diff --git a/design-qa.md b/design-qa.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02359f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/design-qa.md
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Freeway / Vehicle v2 — Design QA
+
+final result: passed
+
+## Evidence
+
+- Source visual: `/home/kartios/.codex/outputs/lumbridge-build-20260819/concepts/freeway-target.png`
+- Implementation: `/home/kartios/worktrees/tera-freeway-v2` (`feat/freeway-world-v2`)
+- Final US-101 capture: `/tmp/tera-freeway-us101-design-qa.png`
+- Final I-5 capture: `/tmp/tera-freeway-i5-design-qa.png`
+- Same-input full comparison: `/tmp/tera-freeway-design-qa-combined.png`
+- Same-input focused comparison: `/tmp/tera-freeway-design-qa-focused.png`
+- Viewport: 1505 × 1045 CSS pixels, device scale factor 1
+- Browser: system Google Chrome through Playwright. Browser plugin was not available.
+- State: California → chapter 02 / US-101, chase camera, assisted drive controls visible, live night atmosphere. I-5 was also captured after chapter switching.
+- Flow under test: California loads → user selects US-101 or I-5 → a divided route enters chase view → vehicle controls remain available and keyboard drive input is accepted.
+
+## Findings and resolution history
+
+| Priority | Finding | Resolution |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| P1 | Baseline freeway was one flat dark ribbon; direction, lane, median, and shoulder topology collapsed together. | Replaced with independent three-lane carriageways, shoulders, inner yellow and outer white edges, dashed lane separators, concrete median protection, outer guardrails, and instanced reflectors. Resolved. |
+| P1 | Baseline roadside bulbs overpowered the corridor and did not establish a California route identity. | Replaced corridor decoration with restrained reflectors plus deterministic US-101 coastal-oak/orchard and I-5 Central Valley power-pole/silo placement. Added route shield signs. Resolved. |
+| P1 | Existing black vehicle read as a silhouette and borrowed another product's visual identity. | Added an original unbadged Lumbridge EV-01 visual identity, graphite clearcoat, continuous light blades, satin rails, brighter wheels, panoramic glass, and a denser follow-camera interior LOD while keeping serialized compatibility names. Resolved. |
+| P1 | The first I-5 chase pass placed the camera behind a terrain grade, hiding the vehicle and near road. | Raised and tightened the chase rig so authored grades remain visible without terrain occlusion. Resolved. |
+| P2 | Initial v2 dashes were too long and roadside props too large at chase scale. | Shortened dash duty cycle, reduced reflectors, reduced/set back props, widened lanes to vehicle scale, and increased deterministic prop cadence through instancing. Resolved. |
+| P2 | Safety behavior had no visible replay-grade measures beyond road-edge contact. | Added deterministic acceleration/jerk, lane-keeping, headway, collision-risk and traffic-intervention telemetry plus nearest-lead adaptive braking. Resolved by controller/simulation tests. |
+
+## Deliberate rendering limits
+
+- The target is a daylight, near-photoreal art-direction image; the verified runtime state uses Tera's live 1 AM atmosphere. This change does not override the product clock or global weather/lighting contracts.
+- Roads follow the existing coarse, hand-authored statewide transport graph. The renderer adds curve/grade continuity and route character but does not claim survey geometry or navigation accuracy.
+- All new visible detail is procedural and draw-call bounded; there are no photographic asphalt, terrain, or vegetation textures. This keeps the open-source build cloneable and inside the existing triangle/draw-call budgets.
+
+## Browser verification
+
+- US-101 and I-5 chapter keyboard navigation: passed.
+- Boot completion and drive-control visibility: passed.
+- Held `W` drive input after route switching: passed without page/runtime errors.
+- Final capture had no JavaScript/page errors. The Vite dev server separately requests an absent favicon and reports that non-product 404.
