Autonomous Heavy-duty Diesel Truck Emissions Calculator

University of California, Berkeley Computer Science/Mathematics, 2025–26

Liaison(s): Dr. Chelsea Preble, Dr. Tom Kirchstetter
Advisor(s): Tim Randolph
Students(s): Aditi Bonthu (TL-F), Diane Park (TL-S), Patrick Huaze Liu, Theodore Julien, Thomas Wing

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley seek to evaluate the real-world impacts of diesel emission control technologies that have been standardized on newer heavy-duty diesel trucks in California to help inform future health and climate policies. However, the manual analysis of truck emission data is laborious and time-consuming. Using machine learning, the team developed an application that automates the analysis of truck emissions using synchronized sensor data while emphasizing reliability, usability and controllability.