Experimental Vehicle Platform

Experimental vehicle platforms are crucial for advancing autonomous driving research by providing controlled environments to test and validate new algorithms and hardware. Current research emphasizes developing modular, adaptable platforms capable of supporting diverse testing scenarios, including both simulated and real-world road conditions, and incorporating various sensor configurations for data-driven approaches. Focus areas include comparative evaluations of different control strategies (model-free and model-based) and the testing of vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) applications like red light violation warnings and green light optimized speed advisories. These platforms are vital for accelerating the development and deployment of safe and reliable autonomous vehicles.