Slippery road detection is a promising benefit of connected vehicles : research spotlight.

PDFBriefRC-1573In vehicle sensorsReal time data processingData collectionAdvanced traveler information systemsWet weatherField testsMichiganMichigan. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Field ServicesCook, StevenCTC & Associates LLCUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUS Transportation CollectionDetecting slippery road conditions is anatural application for in-vehicle datacollection and analysis in Michigan. Aproperly instrumented vehicle may beable to provide moment-to-moment roadsurface, weather and vehicle condition data.Properly analyzed, this information, alongwith data from a network of other vehicles,could help MDOT to respond quickerto slippery road conditions with traveleradvisory warnings and winter maintenanceresponse teams.In practice, however, the requirementsfor collecting and analyzing the differentkinds of necessary data are both technicaland challenging. MDOT undertooka research study with the Universityof Michigan Transportation ResearchInstitute to prove the concept