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NADS is also at the forefront of conducting vehicle and safety research for the U.S. Department of Transportation and NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). Since 2004, NHTSA has funded over $5 million dollars worth of research at NADS. With its partnerships with NHTSA and other agencies, NADS has developed some of the most realistic vehicle driving simulations available anywhere in the world.
 
NADS is also at the forefront of conducting vehicle and safety research for the U.S. Department of Transportation and NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). Since 2004, NHTSA has funded over $5 million dollars worth of research at NADS. With its partnerships with NHTSA and other agencies, NADS has developed some of the most realistic vehicle driving simulations available anywhere in the world.
  
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Located on the University of Iowa’s Research Park, the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) is committed to the goal of pursuing the state-of-the-art in driving simulation research and development. The NADS facility is home to the world’s most advanced driving simulator, the NADS-1. The NADS performs driving safety research for federal and state agencies and executes R&D contracts for private industry partners.

Figure 1: NADS-1, the world's most advanced driving simulator

NADS is also at the forefront of conducting vehicle and safety research for the U.S. Department of Transportation and NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). Since 2004, NHTSA has funded over $5 million dollars worth of research at NADS. With its partnerships with NHTSA and other agencies, NADS has developed some of the most realistic vehicle driving simulations available anywhere in the world.

thumb|center|Figure 2: NADS current and past partnerships