FHWA-HRT-24-016.pdf (1.25 MB)
Publication Information
Publication Type:
Fact Sheet
Publication Number:
FHWA-HRT-24-016
Abstract:
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development (R&D) at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) which oversees nationally coordinated traffic safety and operations research to reduce highway crashes, fatalities, and injuries and produce next-generation technologies and tools to improve transportation system productivity, efficiency, and performance. The office is structured around the following teams: Safety Data and Analysis, Human Factors, Roadway Safety, Transportation Enabling Technology, and Transportation Operations Applications. Major projects across the various teams include Complete Streets, vulnerable road user safety initiatives, connected and automated vehicles, cooperative driving automation (CDA), and vehicle-to-everything technologies research.
Recommended citation: Federal Highway Administration, Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development (R&D) (Washington, DC: 2023)
https://doi.org/10.21949/1521905
Publishing Date:
January 2024
Posting Date:
Digital Object Identifier:
https://doi.org/10.21949/1521905
Author(s):
Publishing Office:
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management
FHWA Program(s):
Corporate
AMRP Program(s):
Corporate
FHWA Activities:
Data and Analysis
Human Factors
Subject Area:
Research