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Data Collection to Improve Simulation of Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Driving Behavior
Date and Time: Monday, July 18: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Pacific
Rachel James
, Federal Highway Administration
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION
This presentation will discuss three FHWA on-going data collection projects. The goal of these data collection efforts is to collect vehicle trajectories under a variety of operational conditions for traffic microsimulation model development, calibration, and validation. These datasets, once processed, will become freely available for use by the public.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Rachel James received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from West Virginia University in 2014 and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Transportation) from The University of Texas at Austin in 2016 and 2019, respectively. She is currently a Research Civil Engineer in the Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development located in McLean, VA, where she manages the FHWA Connected and Automated Vehicle Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation Research Program. Rachel’s career goal is to help bridge the gap between transportation research and policy. She is passionate about using data to develop improved analysis, modeling, and simulation tools to inform better operational and investment decisions. Her research interests include data analytics, driver behavior, and model calibration.
