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Saving Lives with connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment Program Grant Awards - Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Program Areas > Connected/Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies

Texas A&M Transportation Institute will deploy V2X technology in the Greater Houston area, the City of College Station, including near the campus of Texas A&M University (TAMU), and the corridors connecting these two metropolitan cities. The project will holistically enhance safety, efficiency, and overall mobility for vulnerable road users (VRU) situated at signalized intersections, emergency responders navigating through varying traffic scenarios, transit operators seeking efficient routes, workers operating within construction zones, and everyday motorists.

For the Houston deployment, Flood Warning, Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) Enabled-Intersections, Right Turn on Red Warning, Red Light Violation Warning, Wrong Way Driving Detection, Emergency Vehicle Response Time and Safety, Hurricane Evacuation, and Planned Special Events/Construction will be deployed. For the College Station deployment, SPaT-Enabled Intersections for VRU Identification and Protection, Traffic Signal Preemption and Priority, Enhanced Highway Construction Worker Safety, and Every Day a Game Day will be deployed. The project will leverage existing SPaT installations at nearly 1,000 intersections in Houston and equip 30 new intersections in the City. Similarly, 35 new intersections in College Station surrounding the university will be equipped with cellular-V2X (C-V2X) 5.9 GHz SPaT-enabled technology, for VRU protection of 80,000 students and more than 12,000 staff. The deployment will also equip approximately 100 TAMU fleet vehicles, 100 personal vehicles, and 75-100 bicycles. Two Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partners will also contribute test vehicles for operation in the area to help refine the message sets that would be broadcast to their vehicles.

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For more information about Connected/Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies, please contact:

John Harding
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
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John.Harding@dot.gov