Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) to begin connecting semi-autonomous trucks to road radio receivers by end of 2018, aiming to prevent fatal expressway accidents

Briefing

Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) to begin connecting semi-autonomous trucks to road radio receivers by end of 2018, aiming to prevent fatal expressway accidents

March 19, 2018

Briefing

  • Wyoming Truck Project – WYDOT will begin pilot for connecting semi-autonomous trucks to road radio receivers by end of 2018, with goal of preventing deadly incidents on U.S. Interstate 80 expressway (I-80)
  • Data Analysis – WYDOT’s Transportation Management Center uses hotspot analysis of collected data from weather stations and previous crashes to determine major road's problem areas
  • Expressway Radio Installation – Partners with Lear Corporation for installation of 50 DSRC radios in signposts and infrastructures along I-80, with expectations to add more in coming months
  • Vehicle Receivers – Will also provide trucking drivers and companies receivers and tablets that give alerts of weather and road conditions, while sending updated road data
  • Truck Recruitment – 300 private trucks driving on I-80 have already been recruited for project

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Sector

Government (excluding military), Transportation and Logistics

Source

Original Publication Date

March 12, 2018

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