DOE VTO Connected Vehicles Program

A Public Road Network Platform comprised of 25-intersections in the City of Irvine (COI) and UCI designed to: (1) assess a novel energy efficient AI-based mobility monitoring system in a real-world transportation application; and (2) provide needed insight into key use cases of AI-based systems to meet DOE goals including mobility energy productivity (MEP), safety, and vehicle energy efficiency.



25 intersections map

Contract

Department of Energy EE0009661

Investigators

PI:  Professor Scott Samuelsen
Co-PI:  Professor Vojislav Stamenkovic
Co-PI:  Professor Stephen Ritchie
PM:  Dr. Blake Lane

Funding

$6 million

Start Date

1 October 2021

End Date

31 December 2024

Team

 UCI HIMaC
 UCI ITS
 DOE Argonne National Laboratory
 Ouster (Velodyne/Bluecity)
 City of Irvine
 Toyota, Kia, Pony.ai
 OCTA, AE, Hyundai Mobis, Saddleback College, POLB