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Michigan Safety Pilot: Advancing Connected Vehicle Technology for Crash Reduction

The Michigan Safety Pilot is a groundbreaking initiative aimed at deploying connected vehicle technology to enhance road safety. Launched on August 21, 2012, and backed by an $18 million budget over 2.5 years, this model program tests the effectiveness of various safety applications in real-world driving conditions. Involving over 2,836 vehicles and extensive roadside equipment, the pilot examines how these innovations impact mobility and sustainability, ultimately seeking to reduce crashes and promote smarter transportation solutions.

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Michigan Safety Pilot: Advancing Connected Vehicle Technology for Crash Reduction

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  1. Michigan connected vehicle updates Kirk Steudle Michigan Department of Transportation Director October 20, 2013

  2. What is Safety pilot • Safety Pilot is: • Model for a national deployment of the technology • Designed to determine the effectiveness of the safety applications at reducing crashes • Designed to determine how real-world drivers will respond to the safety applications • Safety Pilot will also test mobility and sustainability applications • $18M, 2.5 year program • Initial deployment began August 21, 2012

  3. Test Conductor team

  4. Scope • More than 2,836 cars, commercial trucks, and transit vehicles • 73 lane-miles of roadway instrumented with 29 roadside-equipment installations • A variety of different devices • Vehicle Awareness Devices • Aftermarket Safety Devices • Integrated Safety Devices • Retrofit Safety Devices • Roadside Equipment

  5. Vehicles & devices deployed

  6. Current status

  7. USDOT Safety Pilot Data

  8. MDOT Connected Vehicle Data Collection & Usage

  9. I-94 Truck Parking (Indiana to I-69) • Dynamic Truck Parking Signs • MiDrive Website • Smartphone Application • On-Board DSRC Equipment

  10. Integrated mobile observations Speed and Heading Adaptive Cruise Control Location & Elevation Hours of Operation Sun/Rain Sensor Windshield Wiper Setting Headlight Status Ambient Air Temperature Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) Brake Status Stability Control Traction Control

  11. Michigan Connected Vehicle Test Beds

  12. A connected vehicle future

  13. Challenges What will NHTSA Do? What will FHWA Do? The Chicken……………….. or the Egg?

  14. Financing

  15. Connected and automated

  16. Questions? Customer Service is ImportantPlease take our customer survey:www.michigan.gov/mdotsurvey

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