HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS

Automated Vehicle Readiness Project

Today’s new vehicles come with basic automation features like Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane-Keep Assist. Are our roads ready to support these capabilities and others that will be added to future vehicles? UDOT performed a Readiness Study to provide insight into that question, specifically focused on the adequacy of our pavement stripes.

HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS

Fiber Network and Expansion

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is nationally known for its extensive DOT-owned fiber optic network. The fiber optic program allows UDOT to expand technologies such as its Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) to improve traffic mobility throughout the state, provide high-speed broadband access in rural areas that can be accessed by both state employees and residents, and implement cutting-edge initiatives such as connected vehicle (CV) technology.

HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS

Traffic Signal Innovations

To “Keep Utah Moving,” the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) implement Cutting-edge smart technologies at signalized intersections throughout Utah to provide drivers with more green time and less waiting . We collaborate closely with 54 other jurisdictions in Utah and constantly measure and monitor our system to provide world class traffic signal operations.

HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS

Connected Vehicle Data Ecosystem

UDOT, in partnership with Panasonic, is working towards implementing a statewide system for collecting, monitoring, using and protecting connected vehicle (CV) data to develop the most advanced transportation data network in the nation.

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HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS

Smart Transit Signal Priority

The Utah Smart Transit Signal Priority (TSP) project uses connected vehicle (CV) technology to enable conditional priority of transit vehicles at traffic signals, with the objective o improving the reliability of Utah Transit Authority bus service while optimizing available green time at intersections.

HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS

Work Zone Data Exchange Project

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded UDOT a grant to gather real-time data from active work zones and publish that data to the public. Providing real-time information about dynamic roadway conditions—such as work zones—can help humans and vehicles under automated operation navigate work zones more safely and efficiently.

HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS

Road User Charge Program

To prepare for connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) on Utah roadways, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) partnered with VSI Labs in August 2021 to conduct an Automated Vehicle Readiness Study of selected Utah roads.

HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS

Automated Shuttle Pilot Project

UDOT, in partnership with the Utah Transit Authority (UTA), has deployed the Automated Shuttle Pilot in Utah. This pilot project gave the public its first interaction with a completely automated vehicle (AV). Visit the Automated Shuttle Pilot page to learn more about what we did and what people had to say about it.

UDOT will advance Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) in Utah by focusing on five strategic areas:

TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT

Developing UDOT’s technological capabilities is crucial to progressing in CAV development.

TECHNOLOGY FAQ

TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT

Developing UDOT’s technological capabilities is crucial to progressing in CAV development.

TECHNOLOGY FAQ

ACADEMIC COLLABORATION

Working closely with Utah’s universities is instrumental to creating a vibrant and successful CAV community.

ACADEMIC PARTNERS

ACADEMIC COLLABORATION

Working closely with Utah’s universities is instrumental to creating a vibrant and successful CAV community.

ACADEMIC PARTNERS

POLICY AND LEGISLATION

Informing policy and legislative decision makers is vital to providing the best oversight in CAV advancement.

UTAH'S CAV LAWS & FEDERAL GUIDANCE

POLICY AND LEGISLATION

Informing policy and legislative decision makers is vital to providing the best oversight in CAV advancement.

UTAH'S CAV LAWS & FEDERAL GUIDANCE

PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT

Maintaining strategic partnerships will strengthen the success of UDOT’s CAV program and help bring high-paying jobs to Utah.

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PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT

Maintaining strategic partnerships will strengthen the success of UDOT’s CAV program and help bring high-paying jobs to Utah.

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OUTREACH AND GROWTH

Strategically sharing the UDOT CAV story will help engage and inform the public of advancements as well as attract partners to strengthen economic development.

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OUTREACH AND GROWTH

Strategically sharing the UDOT CAV story will help engage and inform the public of advancements as well as attract partners to strengthen economic development.

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ARTICLES

UDOT Transportation Technology Group News

ARTICLES

UDOT Transportation Technology Group News

How Utah’s smart roadways are improving safety & efficiency

Two years ago, the Executive Director of the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), Carlos Braceras, stood before an assembly of ...
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Strong signal – UDOT’s Connected Vehicle Project increases bus on-time reliability

Utah breaks new ground with connected vehicles - Blaine Leonard, P.E., Roads & Bridges, May 2, 2018 ...
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Utah Grows Connected Vehicle Network with Panasonic Partnership

High-tech highways and intersections are coming to Utah, as the state moves forward with a connected vehicle project, with improved ...
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How Utah’s smart roadways are improving safety & efficiency

Two years ago, the Executive Director of the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), Carlos Braceras, stood before an assembly of nearly 2,000 UDOT officials and detailed the department’s top 10 ...
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Strong signal – UDOT’s Connected Vehicle Project increases bus on-time reliability

Utah breaks new ground with connected vehicles - Blaine Leonard, P.E., Roads & Bridges, May 2, 2018 ...
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Utah Grows Connected Vehicle Network with Panasonic Partnership

High-tech highways and intersections are coming to Utah, as the state moves forward with a connected vehicle project, with improved safety as the end goal. - Skip Descant, Government Technology, ...
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Industry News

Tech Focus: New Initiatives Push State DOTs to Adopt Digital Workflows

February 2022, Engineering News-Record - Delivering a project for a public agency in the U.S. can feel like a strange, parallel world compared to the commercial construction sector. -Jeff Rubenstone and Aileen ...
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Watts in the wild: Utah has plans for electrifying its scenic highways

June 2022, Salt Lake Tribune-The owner of the Broken Spur Inn and Steakhouse in the southern Utah tourist town of Torrey was one of the early adopters of Tesla’s nationwide ...
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I-80 reopens early after UDOT slides new bridge into place

April 2022, KUTV-Interstate 80 has reopened early after Utah Department of Transportation officials slid a new bridge into place. - Victoria Hill ...
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