Educating for Safety

After 10 years of active research and outreach, SAFER-SIM came to a conclusion in 2024. The team held a series of 14 webinars in the summer of 2024, each summarizing the most recent research projects funded by SAFER-SIM.

SAFER-SIM is a grant-funded Tier 1 University Transportation Center that has been led by the University of Iowa, with partners University of Massachusetts-Amherst, University of Central Florida, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez.

Find all the SAFER-SIM webinars at dsri.uiowa.edu/safer-sim

Recent webinar topics include:

• Pedestrian, bicyclist, and e-scooter interactions with drivers

• Driver interactions with and trust in automated vehicle technologies

• Pedestrian crossing behavior

• Remote and virtual air traffic control

• Other related topics

Webinar slide by Pei Li of the University of Wisconsin-Madison on quantifying AV pedestrian interactions at intersections

10 Years of...

Research by:

• 117 students

• 58 principal investigators

• 22 industry collaborators

Projects:

• 13 symposia hosted

• 151 total projects

• 30 collaborative projects across sites

STEM Outreach:

• 297 total STEM events

• 17,554 K-12 students reached