Our Mission
We aim to make roads safer by researching the connection between humans and vehicles. We are home to the National Advanced Driving Simulator, and we now have a new name for our broader institute: the Driving Safety Research Institute.
News
2024: A Year in Review
Friday, December 20, 2024
The Driving Safety Research Institute works with students from across the country, and learn about their research on assessing driver monitoring systems, understanding of advanced driver assistance systems, connected simulation, and new features to miniSim in our 2024 Year in Review.
Univ. of Iowa researchers aim to expand transportation options in rural parts of the state
Monday, November 4, 2024
The University of Iowa recently completed a research project on a self-driving van. Specifically, it’s looking at how these automated vehicles could work in rural parts of the state.
‘We can not forget about rural America’: UI researchers working towards accessible transportation
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
The University of Iowa Driving Safety and Research Institute recently completed a research project to help rural America. The project hopes to combat challenges facing rural communities across Iowa and the nation.
Working to safely bring automated driving to rural roads
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Researchers at the Driving Safety Research Institute at the University of Iowa have completed more than three years of testing to learn the challenges automated vehicles encounter when operating on rural roads.
Children as pedestrians: Pedestrian safety and self-driving cars
Monday, September 16, 2024
The National Science Foundation features our partners at the Hank Virtual Environments Lab and our facility at DSRI in a new video on children crossing roads with self-driving cars.
Iowa research examines impact of ‘road diets’ on emergency response
Friday, August 9, 2024
A new study from University of Iowa researchers examines how converting four-lane roads to three-lane roads impacts emergency responses.
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ADS for Rural America
Learn more about our Automated Driving Systems (ADS) for Rural America project, which drove a partially-automated shuttle bus through Iowa City, Hills, Riverside, and Kalona, Iowa.
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