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Vehicles and Equipment Research at TRB
The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal. This page highlights recently released TRB reports, meeting announcements, requests for proposals, and other announcements related to safety and human factors. In addition, it includes links to selected safety and human factors research-related activities taking place at the federal and state levels, and within the academic and international transportation communities. Finally, this page also highlights and provides links to TRB programs and activities, which are the source of most of TRB’s safety and human factors-related research products. |
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What's New
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TRB Vehicles and Equipment-Related Programs and Activities
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Evaluation of Automated Vehicle Technology for TransitFebruary 27, 2015 The National Center for Transit Research at the University of South Florida has released a report that reviews the state of automated vehicle technology in transit, including the technology that could be used in demonstration projects. |
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Evaluation of Box Culvert Maintenance MethodsFebruary 27, 2015 The Ohio Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the use of remote-controlled equipment for cleaning debris and accumulated sediment from large culverts. |
Workshop on the Future of Road Vehicle Automation 2015*February 24, 2015 TRB is co-sponsoring the Workshop on the Future of Road Vehicle Automation on July 20-24, 2015, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This symposium will focus on challenges and opportunities related to the increasing automation of motor vehicles as well as the environments in which they operate. The symposium will build on the 2012–2014 workshops on the state-of-the-art in road vehicle automation research a... |
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 Maintenance Services, Transportation Weather, and Winter MaintenanceFebruary 8, 2015 TRB’s Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2440: Maintenance Services, Transportation Weather, and Winter Maintenance contains 13 articles that explore effective LiDAR deployment by transportation agencies; assess a system for debris removal; consider the routing of snowplow trucks with resource replenishment and plowing priorities; and discuss... |
 Impacts of Energy Developments on U.S. Roads and BridgesFebruary 7, 2015 TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Board (NCHRP) Synthesis 469: Impacts of Energy Developments on U.S. Roads and Bridges documents the economic impact of heavy truck traffic related to energy development on the nation’s roads and bridges. |
IIHS Status Report: January 2015February 6, 2015 The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released the latest issue of its Status Report magazine, a newsletter covering research and topics in the highway safety field. This edition focuses on saving lives in automotive accidents. |
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Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) report series, Synthesis of Transit Practice. |
Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) report series, Synthesis of Airport Practice.
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Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program
TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) report series, Synthesis of Commerical Truck and Bus Safety Practice. |
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Cooperative Research Programs
TRB's Cooperative Research Programs Division manages several cooperative research programs that frequently produces reports that have relevence to issues outside of the program's core focus areas.
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Technical Activities Standing Committees
TRB's Technical Activities Division provides a forum for transportation professionals in all modes and functions to identify research needs and to share information on research and issues of interest. The Division's staff of specialists in each mode and discipline work with a network of volunteers to carry out activities on behalf of TRB sponsors and the transportation community, including the TRB Annual Meeting, conferences and workshops, publications, visits to each state, and responses to inquiries. This network includes members and friends of over 200 standing committees, supplemented by designated TRB representatives in each state, over 150 universities, and 35 transit agencies. |
Research in Progress in this Subject Area
TRB's Research in Progress (RiP) Database now contains more than 11,900 current or recently completed transportation research projects. Most of the RiP records are projects funded by federal and state departments of transportation. University transportation research is also included. The RiP Database also serves as a clearinghouse of University Transportation Centers ongoing research.
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Research Completed in this Subject Area
TRB's TRID is integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services ( TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation ( ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide. |
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