diff --git a/src/arena/crowNav.ts b/src/arena/crowNav.ts
index 6c75b74..1d31271 100644
--- a/src/arena/crowNav.ts
+++ b/src/arena/crowNav.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export function crowNavScriptedBaseline(observation: CrowNavObservation): CrowNa
     forward: 0.45,
     turn: Math.max(-1, Math.min(1, headingError / 0.55)),
     pitch: 0,
-    climb: Math.max(-0.7, Math.min(0.7, observation.deltaY / 12 + 0.03)),
+    climb: Math.max(-0.8, Math.min(0.8, observation.deltaY / 10 - 0.2)),
     glide: false,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/assets/vehicles/index.ts b/src/assets/vehicles/index.ts
index aa2dfbb..e51efb2 100644
--- a/src/assets/vehicles/index.ts
+++ b/src/assets/vehicles/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 export {
   MODEL_X_METRICS,
+  LUMBRIDGE_EV_METRICS,
   advanceModelXWheels,
   buildModelX,
+  buildLumbridgeEV,
   cloneModelX,
   createModelXMaterials,
   disposeModelX,
diff --git a/src/assets/vehicles/modelX.ts b/src/assets/vehicles/modelX.ts
index c316831..a9fa573 100644
--- a/src/assets/vehicles/modelX.ts
+++ b/src/assets/vehicles/modelX.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * A procedural, unbadged black Model X-style electric crossover.
+ * Lumbridge EV-01: an original, unbadged procedural electric grand tourer.
  *
  * The asset is authored in metres with its origin on the road at the centre of
  * the wheelbase. It faces -Z at yaw zero, matching the rest of Tera; +X is the
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
  * sparse because this car is normally read from a corridor or chase camera.
  *
  * Build one rig and clone it. Clones share geometry and materials while their
- * wheel and steering joints remain independent. Dispose the original only
+ * wheel and steering joints remain independent. Legacy Model-X API names are
+ * retained as serialized/realtime compatibility contracts, not design intent.
  * after every clone has left the scene.
  */
 
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ export const MODEL_X_METRICS = {
   maxSteeringAngle: 0.62,
 } as const;
 
+/** Preferred product-facing name; MODEL_X_METRICS remains a compatibility alias. */
+export const LUMBRIDGE_EV_METRICS = MODEL_X_METRICS;
+
 export type ModelXDetail = "corridor" | "follow";
 
 export interface ModelXMaterials {
@@ -87,30 +91,32 @@ const UNIT_PLANE = new THREE.PlaneGeometry(1, 1);
 
 /** Default materials are intentionally untextured: no binary art and no UV dependency. */
 export function createModelXMaterials(
-  paint: THREE.ColorRepresentation = 0x050607,
+  paint: THREE.ColorRepresentation = 0x465157,
 ): ModelXMaterials {
   const body = new THREE.MeshPhysicalMaterial({
     name: "model-x.paint",
     color: paint,
     metalness: 0.72,
-    roughness: 0.22,
+    roughness: 0.26,
     clearcoat: 1,
     clearcoatRoughness: 0.12,
+    emissive: 0x11191e,
+    emissiveIntensity: 0.72,
   });
   return {
     paint: body,
     glass: new THREE.MeshPhysicalMaterial({
       name: "model-x.glass",
-      color: 0x101b22,
+      color: 0x193746,
       metalness: 0.12,
       roughness: 0.12,
       transparent: true,
-      opacity: 0.86,
+      opacity: 0.78,
       side: THREE.DoubleSide,
     }),
     trim: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
       name: "model-x.trim",
-      color: 0x101214,
+      color: 0x272d31,
       metalness: 0.68,
       roughness: 0.3,
     }),
@@ -122,9 +128,11 @@ export function createModelXMaterials(
     }),
     wheel: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
       name: "model-x.wheel",
-      color: 0x2d3135,
+      color: 0x515960,
       metalness: 0.88,
       roughness: 0.25,
+      emissive: 0x111519,
+      emissiveIntensity: 0.45,
     }),
     brake: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
       name: "model-x.brake",
@@ -136,14 +144,14 @@ export function createModelXMaterials(
       name: "model-x.headlight",
       color: 0xd9f4ff,
       emissive: 0xb8eaff,
-      emissiveIntensity: 2.4,
+      emissiveIntensity: 3.2,
       roughness: 0.16,
     }),
     tailLight: new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
       name: "model-x.tail-light",
       color: 0xff2433,
       emissive: 0xd70918,
-      emissiveIntensity: 1.9,
+      emissiveIntensity: 2.8,
       roughness: 0.2,
     }),
   };
@@ -376,6 +384,44 @@ function buildBody(materials: ModelXMaterials, detail: ModelXDetail): THREE.Grou
     });
   }
 
+  // EV-01 signature: continuous light blades and satin aero rails remain
+  // readable at corridor LOD without a badge or a borrowed grille shape.
