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