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Texas AV Proving Ground Partnership
Texas AV Proving Ground Partnership The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Transportation Research (UT/CTR), and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are leading the Texas Automated Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground Partnership. Each research agency con-ducts connected and automat-ed vehicle (CAV) research and has proving grounds on their campuses for development and testing.
U.S. DOT Designated AV Proving GroundThe Texas Automated Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground Partnership was one of ten nationally-designated sites, and the only state-wide consortium. Led by the three Texas AV research entities, the proving grounds offer controlled envi-ronments where the complete life-cycle development of AVs can be assessed. These sites include The Texas A&M University System’s RELLIS Campus on over 2,000 acres with multiple mile-long high-speed sections and an urban grid; UT/CTR’s university campus with private streets, parking lots, and J.J. Pickle Campus; and the SwRI campus on 1,200 acres with on-and off-road testing facilities.
Texas Innovation AllianceThe Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) leads 32 municipal and regional partners with a shared interest in mobility and safety challenges related to automated and connected vehicles on public road ways. These cities and regions across Texas are partnering with TTI, UT/CTR, and SwRI to form the Texas Innovation Alliance in putting Texas on the path to becoming the nation’s first “Smart State,” which aims to create a platform for innovation to address community challenges.
Chandra Bhat, Ph.D.Director, Center for Transportation ResearchThe University of Texas at Austin
(512) [email protected]
Beverly Kuhn, Ph.D., PESenior Research Engineer, Division Head, System ReliabilityTexas A&M Transportation Institute
(979) 317-2823 [email protected]
Research In Progress
Contact
TTI2036.7201.0120
Members of the Texas Partnership are contributing their facilities, expertise and talents as part of a larger Texas network of proving grounds and testbed sites. Urban and freight test beds in the following cities offer real-world environments where a variety of scenarios, from high-speed freeway/managed lane corridors to low-speed urban campuses, may be explored:
Texas A&M University and Texas A&M Transportation
Institute
University of Texas and the Center for Transportation
Research
Southwest Research Institute
Proving Grounds
RELLIS Campus Proving Grounds, a 2,000 acre campus with 1.2 mile
straight aways and urban grid
UT Campus streets and parking lots; J.J. Pickle Campus
1,200 acre testing on- and off-road testing facilities on SwRI Campus
Research Highlights
Truck platooning, wrong-way driving, connected work zone,
transit/pedestrian/bicycle testing
Highway, intersection, rural road safety
Over 20 fully automated vehicle platforms developed (from golf carts
to class 8 trucks) for government and commercial clients
AV roadway infrastructure needs and V2I
V2X sensing/communication Vehicles and non-motorized user interactions
Deploying CAV since 2008
ExpertiseExpertise in infrastructure vehicle controls, robotics, cybersecurity,
UAVs
Expertise in travel behavior, GPS and wireless sensing, cybersecurity,
policy and regulation
Specialities include: localization, perception, cyber security,
connected automation, UAVs
• Austin Area — Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and Riverside Drive corridor.
• Houston Area — Texas Medical Center, Houston METRO HOV lanes and Port of Houston.
• Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington Area — UTA campus, Arlington streets, I-30 freeway and managed lanes.
• San Antonio Area — Fredericksburg Road/Medical Drive corridor and bus rapid transit system.
• El Paso Area — Tornillo/Guadalupe Port of Entry.
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GarlandIrving
Lubbock
Pasadena
Waco
Abilene
Baytown
Brownsville
Galveston
Grand Prairie
Laredo
Longview
McAllen
MidlandOdessa
Plano
Port Arthur
Richardson
San Angelo
Tyler
Victoria
Wichita Falls
Corpus Christi
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Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Austin
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Michael Brown, PMPInstitute Engineer, Intelligent Systems DivisionSouthwest Research Institute
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