NC Transportation Center of Excellence on Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology (NC-CAV)
About
The NC Transportation Center of Excellence on Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology (NC-CAV) was initially funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation in 2020. The NC-CAV Center, brings together a strong and diverse team of researchers from North Carolina A&T State University (NCAT), North Carolina State University (NCSU), and University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) with the goal of
....establishing a multidisciplinary Center of Excellence in “Advanced Transportation Technologies” to investigate the adoption, utilization, and deployment of CAVs and their impacts on the transportation system in North Carolina and the nation.
The center incorporates three interwoven research thrusts that will progress synergistically:
- Thrust 1 (CAV Impacts ) investigates the impact of Connected and Autonomous Vehicle’s (CAV) on North Carolina's transportation system and associated revenue.
- Thrust 2 (CAV Infrastructure) assesses North Carolina’s readiness for CAVs in traditional and emerging transportation infrastructure.
- Thrust 3 (CAV Infrastructure) explores emerging applications of CAVs, and will develop and deploy CAVs and Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) for advancing transportation systems.
