Requirement A

0080-EX-PN-2018 Applicant Eligibility

University of Michigan, Mcity

2018-10-29ELS_218803

Mcity Test Facility: An Outdoor Lab Open test area that The Mcity Test Facility is the world’s first purpose-built outdoor laboratory can be configured designed expressly for testing the performance and safety of connected, for a wide range of automated, and driverless vehicles under controlled and realistic conditions. scenarios, including It is a full-scale, simulated urban-suburban environment that sits on a parking lots and novel 32-acre site on the University of Michigan’s North Campus, with more intersection than 16 acres of roads and traffic infrastructure, including: NORTH geometries. MOBILITY • Urban and suburban streets, including various lane configurations CIRCLE and sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, bike lanes, ADA ramps, street 4-way stop lights, parallel and diagonal parking, and a bus turnoff/stop. intersection, with straight as well as • Instrumentation throughout, including a control network to collect tight and sweepingly data about traffic activity using wireless, fiber optics, Ethernet, and curved approaching a highly accurate real-time kinematic positioning system. roadways. Other features include: Overhead highway signs R. ED Straight gravel roadway with a MP I E R & G A BL rural railroad crossing. Tree canopy, a RA simulated tree cover RTH Traffic circle, a smaller version that reproduces the NO DEPOT ST. of a roundabout that is common RR attenuation of signals CA in Europe and some older cities that pass through trees. in the U.S. Metal bridge deck, Signalized inter- a bridge surface . TR sections in different that poses special PONTIAC configurations, with challenges for radar mast arms, wood and and image processing metal poles, and sensors. pedestrian crossings. Moveable building facades up to two STRAIGHT AWAY Active railroad MAIN ST. crossing stories high allow researchers to test Trunk line road, a the effects of various WOLVERINE AVE. rural roadway with a materials and STATE ST. fully equipped railroad geometries on sensor . RD crossing, guard rail, performance. E NC and temporary and SP E Meandering gravel permanent pavement roadway markings. LIBERTY ST. Brick paver road Limited access simulated with freeway with access stamped concrete. ramps, highway signage, guardrails, Underpass, simulated crash attenuators, by a tunnel that blocks and a concrete vehicles from wireless jersey-style barrier. and satellite signals. SOUTH RA Ramp metering Roundabout, an Calibration mound increasingly common MP to calibrate inertial approach to intersec- SOUTH measurement sensors tion design intended MOBILITY on vehicles. to improve safety. CIRCLE Open test area that can be configured for a wide range of scenarios, including ENTRANCE parking lots and novel intersection . DR Variety of pedestrian crossings geometries. SS CE AC


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