research report

Enhanced Perception with Cooperation between Connected Automated Vehicles and Smart Infrastructure

Publication Date

April 1, 2025

Author(s)

Xin Xia, Letian Gao, Alfred Chen, Jiaqi Ma, Zhaoliang Zheng, Yunpeng Luo, Fayzah Alshammari, Hao Xiang

Abstract

This project showcased how advanced infrastructure data supports connected automated driving systems in perceiving their surroundings cooperatively. The UCLA Mobility Lab established a smart intersection on the UCLA main campus, collecting infrastructure LiDAR data and combining it with sensor and global navigation satellite system data for research on cooperative perception. It also examined the system’s resilience to data spoofing attacks via the V2X channel from a compromised onboard unit (OBU), evaluating different attack scenarios to understand emerging security risks in V2X-based cooperative perception technologies.