NC Transportation Center of Excellence in Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology (NC-CAV)

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JAN 2026: The NCCAV Center demoed remote operation of automated shuttles at the 2026 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Read More...

DEC 2025: The NCCAV Center welcomed 58 seventh- and eighth-grade Math and Science Scholars from Jamestown Middle School for an inspiring STEM-focused campus visit. The students, recognized for their strong academic performance and interest in science and mathematics, were rewarded with an opportunity to explore real-world innovation through an immersive experience at NC A&T. Read More...

JULY 2025: We partnered with the Transportation Institute at North Carolina A&T State University to host this year’s Summer Transportation Institute (STI) cohort for an interactive facility tour. Read More...

JULY 2025: We hosted 25 interns from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) 10-week Summer Internship Program for a day of immersive learning and hands-on experience at our transportation research facility. Read More...

JULY 2025: This past week, our team had the privilege of hosting a group of bright and curious 3rd–5th grade students, faculty, and staff from a local Robotics & Coding Camp. Read More...

MAY 2025: The NCCAV Center engaged students at Pilot Elementary School as they received a hands-on introduction to engineering. Read More...

MAY 2025: NCCAV Center welcomed transportation professionals from across the state for a hands-on demonstration of its cutting-edge autonomous vehicle technology. Read More...

APR 2025: North Carolina Secretary of Transportation Joey Hopkins and Anthony “Tony” Lathrop, chair of the North Carolina Board of Transportation, were among nearly 45 NCDOT leaders and board members who visited North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to tour the university’s innovative transportation research facilities and autonomous vehicle technologies Tuesday, April 29. Read More...

FEB 2025: The NCCAV Center welcomed North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to North Carolina A&T State University for a roadshow event Read More...

FEB. 2025: NCCAV welcomed students and staff from the Winston Salem Career Center’s drone technology class for a facility tour. Read more...

NOV 2024: NCCAV marked the beginning of the NC Advanced Mobility Symposium 2024 with an exclusive, interactive tour of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) facility at North Carolina A&T State University. Read more...

NOV 2024: NCCAV Center welcomed 15 high school seniors from Western Guilford High School for an immersive facility tour. Read more...

July 2024: NCCAV had the pleasure of hosting 50 summer interns as part of Troy's Honorary Intern Social (THIS) program, organized by the North Carolina Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (NCSITE). Read more...

JULY 2024: CR2C2 Joined the NCA&T’s Transportation Institute to host the 2024 Summer High School Transportation Institute (STI) attendees. This year, the STI program hosted 17 participants, including rising juniors and seniors from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, New York, Texas, Maryland, and Virginia. Read more...

JULY 2024: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Gov. Roy Cooper, and NC Board of Transportation Chairman Michael S. Fox visited unique rural transportation facility of CR2C2 and NCCAV Centers. During this visit, we showcased our research on developing advanced technological solutions to serve rural communities . Read more ...

MAY 2024: On May 20, NC A&T hosted Technology Day Ahead of N.C. Transportation Summit on May 20 at the transportation facility at Gateway Research Park North Campus. The pre-summit event of #NCTranspo2024 provided an opportunity to demonstrate cutting-edge transportation technologies developed or deployed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), universities and industry. Read more...

APRIL 2024: NCCAV showcased autonomous car technology at the NC Piedmont Triad K-12 STEM Student Enrichment Ecosystem event, inspiring young learners at North Carolina A&T State University to engage with STEM education and envision a future in innovation and transportation. Read more...

MAR 2024: The City of Greensboro Senior Leadership team visited NCA&T's rural AV test facility on March 20, 2024. This gathering brings together department heads and representatives from the city manager’s office to visit the facility and also share timely information regarding city operations, programs and services. Read more...

FEB. 2024: From February 19th to the 23rd, NCAT celebrated Engineer Week! Our Outreach program played a pivotal role in engaging young minds and fostering interest in engineering. Read more...

OCT. 2023: On October 13th at the Greensboro History Museum, the first pilot program for the Aggie Auto Shuttle project bid farewell to its successful journey - for now. Read more...

OCT. 2023: UNC-Chapel Hill Students visited Aggie Autonomous Shuttles effort as a part of PLAN 637: Public Transit course. Read more ...

SEP. 2023: NCCAV researchers launched Aggie Autonomous Shuttles to serve the community in East Greensboro. Read more ...

SEP. 2023: CR2C2 Researchers and NCDOT organized a workshop for first responders on Sep 13, 2023, to discuss the incident management plan for Aggie Autonomous Shuttles before their public deployment. Read more ...

SEP. 2023: A team from NCCAV is organizing a workshop for first responders on AV incident management. The workshop is expected to provide hands-on experiences on different aspects of incident management for autonomous vehicles with a focus on Aggie Autonomous Shuttles ahead of their public deployment in Sep 2023. Read more ...