+  batch.box(materials.headlight, {
+    position: [0, 0.89, -2.43],
+    scale: [1.28, 0.035, 0.028],
+  });
+  batch.box(materials.tailLight, {
+    position: [0, 0.98, 2.39],
+    scale: [1.34, 0.032, 0.026],
+  });
+  for (const side of [-1, 1]) {
+    batch.box(materials.wheel, {
+      position: [side * 0.985, 0.47, 0.12],
+      scale: [0.025, 0.06, 3.45],
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (detail === "follow") {
+    // A small real interior reads through the panoramic glazing in chase and
+    // driver cameras. It deliberately uses the pooled trim surface.
+    batch.box(materials.trim, {
+      position: [0, 1.05, -0.58],
+      scale: [1.45, 0.12, 0.34],
+      rotation: [-0.12, 0, 0],
+    });
+    for (const side of [-1, 1]) {
+      batch.box(materials.trim, {
+        position: [side * 0.38, 1.02, 0.08],
+        scale: [0.42, 0.52, 0.46],
+        rotation: [0.12, 0, 0],
+      });
+      batch.box(materials.trim, {
+        position: [side * 0.38, 1.33, 0.17],
+        scale: [0.32, 0.28, 0.2],
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   // Lower aero surfaces stop the black shell dissolving into the road.
   batch.box(materials.trim, {
     position: [0, 0.39, -1.92],
@@ -502,6 +548,9 @@ export function buildModelX(options: ModelXBuildOptions = {}): ModelXRig {
   root.name = "model-x";
   root.userData.kind = "vehicle";
   root.userData.vehicleModel = "model-x";
+  root.userData.design = "lumbridge-ev-01";
+  root.userData.lod = detail;
+  root.userData.unbranded = true;
   root.userData.forwardAxis = "-Z";
 
   root.add(buildBody(materials, detail));
@@ -518,6 +567,11 @@ export function buildModelX(options: ModelXBuildOptions = {}): ModelXRig {
   return { root, body: root.getObjectByName("model-x.body") as THREE.Group, wheels, ownsMaterials: !options.materials };
 }
 
+/** Preferred builder for the original Lumbridge EV visual. */
+export function buildLumbridgeEV(options: ModelXBuildOptions = {}): ModelXRig {
+  return buildModelX(options);
+}
+
 /** Clone the hierarchy while sharing all immutable geometry and material resources. */
 export function cloneModelX(source: ModelXRig): ModelXRig {
   return resolveRig(source.root.clone(true), false);
diff --git a/src/cities/california.ts b/src/cities/california.ts
index b541f15..1c21ba0 100644
--- a/src/cities/california.ts
+++ b/src/cities/california.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export const CALIFORNIA_CITY: City = {
       label: "US-101",
       shortLabel: "101",
       number: "02",
-      description: "Follow the black Model X up the coast and Salinas Valley through Santa Barbara and San Jose.",
+      description: "Follow the unbadged Lumbridge EV up US-101 through coastal oak country and the Salinas Valley.",
       focus: { lat: 35.8, lng: -121.04, distance: 112, height: 72, rotation: 0.8 },
     },
     {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export const CALIFORNIA_CITY: City = {
       label: "I-5 · I-580 · I-80",
       shortLabel: "I-5",
       number: "03",
-      description: "Follow the black Model X through the Central Valley, then the honest Bay approach over I-580 and I-80.",
+      description: "Follow the Lumbridge EV on I-5 through the Central Valley, then the Bay approach over I-580 and I-80.",
       focus: { lat: 36.15, lng: -120.15, distance: 105, height: 70, rotation: 0.78 },
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/engine/roadTraffic.ts b/src/engine/roadTraffic.ts
index 2541a7e..4fc5985 100644
--- a/src/engine/roadTraffic.ts
+++ b/src/engine/roadTraffic.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 import * as THREE from "three";
 import type { OrbitControls } from "three/examples/jsm/controls/OrbitControls.js";
 import {
-  buildModelX,
+  buildLumbridgeEV,
   disposeModelX,
   modelXInstanceParts,
   setModelXSteering,
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ export function createRoadTrafficLayer(
   });
 
   // One articulated, higher-detail car for the follow camera.
-  const heroRig = buildModelX({ detail: "follow" });
+  const heroRig = buildLumbridgeEV({ detail: "follow" });
   heroRig.root.name = "model-x-hero";
   group.add(heroRig.root);
 
   // Background traffic is one draw call per asset part, not per car. The
   // neutral prototype itself is never attached to the scene.
