A rear-end view from a conventional vehicle of an autonomous shuttle showing car-following behavior.
UF Civil Engineering Graduate Student Models Car-Following Behavior of an Autonomous Transit Shuttle in Lake Nona, FL
For his master's thesis, civil engineering graduate student Shinya Maehara is developing car-following models in the presence of an Autonomous Transit Shuttle (ATS). Maehara is looking at how the autonomous shuttle in Lake Nona, Florida is behaving when sharing the road with human driven vehicles. Read more.
A screenshot from Google Earth of a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI).
Dr. Scott Washburn and Graduate Student Develop Interchange Design Guidance for Ramp Metering
Civil Engineering graduate student Akhilesh Moreshwar Shastri worked with Dr. Scott Washburn on a ramp signal timing project that aimed to create algorithms and an on-ramp metering operations design. The project, Interchange Design to Accommodate Ramp Metering System, was funded by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Read more.
Research Related to UFTI's Real-World Testbed, I-STREET, to be Presented at the ITE Florida-Puerto Rico District 2021 Winter Workshop
Dr. Lily Elefteriadou, professor and director of the UFTI, has been invited to speak at the Institute of Transportation Engineers Florida-Puerto Rico District during their Winter Workshop on February 25, 2021, from 12 PM to 1 PM, ET. Dr. Elefteriadou's presentation will focus on "I-STREET: A Real-World Testbed for Evaluating Advanced Transportation Technologies". To register click here.
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