SEP. 2023: What are the challenges to developing connected autonomous vehicles for rural roads? Watch the PBS documentary about the effort of CR2C2 researchers to develop autonomous cars. Read more ...

JUL. 2023: CR2C2 supported the Summer Transportation Institute and hosted a record of 20 participants. The participants were rising juniors and seniors hailing from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, New York, Texas, Maryland, and Virginia. Read more ...

JUN. 2023: Around 40 high school students and teachers from Eastern North Carolina toured the CR2C2 facility. Saunders Science Scholars Program was modeled after Morehead’s family science enrichment program, which encourages young people and their families to get more involved with science. The program is part of outreach initiatives that address gaps in STEM education across North Carolina, specifically in rural communities such as Gates County. Read more ...

MAY. 2023: NCA&T hosted the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) Strategic Plan Workshop on May 24-25, 2023. The objective of the workshop was to engage stakeholders across North Carolina to update the CAV Strategic Plan to reflect the needs and goals of North Carolina as reflected within the industry. The Plan will have four distinct topics, including:

1. Operations and Maintenance
2. Education and Outreach
3. Multimodal and Freight
4. Legislative

During the workshop, attendees also had the opportunity to visit the transportation technology facility at NCA&T, including a state-of-the-art CAV simulator.

APR. 2023: A team from NC-CAV received $172k technology transfer funding. In this technology transfer funding, the team will pilot the autonomy-enabled Polaris GEM E6 vehicles in a microtransit service on a route that connects NC A&T’s campus to downtown Greensboro. This will be achieved through (1) Identifying the appropriate route and safe stops in coordination with stakeholders, (2) Developing the in-vehicle data collection systems and surveys to assess the acceptability of the Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) and public perception of AVs, (3) Developing communication systems to connect AVs to a control room, to the cloud, and the users, (4) Developing user-friendly application software for users to request a ride and track the vehicles, (5) Building a map and address the technical challenges for deployment of vehicles throughout the identified route, (6) Actual deployment of the autonomous vehicles between NC A&T’s campus and downtown Greensboro, and (7) Analyzing and reporting the collected data and the deployment process. Read more ...

FEB. 2023: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State has been selected to initiate the Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities (CR2C2) using a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation with up to four years of additional support, totaling $15 million. The consortium members will contribute $15 million in matching funds, making the total investment in this project $30 million. Read more ...

September 2020: A team of researchers from NC-CAV Center received $550k from NSF and $235k from NCDOT, Downtown Greensboro Inc., and NCA&T College of Engineering to establish a network of self-driving shuttles. In this project, we will develop a CAV testbed consisting of three self-driving shuttles, along with the required sensing and communication networks. This advanced transportation testbed enables fundamental research in the development, deployment, and validation of Connected Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) technologies and will be developed and tested at a one-mile test track at the NCA&T North Campus Gateway Research Park. Read more ... [NSF project link] [NCA&T Public Release]

April 17, 2020: A team of researchers from NC-CAV Center was awarded by NSF for $1M to develop Real-time Fault Diagnosis for Self-Driving Vehicles . [NSF Project Link]

April 10, 2020: A team of researchers from NC-CAV Center was awarded by NASA a 4-year $8M ULI grant to develop Safe and Secure Assured Autonomy. From the NC-CAV Center, Dr. Homaifar will lead this new ULI program and Dr. Karimoddini will lead TC1 on Safe Perception, Coordination, Planning, and Navigation to develop flexible and adaptive coordination and control algorithms for Urban Air Mobility (UAM). Read more ...

Feb 25, 2020: The kickoff Meeting for North Carolina Center of Excellence on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (NC-CAV) held at Raleigh, North Carolina. Read more ...

Feb 12, 2020: Businesses in downtown Greensboro hope self-driving shuttles help boost business. Read more ...

Feb 12, 2020: Downtown Greensboro Inc. supports NCA&T to prototype and deploy two self-driving shuttles to serve downtown. Read more ...

Feb 10, 2020: NC-CAV received $50,000 from Downtown Greensboro, Inc. (DGI) that will go toward prototyping and deploying two self-driving shuttles . Read more ...

Dec 20, 2019: NCDOT Funds Center of Excellence in Advanced Transportation Technology at N.C. A&T. Read more ...

Dec 18, 2019: N.C. A&T Testing Self-Driving Cars. Read more ...

Dec 17, 2019: University Research Grants Aim to Improve Transportation in N.C. Read more ...

Dec 17, 2019: Self-driving vehicles are coming. NCDOT is paying researchers to help us get ready. Read more ...

Dec 17, 2019: Can tech help solve transportation issues? NCDOT to fund research centers at 3 NC universities? Read more ...

Dec 17, 2019: NCDOT funded NC-CAV Center to research connected autonomous vehicles . Read more ...

Dec 17, 2019: NCDOT Funds New Center of Excellence at N.C. A&T. Read more ...

Dec 17, 2019: NCDOT Announces Grants for University Research Projects to Improve Transportation. Read more ...

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