-  const backgroundPrototype = buildModelX({ detail: "corridor" });
+  const backgroundPrototype = buildLumbridgeEV({ detail: "corridor" });
   const backgroundCount = count - 1;
   const batches: BatchPart[] = modelXInstanceParts(backgroundPrototype).map((part) => {
     const material = Array.isArray(part.material) ? part.material[0] : part.material;
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export function createRoadTrafficLayer(
     // Lane 0 hugs the median. Southbound traffic's right side naturally moves
     // to the other carriageway because its heading is reversed.
     const laneOffset =
-      0.2 + (pose.lane ?? 0) * 0.2 + (pose.lateralOffsetM ?? 0) * 0.018;
+      0.29 + (pose.lane ?? 0) * 0.34 + (pose.lateralOffsetM ?? 0) * 0.03;
     out.set(
       x + Math.cos(heading) * laneOffset,
       // The asset origin is on the tyre contact plane. Keep only a tiny lift
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ export function createRoadTrafficLayer(
         .copy(heroRig.root.position)
         .add(
           followOffset.set(
-            -forwardX * 0.9 - rightX * 0.3,
-            0.4,
-            -forwardZ * 0.9 - rightZ * 0.3,
+            -forwardX * 0.72 - rightX * 0.2,
+            0.92,
+            -forwardZ * 0.72 - rightZ * 0.2,
           ),
         );
     }
@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@ export function createRoadTrafficLayer(
     hero: () => controller.state(),
     tick(dt) {
       simulation.tick(dt);
+      const hero = controller.state();
+      const lead = simulation.leadVehicle(hero.distanceM, hero.direction, 0);
+      controller.setTrafficContext(lead
+        ? { leadGapM: lead.gapM, leadSpeedMps: lead.speedMps }
+        : null);
       controller.tick(dt, vehicleActions);
       // Mode/reset requests are edges. Analogue axes remain held until the
       // input adapter publishes a changed snapshot.
diff --git a/src/engine/scene.ts b/src/engine/scene.ts
index d2dd4fd..0d6aeb8 100644
--- a/src/engine/scene.ts
+++ b/src/engine/scene.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import type {
   VehicleActionSnapshot,
   VehicleControllerState,
 } from "../transport/vehicleController.ts";
-import { createBridges, createRoads } from "./structures.ts";
+import { createBridges, createFreewayWorld, createRoads } from "./structures.ts";
 import { createShorePlates, createTerrain, createWater, paletteFor } from "./terrain.ts";
 import type {
   Chapter,
@@ -355,7 +355,9 @@ export async function createScene(
   scene.add(createWater(world));
   scene.add(createShorePlates(world));
   scene.add(createTerrain(world));
-  scene.add(createRoads(world));
+  scene.add(options.roadTraffic
+    ? createFreewayWorld(world, options.roadTraffic.pack)
+    : createRoads(world));
   const buildingReservations: BuildingReservation[] = [];
   for (const marker of options.markers ?? []) {
     const glyph = marker.glyph;
diff --git a/src/engine/structures.ts b/src/engine/structures.ts
index a10383a..3efce4e 100644
--- a/src/engine/structures.ts
+++ b/src/engine/structures.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
  */
 
 import * as THREE from "three";
+import { buildFreewayWorldPlan } from "../transport/freewayWorld.ts";
+import type { TransportPack } from "../transport/types.ts";
+import { buildRoutePath, sampleRoute } from "../transport/vehicleSim.ts";
 import type { Bridge, LatLng } from "./types.ts";
 import type { World } from "./world.ts";
 
@@ -86,6 +89,235 @@ function roadRibbon(
   return mesh;
 }
 
