34 I ICT TODAY
CASE STUDY: OHIO'S CONNECTED
AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
TESTING ENVIRONMENT
The US33 Smart Mobility Corridor will be the longest, largest,
and most comprehensive "autonomous-ready" testing environment
in the nation—quite possibly the world.
Across the country and around the world, the goals of the connected and
autonomous vehicle (CAV) industry are to reduce risk and improve safety for
the traveling public. Decreasing the number of crashes and fatalities on the public
roadways is a universal goal that guides all visions for developing CAV systems and
applications. Motor vehicle crashes caused an estimated 35,560 fatalities in 2018.
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A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) showed
that 94 percent of crashes are due to human errors.
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By Luke Wadsworth,
RCDD, OSP, CDT
