Emerging Transportation Technology and Innovation

Phase 1 of the Emerging Transportation Technology and Innovation pillar is on three themes : connected and automated vehicles, urban air mobility and advanced air mobility, and freight and supply chain technology. The four UC ITS campuses are collaboratively developing white papers in each of these areas that describe the state of the science and related policies and identify potential critical research topics related to key policy questions. In addition, this pillar will convene multi-stakeholder workshops to co-create a multi-year, multi-disciplinary research agenda that  maps future research needs and proposes strategies for fulfilling these needs. The pillar also supports seed grants to leverage existing projects and resources to advance emerging transportation technology initiatives in the three pillar focus areas.







Pilot Study: Seed Grant: Risk Assessment for Teleoperations of Connected and Automated Vehicles

Research Lead: Jiaqi Ma

UC Campus(es): UCLA

Status: In Progress

Enhancing Student Outcomes While Strengthening Transit: An Analysis of LA Metro’s GoPass Fareless Pilot

Research Team: Jean-Daniel Saphores (lead), Susie Pike, and Farzana Khatun

UC Campus(es): UC Davis, UC Irvine

Status: In Progress

Pilot Study: Freight Mobility Living Laboratory

Research Lead: Stephen Ritchie

UC Campus(es): UC Irvine

Status: In Progress

Pilot Study: Use of High-Resolution Satellite Data to Identify Truck Traffic On the Roads and Near Warehouses Across Multiple Regions in Southern California

Research Lead: Jun Wu

UC Campus(es): UC Irvine

Status: In Progress

Pilot Study: Smart Infrastructure for Automated Driving

Research Lead: Jiaqi Ma

UC Campus(es): UCLA

Status: In Progress

Pilot Study: Demonstrate Real-World Security Threats to Connected Automated Vehicles

Research Lead: Alfred Chen

UC Campus(es): UC Irvine

Status: In Progress

Seed Grant: Equitable Automated Vehicle Demonstration Incubator

Research Lead: Junshan Zhang

UC Campus(es): UC Davis

Status: In Progress

Pilot: Safe Vehicle Headway Design

Research Team: Junshan Zhang (lead) and Molly D’Agostino

UC Campus(es): UC Davis

Status: In Progress

White Paper: Supply Chain and Freight Transportation in California

Research Team: Craig Rindt (lead) and Stephen Ritchie

UC Campus(es): UC Irvine

Status: In Progress

White Paper: Urban Air Mobility and Advanced Air Mobility

Research Team: Adam Cohen (lead), Alexandre Bayen, and Jacqueline Huynh

UC Campus(es): UC Berkeley, UC Irvine

Status: In Progress

White Paper: Security Threats and Vulnerabilities of Connected and Automated Vehicles

Research Lead: Alfred Chen

UC Campus(es): UC Irvine

Status: In Progress

White Paper: Remote Operation and Safety Considerations of Connected and Automated Vehicles

Research Team: Junshan Zhang (lead) and Mollie D’Agostino

UC Campus(es): UC Davis

Status: In Progress

White Paper: Paths for the Rollout of Connected and Automated Vehicles

Research Team: Alexandre Bayen (lead), Anthony Patire, and Jiaqi Ma

UC Campus(es): UC Berkeley, UCLA

Status: In Progress