We've had a great time so far this summer attending local outreach events to talk to people about our ADS for Rural America project. We've been to three of the four communities along our project route: Riverside, Hills, and Iowa City.

Learn more about our ADS for Rural America project and our newly-equipped Ford Transit shuttle bus, set to be on Iowa roads later this summer.

Read our latest newsletter update, with an article from our partners at AutonomouStuff in Morton, Illinois, an upcoming webinar with our researchers, and a note on our dedication to safety.  

Our tech partners Hexagon | AutonomouStuff in Morton, Illinois, have been busy with the final software integration and testing of our new automated vehicle, set to hit Iowa rural roads this summer.

The Transit shuttle bus for the University of Iowa's ADS for Rural America project has been equipped with automated driving technology by Illinois-based AutonomouStuff.

An automated shuttle bus is about to hit Iowa roads next summer. Here's a brief update on our ADS for Rural America project by ADAPT, including how our vehicle is becoming automated at AutonomouStuff, LLC to how COVID-19 has impacted the project.

University of Iowa researchers at the National Advanced Driving Simulator pave the way for the automated vehicles of tomorrow. But how soon before self-driving cars get here? Iowa's rural roads could hold the key.

The University of Iowa National Advanced Driving Simulator's custom Ford Transit shuttle bus has been across the Midwest and is now being outfitted with automated driving technologies.

This report documents the University of Iowa’s (UI) Data Management Plan (DMP) for the Automated Driving System (ADS) demonstration project and provides details regarding how UI will securely and reliably manage the data and provide access to the data to users inside and outside the organization.

University of Iowa researchers with the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) are ramping up their testing of automated vehicles on rural roads—thanks to a $7 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant.