Virginia Tech researchers have been using the 395 Express Lanes to conduct self-driving demonstrations as part of efforts to improve technology.
At noon on a recent day, Virginia Tech researchers drove a 2022 Ford hybrid F-150 to a northern section of the 395 Express Lanes and put the truck’s automation mode to the test.
The researchers and an entourage of public safety, industry and highway officials have been using the stretch of toll road outside the nation’s capital this fall for self-driving demonstrations, hoping to develop solutions to common problems arising in the technology’s deployment. The simulations come three years into extensive research that has resulted in promising findings but has also come with moments of disappointment.
“We’re basically able to provide geolocated contextualizing insights in real time to these vehicles to allow them to make better decisions as they encounter these unexpected obstacles,” Kohli said.
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