+function offsetPath(points: readonly THREE.Vector3[], offset: number): THREE.Vector3[] {
+  return points.map((point, index) => {
+    const previous = points[Math.max(0, index - 1)] ?? point;
+    const next = points[Math.min(points.length - 1, index + 1)] ?? point;
+    const dx = next.x - previous.x;
+    const dz = next.z - previous.z;
+    const length = Math.hypot(dx, dz) || 1;
+    return new THREE.Vector3(point.x + (-dz / length) * offset, point.y, point.z + (dx / length) * offset);
+  });
+}
+
+/** Merge alternating path spans into one dashed marking mesh. */
+function dashedRibbon(
+  points: readonly THREE.Vector3[],
+  offset: number,
+  width: number,
+  color: number,
+): THREE.Mesh {
+  const shifted = offsetPath(points, offset);
+  const positions: number[] = [];
+  const indices: number[] = [];
+  for (let index = 0; index < shifted.length - 1; index += 2) {
+    const a = shifted[index];
+    const spanEnd = shifted[Math.min(index + 1, shifted.length - 1)];
+    if (!a || !spanEnd) continue;
+    const b = a.clone().lerp(spanEnd, 0.44);
+    const dx = b.x - a.x;
+    const dz = b.z - a.z;
+    const length = Math.hypot(dx, dz) || 1;
+    const nx = (-dz / length) * width / 2;
+    const nz = (dx / length) * width / 2;
+    const base = positions.length / 3;
+    positions.push(
+      a.x + nx, a.y + 0.035, a.z + nz,
+      a.x - nx, a.y + 0.035, a.z - nz,
+      b.x + nx, b.y + 0.035, b.z + nz,
+      b.x - nx, b.y + 0.035, b.z - nz,
+    );
+    indices.push(base, base + 2, base + 1, base + 1, base + 2, base + 3);
+  }
+  const geometry = new THREE.BufferGeometry();
+  geometry.setAttribute("position", new THREE.Float32BufferAttribute(positions, 3));
+  geometry.setIndex(indices);
+  geometry.computeVertexNormals();
+  const mesh = new THREE.Mesh(
+    geometry,
+    new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({ color, toneMapped: false, side: THREE.DoubleSide }),
+  );
+  mesh.name = "freeway:lane-dashes";
+  return mesh;
+}
+
+function makeShieldMaterial(identity: "us-highway" | "interstate", shield: string): THREE.Material {
+  if (typeof document === "undefined") {
+    return new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({ color: identity === "interstate" ? 0x2d5b8c : 0xe8edf0 });
+  }
+  const canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
+  canvas.width = 256;
+  canvas.height = 192;
+  const context = canvas.getContext("2d");
+  if (!context) return new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({ color: 0xe8edf0 });
+  context.fillStyle = identity === "interstate" ? "#174b80" : "#f4f5ef";
+  context.fillRect(6, 6, 244, 180);
+  context.lineWidth = 12;
+  context.strokeStyle = identity === "interstate" ? "#f3f5f7" : "#151b20";
+  context.strokeRect(6, 6, 244, 180);
+  context.fillStyle = identity === "interstate" ? "#f3f5f7" : "#151b20";
+  context.font = "700 52px ui-monospace, monospace";
+  context.textAlign = "center";
+  context.fillText(identity === "interstate" ? "INTERSTATE" : "US", 128, 63);
+  context.font = "800 86px ui-monospace, monospace";
+  context.fillText(shield, 128, 151);
+  const texture = new THREE.CanvasTexture(canvas);
+  texture.colorSpace = THREE.SRGBColorSpace;
+  texture.needsUpdate = true;
+  return new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({ map: texture, toneMapped: false, side: THREE.DoubleSide });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Browser-feasible authored freeway world. Geometry is deliberately batched by
+ * road/marking class: the corridor gains lane-scale readability without one
+ * draw call per reflector, tree, or roadside prop.
