Driving Safety Research Institute
@UIowaDSRI
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Our mission is to improve road safety by researching the connection between drivers, motor vehicles, and road users using both simulators and on-road vehicles.
Coralville, IA
Joined March 2016
Drivers who feel #drowsy could benefit from taking breaks, but the gains in driving performance appear to be temporary, according to a new DSRI study. #drivingsafety #drivingresearch
https://t.co/9B29dIqXx4
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A study in which participants completed an overnight drive in a driving simulator indicates that drivers who feel drowsy benefit from taking breaks, though the gains in driving performance seem to be...
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We're celebrating that the Iowa Legislature has sent legislation banning the handheld use of cellphones while driving to Gov. Kim Reynolds, who is expected to sign.
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Check out what we've been up to the past year! Assessing driver monitoring systems, researching ADAS features, connected simulation, new features to miniSim, and working with students across the country. 🙌🚗🚙🚘 https://t.co/rmKiugrJK2
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Turns out diets can be good for roads. We were recently involved in a study looking at how converting four-lane roads to three-lane roads impacts emergency responses. https://t.co/wL0XpAWLRe
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Great story and video on our recently completed ADS for Rural America project, one of the first in the world testing an #automated vehicle on gravel roads. @uiowa @UIowaResearch
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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...
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The @NSF features our partners Jodie Plumert and Elizabeth O'Neal @Elizabethoneal1 from the Hank Virtual Environments Lab and our facility in a video on children crossing roads with self-driving cars. @UIowaEngr
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Great story from @gazettedotcom on how our @UIowaDSRI is using a $2M grant from @NHTSAgov to assess how effective new driver monitoring systems might be at determining if someone is driving drunk.
thegazette.com
After seeing big declines in alcohol-related driving deaths in the 1990s, progress nationally has stalled — compelling University of Iowa researchers to study whether a growing breadth of automotive...
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Congrats to Joy Kim on her PhD, as she gets ready to begin a postdoc position for @uwisye @Jdlee888 in human factors and vehicle automation. https://t.co/mLvMNNprpX
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NEW: NHTSA is releasing its first projections for traffic fatalities in 2024, estimating that 8,650 people died in traffic crashes in the first three months of the year — a decrease of about 3.2% during the same period in 2023. More: https://t.co/TqaktfvDcO
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A cool $2M for assessing new tech meant to identify alcohol impairment, from @NHTSAgov: https://t.co/V80imNRwjY
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Our 2022 Annual Report is now an award-winning publication! 30th Annual Communicator Awards @commawards @UIowaEngr
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Join SAFER-SIM, our University Transportation Center, for the #webinar "How Do Children Respond to #AutonomousVehicle External Human-Machine Interface Cues?" with Dr. Elizabeth O'Neal on 📅 Thursday, May 9 @ 3 PM CT. Register now ⬇️ https://t.co/mjfNYRsNFc
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Let's celebrate 10 years of SAFER-SIM, our University #Transportation Center 🎉 From K-12 #STEM outreach to #collaborative projects, SAFER-SIM has impacted the lives of many: https://t.co/B7VQmgwYwj
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#DYK our researchers have combined data sets from 6️⃣ past studies about different driver monitoring systems? Learn more about what our researchers are doing with this new #dataset⬇️ https://t.co/PBev2KNyhi
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dsri.uiowa.edu
Researchers at DSRI have combined data sets from six past studies that all looked at the use of various driver monitoring systems (DMS) to detect drowsiness, distraction, and other types of impairm...
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Recognize Distracted Driving Awareness Month by choosing to #justdrive. Remember to keep your eyes on the road and not on your phone 👀🚙
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Yesterday was #HawkeyeCaucus Day 💛🖤 We had a great time at the Iowa State Capitol sharing our research. @UIowaEngr @TheREALHerky
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Thanks for everyone who came out to today's Hawkeye Caucus to visit with our @iowabme senior design team, @IIHRUIowa, @IowaGeoSurvey, @UIowaDSRI, @IowaFloodCenter, and @ftc_iowa!
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🚘 It's hard to sum up all of our #research in just 1️⃣ minute, but don't worry we found a way. Watch our newest video to see what DSRI is all about ⬇️ #drivingsafety @UIowaEngr
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2️⃣ simulators, 1️⃣ simulation! Learn how we connect multiple drivers into the same virtual world: https://t.co/7nkcuZW5f4
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#DYK that the Iowa Driving Simulator (predecessor to our current simulator) was the first driving #simulator in the nation? It opened in 1989 and the motion base was added in 1993.
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