<s>
The	O
Driving	O
Safety	O
Research	O
Institute	O
(	O
DSRI	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Iowa	O
College	O
of	O
Engineering	O
houses	O
the	O
National	B-Application
Advanced	I-Application
Driving	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
(	O
NADS-1	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
fleet	O
of	O
instrumented	O
on-road	O
research	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NADS-1	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
ground	O
vehicle	O
driving	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
National	O
Highway	O
Traffic	O
Safety	O
Administration	O
(	O
NHTSA	O
)	O
owns	O
the	O
NADS-1	O
simulator	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Iowa	O
takes	O
responsibility	O
for	O
operation	O
and	O
maintenance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NADS-1	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
’s	O
highest-fidelity	O
simulators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
driving	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
MTS	O
Systems	O
Corporation	O
of	O
Eden	O
Prairie	O
,	O
Minnesota	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
simulation	O
runs	O
using	O
a	O
software	B-Architecture
package	I-Architecture
called	O
Real	O
Time	O
Recursive	O
Dynamics	O
(	O
RTRD	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
NADSdyna	O
submodules	B-Architecture
for	O
specific	O
vehicle	O
specs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NADS-1	O
was	O
developed	O
from	O
1996	O
through	O
2001	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Highway	O
Traffic	O
Safety	O
Administration	O
(	O
NHTSA	O
)	O
to	O
conduct	O
human	O
factors	O
research	O
on	O
driver	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHTSA	O
selects	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Iowa	O
to	O
house	O
the	O
National	B-Application
Advanced	I-Application
Driving	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
(	O
NADS-1	O
simulator	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
most	O
sophisticated	O
research	O
driving	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
in	O
the	O
world	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
automated	O
driving	B-Application
simulations	I-Application
in	O
the	O
world	O
are	O
done	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Iowa	O
on	O
the	O
Iowa	O
Driving	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
,	O
predecessor	O
to	O
the	O
NADS-1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ground	O
is	O
broken	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
NADS	B-Application
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NADS-1	O
is	O
operational	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UI	O
owns	O
the	O
building	O
,	O
land	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
software	O
that	O
runs	O
the	O
NADS-1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
formal	O
study	O
done	O
on	O
the	O
NADS-1	O
is	O
a	O
study	O
on	O
tire	O
failure	O
and	O
loss	O
of	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
wireless	O
phone	O
study	O
is	O
conducted	O
—	O
the	O
first	O
at	O
NADS	B-Application
about	O
driver	O
distraction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NADS	B-Application
begins	O
work	O
with	O
John	O
Deere	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
tractor	O
cab	O
is	O
created	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
NADS-1	O
simulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NADS	B-Application
builds	O
a	O
portable	O
simulator	O
for	O
outreach	O
to	O
high	O
school	O
students	O
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
leads	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
miniSim	O
program	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NADS-2	O
simulator	O
—	O
the	O
second	O
simulator	O
at	O
the	O
facility	O
—	O
is	O
ready	O
for	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
cannabis	O
study	O
on	O
driving	O
performance	O
is	O
conducted	O
at	O
NADS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Partially-automated	O
vehicles	O
are	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
NADS	B-Application
fleet	O
:	O
a	O
Volvo	O
XC90	O
,	O
Tesla	O
Model	O
S75D	O
,	O
and	O
Lincoln	O
MKZ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DOT	O
awards	O
NADS	B-Application
a	O
$7	O
million	O
grant	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
research	O
institute	O
officially	O
changes	O
its	O
name	O
from	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Iowa	O
National	B-Application
Advanced	I-Application
Driving	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
(	O
NADS	B-Application
)	O
to	O
the	O
Driving	O
Safety	O
Research	O
Institute	O
(	O
DSRI	O
)	O
to	O
better	O
reflect	O
their	O
expertise	O
in	O
both	O
simulation	O
and	O
in	O
on-road	O
research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
National	B-Application
Advanced	I-Application
Driving	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
name	O
is	O
retained	O
for	O
the	O
suite	O
of	O
simulators	O
.	O
</s>