+ */
+export function createFreewayWorld(world: World, pack: TransportPack): THREE.Group {
+  const group = new THREE.Group();
+  group.name = "freeway-world-v2";
+  const plan = buildFreewayWorldPlan(pack);
+  group.userData.planSeed = plan.seed;
+
+  const asphalt = [0x353a3d, 0x303538];
+  const shoulder = [0x555759, 0x4e5153];
+  const berm = [0x64705c, 0x74674c];
+  const barrierMaterial = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({ color: 0xb6b4aa });
+  const guardMaterial = new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({ color: 0x9fa8aa, metalness: 0.64, roughness: 0.42 });
+  const reflectorMaterial = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({ color: 0xf7e3a0, toneMapped: false });
+  const reflectorGeometry = new THREE.BoxGeometry(0.018, 0.01, 0.028);
+  const treeTrunkMaterial = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({ color: 0x66513b });
+  const treeCrownMaterials = [
+    new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({ color: 0x3f5942 }),
+    new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({ color: 0x687347 }),
+  ];
+  const trunkGeometry = new THREE.CylinderGeometry(0.045, 0.06, 0.45, 5);
+  const crownGeometry = new THREE.IcosahedronGeometry(0.28, 0);
+  const poleGeometry = new THREE.CylinderGeometry(0.022, 0.03, 0.72, 5);
+  const siloGeometry = new THREE.CylinderGeometry(0.14, 0.16, 0.55, 8);
+  const roadsideFeatures = plan.routes.reduce((sum, route) => sum + route.roadside.length, 0);
+  const trunks = new THREE.InstancedMesh(trunkGeometry, treeTrunkMaterial, roadsideFeatures);
+  const coastalCrowns = new THREE.InstancedMesh(crownGeometry, treeCrownMaterials[0]!, roadsideFeatures);
+  const orchardCrowns = new THREE.InstancedMesh(crownGeometry, treeCrownMaterials[1]!, roadsideFeatures);
+  const poles = new THREE.InstancedMesh(poleGeometry, guardMaterial, roadsideFeatures);
+  const silos = new THREE.InstancedMesh(siloGeometry, barrierMaterial, roadsideFeatures);
+  trunks.name = "freeway:roadside-trunks";
+  coastalCrowns.name = "freeway:coastal-oaks";
+  orchardCrowns.name = "freeway:orchards";
+  poles.name = "freeway:power-poles";
+  silos.name = "freeway:valley-silos";
+  let trunkCount = 0;
+  let coastalCrownCount = 0;
+  let orchardCrownCount = 0;
+  let poleCount = 0;
+  let siloCount = 0;
+  const dummy = new THREE.Object3D();
+
+  world.city.roads.forEach((road, roadIndex) => {
+    if (road.kind !== "freeway") return;
+    const path = drapePath(world, road.path, 52, 0.115);
+    const route = plan.routes[roadIndex];
+    const identityIndex = route?.identity === "interstate" ? 1 : 0;
+    const routePath = route ? buildRoutePath(pack, route.routeId) : null;
+    // Broad earthwork under separate decks makes grade and curve changes read.
+    group.add(roadRibbon(path, 2.75, berm[identityIndex] ?? berm[0]!, -0.09));
+    for (const side of [-1, 1] as const) {
+      group.add(roadRibbon(offsetPath(path, side * 0.64), 1.18, shoulder[identityIndex] ?? shoulder[0]!, 0.004));
+      group.add(roadRibbon(offsetPath(path, side * 0.64), 1.03, asphalt[identityIndex] ?? asphalt[0]!, 0.012));
+      // Inner yellow edge, two lane dividers, outer white shoulder edge.
+      group.add(roadRibbon(offsetPath(path, side * 0.12), 0.026, 0xf0c84f, 0.038));
+      group.add(roadRibbon(offsetPath(path, side * 1.16), 0.026, 0xe8ece8, 0.038));
+      group.add(dashedRibbon(path, side * 0.47, 0.022, 0xf4f4ec));
+      group.add(dashedRibbon(path, side * 0.81, 0.022, 0xf4f4ec));
+      const guardPath = offsetPath(path, side * 1.27);
+      const guard = new THREE.Mesh(
+        new THREE.TubeGeometry(new THREE.CatmullRomCurve3(guardPath), Math.max(24, guardPath.length * 2), 0.025, 5, false),
+        guardMaterial,
+      );
+      guard.name = "freeway:outer-guardrail";
+      guard.castShadow = true;
+      group.add(guard);
+    }
+    // Low concrete median walls keep both carriageways visually independent.
+    for (const side of [-1, 1] as const) {
+      const medianPath = offsetPath(path, side * 0.075).map((point) => point.clone().setY(point.y + 0.065));
+      const median = new THREE.Mesh(
+        new THREE.TubeGeometry(new THREE.CatmullRomCurve3(medianPath), Math.max(24, medianPath.length * 2), 0.055, 4, false),
+        barrierMaterial,
+      );
+      median.name = "freeway:median-barrier";
+      group.add(median);
+    }
+    // Retroreflectors are instanced and restrained, never roadside light blobs.
