USDOT’s CDA Traffic Use Cases (UCs): ​Highway and Arterial Mobility Applications

Date and Time: Wednesday, July 20: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Royal AB

Racha Sujith

Cooperative Driving Automation (CDA) Research Program ITS Manager, Leidos, Inc.

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under USDOT conducts research on cooperative driving automation (CDA) with the goal of advancing transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) strategies. The CDA Program, a network of open source software (the CARMA Ecosystem) and support services focused on enhancing digital infrastructure, enables testing and evaluation of emerging CDA capabilities. This presentation will provide an overview of CDA use cases developed under the USDOT's CDA program. Two specific TSMO use cases will be discussed in details in this presentation: one for traffic management at signalized intersections, and one for highway traffic management.

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY

Sujith Racha currently serves as the ITS manager of the Cooperative Driving Automation (CDA) Research Program at the USDOT Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (STOL), a national connected and automated vehicle research laboratory operated by Leidos, Inc. Mr. Racha brings to Leidos and the STOL over 17 years of experience in the traffic engineering industry. Prior to the STOL, Mr. Racha worked as a traffic engineering section head and project manager at Johnson, Mirmiran and Thompson as well as working as a senior traffic engineer at Rummel, Kleeper and Kahl and ARCADIS-US. At Leidos, Mr. Racha manages the development of TSMO use cases for CDA technology, enhancing the efficiency and safety of surface transportation systems. He is an expert at managing task orders under IDIQ contracts, establishing project schedules and budgets, and monitoring progress in meeting schedules and budget requirements. Mr. Racha received his M.S. in civil engineering from Clemson University in 2005 and he is currently registered as a professional engineer (PE) in four different states, including Virginia. He also holds Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) and Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications.

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