Projects & Tools
Since 2013 our work has been funded by 43 projects, 35 of them external, totaling $22.6 million. Sponsors include USDOT, FHWA, the Department of Energy, PennDOT, Pennsylvania DEP, Colorado DOT, Missouri DOT, and the Autonomous Maintenance Technology pooled fund.
Tools and data
Project site for friction factor interpolation and forecasting.
Data and analysis for Pennsylvania's medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicle program.
Field data from ATMA deployments in Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma.
Code released with our papers.
Plain-language pages for selected papers, with code, slides, and video.
At Penn State
Driving PA Forward Program Technical Assistance
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
2026–2031
PI2026
PIAgentic AI for Autonomous Vehicles: Enhancing Goal-Directed and Cooperative Decision-Making at Penn State
Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, Penn State (internal)
2025–2026
PIImmersive and Interactive Training on Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure Technologies for Critical Emergency Response Workers
U.S. Department of Energy
2025–2028
PI2024–2026
PSU PIHarry West Teaching Award: Creating a Shared Automated Vehicle Dataset for Transportation Engineering Teaching
Penn State (internal)
2024–2025
PIPennDOT Act 130 Reporting: Evaluating the Impact of Connected and Automated Vehicles to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
2024–2025
PIPennsylvania Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Program Data Collection and Analysis (Phase 2: Post Award)
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
2024–2026
PIDevelopment of ATMA/AIPV Deployment Guidelines Considering Traffic and Safety Impacts
Autonomous Maintenance Technology Pooled Fund, Colorado DOT
2023–2025
PIEnhance Autonomous Truck-Mounted Attenuator System Resiliency in a GPS-Denied Environment
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
2023–2024
PIIntegrating Arts with Autonomous Vehicles for Transportation Engineering Education
Leonhard Center, Penn State (internal)
2023–2024
PIPenn State Zero-Emission Fleet Implementation
Penn State Student Fee Board (internal)
2023–2025
Co-PIAI-Based Prediction Models for Transportation Infrastructure Asset Management Data Hub – Phase I
U.S. Department of Transportation (NCTriDurLE UTC)
2022–2023
PSU PIField Evaluation of Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator Vehicles During Live Work Zone Operations
Kratos Defense
2022
PIPennsylvania Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Program Data Collection and Analysis (Phase 1: Pre-Application Planning)
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
2022–2023
PIPreparation of Pavement Infrastructure for Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Deployment – Phase I
U.S. Department of Transportation (NCTriDurLE UTC)
2022–2023
PSU PISocially Responsible AI for Autonomous Vehicles
Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence, Penn State (internal)
2022–2023
PIAnalyzing the Impact of Autonomous Maintenance Technology to Transportation Infrastructure Capacity for Condition Monitoring and Performance Management
U.S. Department of Transportation (NCTriDurLE UTC)
2020–2022
PSU PIElectrifying Terminal Trucks in Unincentivized Markets
U.S. Department of Energy, Metropolitan Energy Center
2020–2022
PSU PISystematic Documentation for Autonomous Maintenance Technology Promotion and Deployment
Autonomous Maintenance Technology Pooled Fund, Colorado DOT
2020–2026
PIElectric Vehicle Charging Station (EVSE) Innovation: Streetlight Charging in City Right-of-Way
U.S. Department of Energy, Metropolitan Energy Center
2019–2023
PSU PI
At Missouri S&T
GAANN: A Fellowship Program in Civil Engineering for Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience with Emerging Technologies
U.S. Department of Education
2022–2024
Co-PIElectrifying Terminal Trucks in Unincentivized Markets
U.S. Department of Energy, Metropolitan Energy Center
2020–2022
Co-PI (Missouri S&T PI)How Bad is COVID-19 Hurting Electric Vehicle Usage and Mobility Patterns? A Case Study in Kansas City, Missouri for Agency and Industry Decision-Making
Google
2020
PIInspecting and Preserving Infrastructure through Robotic Exploration (INSPIRE), a Tier-1 University Transportation Center
U.S. Department of Transportation
2020
Co-PINational Center for Transportation Infrastructure Durability and Life Extension (TriDurLE), a National University Transportation Center
U.S. Department of Transportation
2020–2022
Co-PIOptimization of Transportation Infrastructure System Performance with Autonomous Maintenance Technology in Work Zones
U.S. Department of Transportation (Mid-America Transportation Center)
2020–2021
PIPreparing Multidisciplinary Datahub for Digital and Intelligent Infrastructure System – Preliminary Phase
Center for Intelligent Infrastructure, Missouri S&T (internal)
2020–2021
Co-PISystematic Documentation for Autonomous Maintenance Technology Promotion and Deployment
Colorado Department of Transportation
2020–2022
PITransportation Safety Training in Rural Areas: An Exploration of Virtual Reality and Driving Simulation in Driver Response and Awareness
U.S. Department of Transportation (Mid-America Transportation Center)
2020–2021
Co-PIAnalyzing the Impact of Autonomous Maintenance Technology to Transportation Infrastructure Capacity for Condition Monitoring and Performance Management
U.S. Department of Transportation (NCTriDurLE UTC)
2019–2021
PIDevelopment of ATMA/AIPV Deployment Guidelines Considering Traffic and Safety Impacts
Colorado Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation (Mid-America Transportation Center)
2019–2022
PIElectric Vehicle Charging Station (EVSE) Innovation: Streetlight Charging in City Right-of-Way
U.S. Department of Energy, Metropolitan Energy Center
2019–2022
Co-PI (Missouri S&T PI)Evaluation and Behavioral Interventions for Safe Deployment of Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator Vehicles: A Driving Simulator Based Study
Intelligent Systems Center, Missouri S&T (internal)
2019–2020
Co-PIGAANN: Preparing Interdisciplinary Professionals for Rebuilding/Engineering Resilient Infrastructure of the Nation
U.S. Department of Education
2019–2022
Co-PIConnectSafe: Connect Usage Based Insurance, Transportation Big Data and Socioeconomic Behavioral Research in Building a Safe-Driving Community
Smart Living Research Center, Missouri S&T (internal)
2018–2019
PIDevelopment of Autonomous Trucks Operation Guidelines and Driver Training Process
U.S. Department of Transportation (Mid-America Transportation Center)
2018–2020
PIEvaluation of Route 160 Widening Project: A Before-and-After Study with Driving Simulator
Crawford, Murphy & Tilly
2018–2019
PIMissouri DOT Leader-Follower TMA System
Missouri Department of Transportation
2018–2020
Co-PI (Missouri S&T PI)
At Metropia
Utilizing DynuStudio-DynusT Dynamic Traffic Assignment Software Suite to Model the Fuzhou Transportation Network
Fujian University of Technology
2016
PIExploring Emerging Traffic Data Collection for Transportation Planning and Operations Using the Metropia System
Pima Association of Governments
2015–2016
Co-PIPay-As-You-Drive-And-You-Save (PAYDAYS) Insurance Actuarial Study
Federal Highway Administration
2013–2016
Co-PI and Project Manager