+    const reflectorPoints = path.filter((_, index) => index % 2 === 0);
+    const reflectors = new THREE.InstancedMesh(reflectorGeometry, reflectorMaterial, reflectorPoints.length * 4);
+    reflectors.name = "freeway:reflectors";
+    let reflectorIndex = 0;
+    for (const pointIndex of reflectorPoints.keys()) {
+      const point = reflectorPoints[pointIndex];
+      if (!point) continue;
+      for (const offset of [-0.81, -0.47, 0.47, 0.81]) {
+        const shifted = offsetPath(path, offset)[pointIndex * 2] ?? point;
+        dummy.position.set(shifted.x, shifted.y + 0.055, shifted.z);
+        dummy.rotation.set(0, 0, 0);
+        dummy.scale.setScalar(1);
+        dummy.updateMatrix();
+        reflectors.setMatrixAt(reflectorIndex++, dummy.matrix);
+      }
+    }
+    reflectors.count = reflectorIndex;
+    group.add(reflectors);
+
+    if (!route || !routePath) return;
+    const shieldMaterial = makeShieldMaterial(route.identity, route.shield);
+    for (const feature of route.roadside) {
+      const sample = sampleRoute(routePath, feature.distanceM);
+      const [x, z] = world.project(sample.lat, sample.lng);
+      const heading = (sample.headingDeg * Math.PI) / 180;
+      const sceneSetback = feature.kind === "route-sign" ? 1.42 : 1.7 + feature.setbackM * 0.014;
+      const px = x + Math.cos(heading) * sceneSetback * feature.side;
+      const pz = z + Math.sin(heading) * sceneSetback * feature.side;
+      const ground = world.groundAt(sample.lat, sample.lng);
+      if (feature.kind === "route-sign") {
+        const sign = new THREE.Group();
+        sign.name = `freeway:sign:${route.shield}`;
+        const post = new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.BoxGeometry(0.035, 0.62, 0.035), guardMaterial);
+        post.position.y = 0.31;
+        const board = new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.PlaneGeometry(0.42, 0.31), shieldMaterial);
+        board.position.y = 0.69;
+        board.rotation.y = -heading + (feature.side === 1 ? Math.PI : 0);
+        sign.add(post, board);
+        sign.position.set(px, ground + 0.08, pz);
+        sign.userData.routeId = route.routeId;
+        group.add(sign);
+        continue;
+      }
+      const visualScale = feature.scale * 0.58;
+      const halfHeight = feature.kind === "power-pole" ? 0.36 : feature.kind === "silo" ? 0.275 : 0.225;
+      dummy.position.set(px, ground + halfHeight * visualScale, pz);
+      dummy.rotation.set(0, heading + feature.scale, 0);
+      dummy.scale.setScalar(visualScale);
+      dummy.updateMatrix();
+      if (feature.kind === "power-pole") poles.setMatrixAt(poleCount++, dummy.matrix);
+      else if (feature.kind === "silo") silos.setMatrixAt(siloCount++, dummy.matrix);
+      else {
+        trunks.setMatrixAt(trunkCount++, dummy.matrix);
+        dummy.position.y += 0.25 * feature.scale;
+        dummy.scale.set(feature.scale * 0.7, feature.scale * 0.5, feature.scale * 0.62);
+        dummy.updateMatrix();
+        if (feature.kind === "oak") coastalCrowns.setMatrixAt(coastalCrownCount++, dummy.matrix);
+        else orchardCrowns.setMatrixAt(orchardCrownCount++, dummy.matrix);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+  trunks.count = trunkCount;
+  poles.count = poleCount;
+  silos.count = siloCount;
+  coastalCrowns.count = coastalCrownCount;
+  orchardCrowns.count = orchardCrownCount;
+  group.add(trunks, coastalCrowns, orchardCrowns, poles, silos);
+  return group;
+}
+
 export function createRoads(world: World): THREE.Group {
   const group = new THREE.Group();
   group.name = "roads";
diff --git a/src/test/freewayWorld.test.ts b/src/test/freewayWorld.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90df285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/freewayWorld.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { describe, it } from "node:test";
+import * as THREE from "three";
+import CALIFORNIA_CITY from "../cities/california.ts";
+import { createFreewayWorld } from "../engine/structures.ts";
+import type { World } from "../engine/world.ts";
+import CALIFORNIA_TRANSPORT from "../transport/california.ts";
+import { buildFreewayWorldPlan } from "../transport/freewayWorld.ts";
+
+describe("freeway world v2", () => {
+  it("compiles route identity and roadside placement deterministically", () => {
