CIRCLES

The Congestion Impacts Reduction via CAV-in-the-loop Lagrangian Energy Smoothing (CIRCLES) project aims to reduce instabilities in traffic flow, called "phantom jams," that cause congestion and wasted energy. If you have ever encountered a temporary traffic jam for no apparent reason, this might have been a phantom jam that occurred naturally because of human driving behavior.

The CIRCLES Consortium consists of 5 lead researchers and 35 scholars coming from diverse academic backgrounds. CIRCLES is led by UC Berkeley and the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) Berkeley, in coordination with Vanderbilt University, University of Arizona, Temple University, Rutgers University-Camden, the Tennessee Department of Transportation, Toyota North America, and General Motors. The project is backed primarily by DOE and NSF funding. It will also provide the opportunity for engagement with major automotive partners and federal agencies (e.g., DOE, DOT).

• Alexandre Bayen, ITS Director and Liao-Cho Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, UC Berkeley
• Benedetto Piccoli, Vice Chancellor for Research and Joseph and Loretta Lopez Chair Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Rutgers University-Camden
• Benjamin Seibold, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Temple University
• Jonathan Sprinkle, Litton Industries John M. Leonis Distinguished Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona
• Daniel Work, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University

For more information, please visit https://circles-consortium.github.io 

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) award number CID DE-EE0008872. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Energy or the United States Government.

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