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It's National Teen Driver Safety Week!
Learn more about our research on distracted teen driving and check out #NationalTeenDriverSafetyWeek more »
Iowa City and Cedar Rapids Corridor Designated Automated Vehicle Proving Ground
Read the joint UI / Iowa DOT press release here more »
University of Iowa Awarded Projects through New Toyota Program
Toyota demonstrates commitment to safety research and innovation in continued partnership with UI by sponsoring projects studying autonomous and connected vehicle technologies more »
Cannabis and Driving
A recent multi-year study at NADS examined the interaction between cannabis, alcohol and driving more »
NADS receives grant to address safety issues prioritized by U.S. DOT
Research priority promotes safety and works to develop the next generation of transportation leaders. more »
The NADS miniSim™
The driving simulation platform that's scalable, portable, and powerful. more »

Current News

10-11-2017	Many honored at UI’s annual Faculty and Staff Awards Banquet more »

10-09-2017	Touch Screens Are Distracting Drivers. What Are Carmakers Doing To Help? more »

10-07-2017	Volunteers sought for Iowa self driving car research project more »

09-28-2017	How Virtual Reality Can Help You in Actual Reality more »

09-27-2017	Special Report: Automated Cars more »

09-21-2017	What's needed for autonomous cars to come to Iowa? more »
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is the host, developer, and operator of the world's most advanced ground vehicle simulator. From its inception, the mission of NADS continues to be to help our research partners save lives, and reduce the costs of vehicle crashes by better understanding the impact of technology, pharmaceuticals and other factors on driving performance. Learn more about our organization See what we've accomplished


	Driving Tasks Drivers age 18 to 75 are invited to participate in a project about tasks people may do while driving. You would be required to come to one daytime or evening vi ... Learn more...
We are always looking for more people to help by becoming part of our participant recruitment roster.

It's National Teen Driver Safety Week!