Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: As part of UT Arlington's Research Experience for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science program, K-12 STEM teachers participated in research with the UTA faculty and graduate students with the goal to translate this research experience into classroom activities that will broaden the student's awareness of participation in computing and engineering pathways.High school teachers C. Lugo from Fort Worth ISD and M. Treadway from Arlington ISD researched with Dr. K. Hyun, Civil Engineering, UT Arlington and graduate students, A. Imran, and M. Rashidi on mixed methods to evaluate emerging transportation technology which studies America's future adoption of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs).These statistics can be predicted through a series of simulated scenarios where the technology cost decreases and the consumer willingness to pay (WTP) increases concurrently.Other factors for CAV adoption include household decisions on buying, selling, and replacing vehicles, access to public transportation, and policy regulations.
DOI: 10.18260/1-2--55062
Authors: Catherine Lugo, Meribah Treadway
Institution: The University of Texas at Arlington
Language: English
Subfield: Architecture
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Funder: University of Texas at Arlington
OpenAlex ID: W4409944636