Cooperative Agreement DTFH6116H00025

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941). The purpose of this grant is to lead the deployment of Cellular-Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) connected vehicle technology in Oakland County, Michigan. The project aims to create an economically sustainable model for...

This $199,737 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research by Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation, Inc. to enhance cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) communication technology. The project aims to enable C-V2X radios to detect unequipped vehicles through processing reflected echoes, providing a broader field of view for collision avoidance. The research will involve developing a theoretical...

The University of South Alabama received a two-year, $199,248 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to investigate the advantages and challenges of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology for supporting demand response programs. Through Phase I of the project, the University will collect and analyze existing electric vehicle usage and power characteristic data in the Mobile, Alabama region to verify the pros and cons of V2G applications. Researchers will...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program to the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA. The grant funds research and development of a software-defined vehicle (SDV) framework that enables dynamic over-the-air (OTA) software updates and efficient data transmission for SDVs. Key products and services to be delivered include: A vehicle-edge-cloud framework to foster resilient...

This federal Project Grant award of $289,374 from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program supports research and development for a "Connected Autonomous Driving as a Service" (CADAAS) system. The project, led by the University of Nebraska, aims to enhance autonomous vehicle performance and safety by integrating information from nearby vehicles and roadside infrastructure. Key technical objectives include designing new...

This $175,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), will fund research at Texas Tech University from April 2022 to March 2024 related to developing novel modeling, control, and optimization methods for connected and automated vehicles. The research aims to improve the efficiency and sustainability of urban transportation systems while respecting individual...

This $482,972 National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) grant supports fundamental research at North Carolina State University (NC State) to understand the behavior and interactions of mixed autonomous and human-driven vehicle traffic streams. The project aims to: (1) characterize the driving behaviors of human-driven and connected automated vehicles in conflicting traffic, (2) analyze the collective impact of mixed traffic on traffic flow, and (3) develop robust...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $132,605 project grant under its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Southern California (USC) Department of Contracts and Grants. This grant will fund research to advance the state-of-the-art in connected and automated vehicle (CAV) systems through innovations in networking, sensing, and edge computing. The research team will develop an integrated platform that strategically aggregates wireless communication technologies,...

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) was awarded an $851,376 project grant from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under the Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation Grant program. The grant will support CVSA's provision of tailored training and education to commercial drivers through both in-person events and online content from June 2022 through September 2026. As the purpose of the federal program is to assist states in complying with commercial driver's...

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) received a $353,216 Project Grant award from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The objective of this 2-year grant, running from September 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, is to provide a comprehensive data quality educational forum. This will ensure state, provincial, and territory data collection systems and...