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.
The 24-foot NADS-1 simulator is on a six-legged base that rotates up to 330° and moves across the 64-foot square bay floor to simulate driving motions such as accelerating, lane changing, and skidding. There are 23 brakes on the large crossbeam that spans the room, while 42 hydrostatic bearings ride on a thin film of oil across smooth metal belts.
News
The Long and Winding Road: 25 Years of the National Advanced Driving Simulator
Podcast listen: Safely sharing the road with farm vehicles
Recent ISE PhD alum to begin career in driving safety research at NHTSA
Representing Rural America: Testing Automated Driving on Rural Roads
UI researchers’ highly-automated van has ‘amazing potential’ for rural areas
Univ. of Iowa researchers become one of the first to test driverless bus on rural roads
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.
Tour our tech
Take a 360 degree virtual tour of our facility, and learn more about our technology and expertise.