{"id":6103,"date":"2023-12-12T14:34:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T14:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commsignia.com\/?p=6103"},"modified":"2023-12-12T15:40:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T15:40:26","slug":"university-of-michigan-takes-a-big-step-forward-in-connected-and-automated-vehicle-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commsignia.com\/blog\/university-of-michigan-takes-a-big-step-forward-in-connected-and-automated-vehicle-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Michigan takes a big step forward in connected and automated vehicle technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
You\u2019ve been working on automated and connected vehicles for a long time. What issues do you see ahead of us in these fields that need to be addressed?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Connected and automated vehicle technologies are not new and the promise that they can improve the safety and efficiency of the transport system has been known for the last 20 to 30 years. But there are barriers to using these technologies. Some of these barriers are political, regulatory, or legal, but some are truly technical and scientific. I\u2019m not trying to remove any policy barriers. Our goal is to resolve some of these scientific issues so these technologies can be deployed. But to some extent our work also helps the regulatory body and the government to design better policies so that they can facilitate the deployment and development of these technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We have designed the Mcity Autonomous Safety Assessment Program in the hope of providing the government a blueprint for ensuring the safety of autonomous vehicles before they are deployed. That could help both autonomous vehicle developers and the public to gain confidence. Right now, there\u2019s a lot of potential but also a lack of trust in autonomous vehicle safety. When a Cruise robotaxi had a collision in San Francisco, that not only impacted the company but also dramatically affected the field itself. To realize the promise of automated and connected vehicles, technology companies like Commsignia and Cruise need other parts of society to support their efforts, such as government agencies from the perspective of policy makers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What direction do you see that might work?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Recent reports show how important safety testing is for automated vehicles, which accounts for half of the development cost. There are three major approaches: testing in public is the most broadly used approach, but there are two issues with that. If the vehicle isn\u2019t safe enough, crashes can occur. The other is that safety-critical situations are still rare. For a large proportion of the miles driven, vehicles do not encounter any challenging situations. The second approach is to try to solve these issues in simulation We designed and developed a naturalistic driving environment simulator based on a machine learning model to test the safety performance of vehicles. For the simulator, we have trained the background agents so that we know at what time Will you also test connectivity solutions with agents? How does connected vehicle technology fit into this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mcity<\/strong> UMTRI<\/strong>s<\/s>. There are still problems with this. Either it\u2019s not realistic enough, or it\u2019s inefficient and wastes a lot of computing hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n,<\/del> which agent will perform which maneuver, and with what probability. Basically performs as a bad driver to challenge the vehicles. We did this in a scientific way to guarantee the unbiased nature of the simulation and testing. We then combine the simulator with the physical Mcity test facility to challenge real vehicles with these virtual agents and see how they respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The University of Michigan created Mcity to bring together the diverse expertise and resources required to realize the potential of emerging mobility technologies, and their commercial and economic viability. Mcity is a public-private partnership and operates the world\u2019s first purpose-built proving ground for testing the performance and safety of connected and automated vehicles and technologies under controlled and realistic conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) was founded in 1965 as a global leader in transportation research and a partner of choice for industry leaders, foundations, and government agencies. UMTRI’s multidisciplinary research includes short and long-term projects in areas involving social and behavioral analyses, accident data collection, traffic safety analysis, and standards development and testing, as well as the deployment and evaluation of new safety and mobility technologies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n