The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute is looking for the car study participants who regularly drive in Virginia on Interstate 495, the Interstate 66, U.S. 29 or U.S. 50, and whose cars have the adaptive cruise control technology. Such a feature in the cars allow the car to automatically keep pace with the car in front of it, so the driver does not have to brake or accelerate.

The goal of the study is to see how in-car technology can reduce the congestion and affect driving behavior.

Selected drivers will receive a smartphone-based system which provides real-time traffic messages. Their cars will also be equipped with a data-collection system which takes in information from such sources as a camera on the windshield and two inside the cabin.

Selected drivers will be paid $300 per a month for 12 months, and will get $250 for having the equipment installed and later removed from their cars, bringing the total compensation to $3,850.

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The drivers will also receive real-time messages on congestion, weather, traffic, safety issues and work zones through a mobile app.

Those taking part in the study will simply be expected to go about their daily commutes while receiving the real traffic updates about their driving environment and to schedule occasional appointments with the VTTI researchers, according to the study’s website.

If you are interested in participating the study, contact 540-231-1583 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Mrudula Duddempudi.