Labs
The Roadway Safety Institute’s university-based transportation research facilities examine safety-critical concepts across the entire continuum of research environments.
Our Labs

- HumanFIRST Lab, University of Minnesota
- Minnesota Traffic Observatory, University of Minnesota
- Connected Vehicles Research Laboratory, University of Minnesota
- Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RAILTEC), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Traffic Operations Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Other Research Resources
- Driver Simulation Lab, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Behavior Psychology Lab, Western Michigan University
- Minnesota Road Research Facility (MnROAD)
- Minnesota Highway Safety and Research Center, St. Cloud
- Goodyear Tire Company professional test track, Akron, Ohio
- Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) bus driving simulator
- RSE/DSRC-enabled rural through-stop intersection, rural Minnesota
- Instrumented MVTA buses and MnDOT snowplow