Outline

• TAMU Campus

Projects

• TxDOT Innovative

Research Project

• Mobileye Shield+

Pilot

How Does Initiative Work?

COMPANY

Solicit

technology

demonstrations

via RFI

process

Campus Transportation

Technology Initiative

Campus Transportation

Technology Initiative

Assess

Deploy

Integrate

Evaluate

Findings

TTI and Campus Partners Will…

Campus Transportation

Technology Initiative

Intersection Safety

Innovative Technologies

Services

Approaches

Vision

Enhance Facilities for

Pedestrians and Bicyclists

Green Space

Campus

Transformational

Mobility Plan

Campus

Transformational

Mobility Plan

Texas A&M Leadership

• Developing

• Testing

• Deploying

Autonomous

Transportation Systems

Scenarios

Driver Controlled

Connected

Automated Vehicles

(CAVs)

Vehicle Controlled

Fully Automated

Private Vehicle

OwnershipPrivate CAVs

Private Autonomous

Vehicles

Shared Vehicle

OwnershipShared CAVs

Shared Autonomous

Vehicles

Private CAVs

Scenarios• Personal CAVs Dominate

• Smart CAV Infrastructure

& Operations

• Slightly Expanded

• TAMU Bus System

with Electric

Busses

• Uber, Zipcar, etc.

• Campus Bike

Share

Shared CAVs

Scenarios

• Shared CAVs Dominate

• Community-Wide Bike

Share Program & Bike

Facilities

• Additional Bus Routes

with Electric Busses

Serving Students and

Public

Private

Autonomous

Vehicles

• Private Autonomous Vehicles Dominate Market

• Smart CAV Infrastructure & Operation

• Slightly Expanded

• TAMU Bus System with Autonomous Electric Buses

• Autonomous Uber, Zipcar, etc.

• Campus Bike Share Program

Shared

Autonomous

Vehicles• Shared Autonomous Vehicles

Dominate Mode

• Community-Wide Bike Share Program & Bike/Walking

Network

• Community-Wide

Autonomous Bus

System using Electric

Autonomous Buses and

Bus-Only Lanes Serving

Students and Public

Discussion

Topics

• Influence on TAMU Campus Footprint

• Influence on Student Housing Market

• Influence on Residential Market

• Influence on Commercial and Business Markets

TxDOT Innovative

Project - AV/CV Test Bed

to improve Transit,

Bicycle, and Pedestrian

Safety

• Identify Safety Concerns Related to Transit, Bicyclist, and Pedestrian Interactions

• Identify AV/CV Technology to Address and Help Mitigate Concerns

• Identify Concepts for Demonstration, Testing, and Deployment

• Identify Partners

AV/CV Test Bed to

Improve Transit, Bicycle,

and Pedestrian Safety

Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Interactions

• Turning Buses and Crosswalks

• Buses and Bike Lanes

• Park-and-Ride Lots

• Bike Racks on Buses

AV/CV Test Bed to

Improve Transit, Bicycle,

and Pedestrian Safety

Test Bed Vision

• RELLIS Campus

• TAMU Campus

• TxDOT and Transit

Agencies

• Industry Partners

AV/CV Test Bed to

Improve Transit, Bicycle,

and Pedestrian SafetyPhase II

• Smart Intersections

• Smart Pedestrians

and Bicyclists

Source: GoboSource

Pilot -TAMU Bus

and

Mobileye/Rosco

Shield+TM

• TAMU

Transportation

Services

• TTI

• TxDOT

• Mobileye/Rosco

Mobileye Shield+

Collision Warning

System

• Pedestrian and Bicyclist Detection Based on Four Cameras and Machine Vision

• Easily Retrofit on Existing Buses; No DSRC Required

System equipped with up to four strategically

placed multi-vision smart cameras

Left Turn Trajectory

Right Turn Trajectory

Camera 1 Camera 2

Camera 3 Camera 4

Left & Right Rear

Left Turn

Forward Facing

Shield+

Cameras

Shield+ Bus

Driver View

• Provides Visual and Auditory Warnings

• Corresponds to Direction of Detection

Source: Mobileye

Texas A&M

Pilot Test

• Install Mobileye System on 1 Texas A&M bus

• Use Central Campus Route with Heavy Pedestrian

and Bicyclist Traffic

• 6-week pilot in Jan-Feb 2016

• Evaluated Accuracy of Pedestrian/Bicyclist

Detection

• Interview Bus Drivers for Opinions and Feedback

Results:

Detection

Accuracy• % False Alarms: 37 Collision

Alerts in 27 Days

• For All Alerts, Pedestrian or Bicyclist in Close Proximity to Bus

Road User

Number of Collision Alerts by Proximity to Shield+ Bus

Subtotal0-5 feet 5-10 feet 10-15 feet 15-20 feet

Pedestrian 8 14 4 1 27

Bicyclist 2 2 3 - 7

Skateboarder 1 - - - 1

Motorcyclist 1 1 - - 2

Subtotal 12 17 7 1 37

Results:

Bus Driver

Feedback• Most Liked Shield+ System –

Gave Helpful Reminders

• A Few Experienced Drivers Questioned Value: “It Never

Warned Me of Something That I Hadn’t Already Seen”

• Most Wished System Could Operate in Low Light (Does Not)

• Mixed Opinions About Whether Collision Warnings Gave

Drivers Enough Time to React

Results:

Hot Spot Map for

Collision Alerts

• Highlights locations with most “close calls” with pedestrians and bicyclists