The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $477,845 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Wisconsin System to support research on enhancing the operation of autonomous vehicle (AV) swarms in diverse traffic environments. The key objectives are to: 1) examine the "tragedy of the commons" phenomenon where AVs may cause traffic disruption despite individual AV performance, and 2) incorporate "emergent cooperative behavior" like human drivers into AV control systems to achieve efficient multi-agent operations. The research will use field data, analytical modeling, and simulation to understand the fundamental properties enabling these dynamics, and develop meta-learning-based AV control approaches applicable to intersections in both the U.S. and India. The award period is from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2027. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.
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