# Changelog

## 2.9 — 2026-08-08

- Added a compact, expandable across-study synthesis that maps the literature argument to Tier 1, Tier 2, and field-pilot validation while preserving consensus, contrasts, evidence gaps, and deployment implications.
- Added a Basic-by-default reading experience and an explicit Advanced mode that progressively reveals comparison, decision, and research-workspace tools.
- Preserved the forthcoming manuscript status without advertising unavailable PDF or Word downloads.

## 2.8 — 2026-08-08

- Added a start-here findings path and clearly marked the narrative manuscript as forthcoming, without advertising an unavailable document download.
- Added BibTeX, RIS, and EndNote XML exports for the current website record, while retaining CSV and BibTeX bibliography exports.
- Made Evidence Map pinning visible and added direct pilot-location and show-all map controls.
- Stabilized the year-range interface, expanded the unfiltered Reference List by default, added scroll-to-top, and fixed responsive wrapping and clipping.
- Restored the collapsed Evidence network heading on desktop and added a visible label to the floating return-to-top arrow.

## 2.7 — 2026-07-27

- Added Framework Flow Mode with evidence and reference handoffs for every displayed submodule.
- Added multi-select evidence pinning, Scenario A/B comparison, and side-by-side pilot comparison.
- Added a year-range brush and a persistent Citation Cart with citation copying, filtering, and BibTeX export.
- Added a methodology audit trail and APA, IEEE, and Chicago citation styles.
- Simplified the Communication pathway around measured rural coverage and multi-channel resilience.

## 2.6 — 2026-07-27

- Added a zoomable Evidence Journey with clickable progression nodes and synchronized evidence details.
- Added a four-theme Compare Board, Research Gap Radar, and animated 2014–2026 Timeline Playback.
- Added stakeholder-specific recommendation views with print-to-PDF briefing support.
- Added a guided field-pilot map story and Ctrl+K global search across sections, themes, pilots, and references.
- Added reading progress, reduced-motion handling, and responsive layouts for the new interactions.

## 2.5 — 2026-07-27

- Added clickable evidence progressions across perception, localization, data integration, fleet operations, infrastructure, communication, and cooperative driving.
- Preserved service alternatives and pilot programs as parallel evidence where the literature does not establish a causal sequence.

## 2.4 — 2026-07-27

- Reframed Evidence Map colours as evidence roles rather than a single deployment-maturity scale.
- Clarified single-sensor perception as a limitation that motivates multi-sensor fusion and rural validation.

## 2.3 — 2026-07-27

- Added an interactive map linking four rural and remote field-pilot programs to their source records.
- Added service-model filters and synchronized map, detail-panel, and pilot-card states.
- Added an interactive RAV Scenario Planner with shareable inputs and evidence-backed deployment recommendations.

## 2.2 — 2026-07-27

- Added a compact mobile navigation menu and a dedicated vertical mobile Framework.
- Added an interactive four-program field-pilot comparison.
- Added shareable Reference Explorer filter links and compact mobile statistics.
- Added text labels for evidence maturity and aligned visible submodule terminology.
- Synchronized verification dates across visible and structured metadata.

## 2.1 — 2026-07-27

- Added the DLR Test Bed Lower Saxony source from the latest bibliography audit as reference 118.
- Added interactive Tier 2 submodules for infrastructure, communication, and cooperative driving.
- Updated all evidence, source-verification, and open-access totals.

## 2.0 — 2026-07-25

- Expanded the evidence base to 117 verified references across six categories.
- Added a transparent methodology section and machine-readable verification audits.
- Added paper-level study type, rural relevance, evidence strength, and open-access coding.
- Added interactive statistics, combined filters, a module-by-year heatmap, and active-filter summaries.
- Added expandable Reference Explorer details, CSV and BibTeX exports, DOI copying, and open-access filtering.
- Improved the Evidence Map with reference counts, evidence profiles, and a mobile accordion.
- Added keyboard access to scatter-plot markers and improved screen-reader status messages.
- Added automated data validation, scheduled source-link checks, metadata for search/social sharing, and a UGA Mobility Lab follow link.

## 1.0 — 2026-06

- Initial interactive companion site for the RAV literature review.