Meet the Inclusive Design Challenge Semifinalists: Purdue University

Semifinalist Team: Purdue University Proposal Title: Efficient, Accessible and Safe Interaction in a Real Integrated Design Environment for Riders with disabilities (EASI RIDER) Proposal Summary: The team will work to […]
Meet the Inclusive Design Challenge Semifinalists: Foresight Augmented Reality

Semifinalist Team: Foresight Augmented Reality Proposal Title: Accessibility for Sensory Disabilities and Aging Populations Traveling on Automated Vehicles Proposal Summary: This team will address the problem of locating an ADS-DV, […]
Meet the Inclusive Design Challenge Semifinalists: May Mobility &UMTRI

Semifinalist Team: May Mobility & University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) Proposal Title: Independent Safety for Wheelchair Users in AVs Proposal Summary: For this project, the research team will […]
Meet the Inclusive Design Challenge Semifinalists: Carnegie Mellon University

Semifinalist Team:Carnegie Mellon University Proposal Title: Promoting personal control of ADS-DVs through inclusive smartphone communication interfaces Proposal Summary: This team will design and develop an inclusive, generalized smartphone-based interface design […]
Meet the Inclusive Design Challenge Semifinalists: Boston University

Semifinalist Team: Boston University Proposal Title: OpenGuide: A Scalable Human-Like Guidance System for Visually Impaired Travelers Proposal Summary: OpenGuide builds upon the team’s previous work in assistive and autonomous navigation […]
Meet the Inclusive Design Challenge Semifinalists: AbleLink Smart Living Technologies

Semifinalist Team: AbleLink Smart Living Technologies Proposal Title: WayFinder ADS – Enabling Independent Use of Autonomous Vehicles by Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities and others with Special Needs Proposal Summary: The […]
Introduction to the Inclusive Design Challenge with PAVE & Lindsey Teel

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Inclusive Design Challenge offers financial rewards for innovative solutions on how automated vehicles can better serve individuals with disabilities. In 2020, PAVE teamed with DOT […]
Fully automated vehicles: A cost-based analysis of the share of ownership and mobility services, and its socio-economic determinants

A major uncertainty in the diffusion of autonomous vehicles is the split between ownership and automated mobility services. We calculate total cost of ownership and use (TCOU) to compare four […]
Automated Driving Requires Rethink of Human-Vehicle Interaction

Fully autonomous vehicles are coming — but until autonomous systems are able to account for every situation, every environment and every circumstance, automated driving will continue to be a continuum, […]
How, exactly, can autonomous vehicle technology improve public transportation

How, exactly, could autonomous vehicle technology improve public transportation? It’s a fundamental question, but a surprisingly difficult one to answer. To date, most transit pilots of connected and autonomous vehicles […]