisories and lane-change recommendations when needed to the upstream vehicles, as well as ramp control to manage incoming traffic, while accounting for inaccuracies in traffic data and road information and the complex behavior of human driving.