+    const first = buildFreewayWorldPlan(CALIFORNIA_TRANSPORT, { seed: 115, sampleCount: 32 });
+    const replay = buildFreewayWorldPlan(CALIFORNIA_TRANSPORT, { seed: 115, sampleCount: 32 });
+    const alternate = buildFreewayWorldPlan(CALIFORNIA_TRANSPORT, { seed: 116, sampleCount: 32 });
+    assert.deepEqual(first, replay);
+    assert.notDeepEqual(first, alternate);
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      first.routes.map(({ routeId, identity, shield, character }) => ({ routeId, identity, shield, character })),
+      [
+        { routeId: "la-sf-us-101", identity: "us-highway", shield: "101", character: "coastal-oak" },
+        { routeId: "la-sf-i-5", identity: "interstate", shield: "5", character: "central-valley" },
+      ],
+    );
+    assert.ok(first.routes.every((route) => route.samples.length === 32));
+    assert.ok(first.routes.flatMap((route) => route.samples).every((sample) =>
+      sample.lanesPerDirection >= 2 && sample.lanesPerDirection <= 5 && Number.isFinite(sample.elevationPhase)
+    ));
+  });
+
+  it("renders separated decks, markings, barriers, signs, and batched scenery", () => {
+    const world = {
+      city: CALIFORNIA_CITY,
+      project(lat: number, lng: number): [number, number] {
+        return [(lng + 121) * 20, -(lat - 36) * 20];
+      },
+      groundAt(): number {
+        return 0;
+      },
+    } as unknown as World;
+    const group = createFreewayWorld(world, CALIFORNIA_TRANSPORT);
+    assert.equal(group.name, "freeway-world-v2");
+    assert.equal(group.userData.planSeed, 101_005);
+    const names: string[] = [];
+    group.traverse((object) => names.push(object.name));
+    assert.equal(names.filter((name) => name === "freeway:lane-dashes").length, 8);
+    assert.equal(names.filter((name) => name === "freeway:median-barrier").length, 4);
+    assert.equal(names.filter((name) => name === "freeway:outer-guardrail").length, 4);
+    assert.ok(names.includes("freeway:sign:101"));
+    assert.ok(names.includes("freeway:sign:5"));
+    assert.ok(group.children.filter((child) => child instanceof THREE.InstancedMesh).length >= 7);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/test/vehicleAsset.test.ts b/src/test/vehicleAsset.test.ts
index ba9aaa8..acd2e0b 100644
--- a/src/test/vehicleAsset.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/vehicleAsset.test.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import { describe, it } from "node:test";
 import * as THREE from "three";
 import {
   MODEL_X_METRICS,
+  LUMBRIDGE_EV_METRICS,
   advanceModelXWheels,
   buildModelX,
+  buildLumbridgeEV,
   cloneModelX,
   disposeModelX,
   modelXInstanceParts,
@@ -21,6 +23,20 @@ function meshes(root: THREE.Object3D): THREE.Mesh[] {
 }
 
 describe("procedural Model X vehicle asset", () => {
+  it("publishes the original unbranded Lumbridge EV identity at both LODs", () => {
+    const follow = buildLumbridgeEV({ detail: "follow" });
+    const corridor = buildLumbridgeEV({ detail: "corridor" });
+    assert.equal(LUMBRIDGE_EV_METRICS, MODEL_X_METRICS);
+    assert.equal(follow.root.userData.design, "lumbridge-ev-01");
+    assert.equal(follow.root.userData.unbranded, true);
+    assert.equal(follow.root.userData.lod, "follow");
+    assert.equal(corridor.root.userData.lod, "corridor");
+    const followVertices = meshes(follow.root).reduce((sum, mesh) => sum + mesh.geometry.getAttribute("position").count, 0);
+    const corridorVertices = meshes(corridor.root).reduce((sum, mesh) => sum + mesh.geometry.getAttribute("position").count, 0);
+    assert.ok(followVertices > corridorVertices, "follow LOD includes a readable interior and denser wheels");
+    disposeModelX(follow);
+    disposeModelX(corridor);
+  });
   it("has a metre-scale crossover silhouette and faces -Z", () => {
     const rig = buildModelX({ detail: "corridor" });
     const size = new THREE.Box3().setFromObject(rig.root).getSize(new THREE.Vector3());
diff --git a/src/test/vehicleController.test.ts b/src/test/vehicleController.test.ts
index 6925fca..2dc3dbc 100644
--- a/src/test/vehicleController.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/vehicleController.test.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,47 @@ describe("vehicle controller", () => {
     assert.equal(first.final.mode, "manual");
   });
 
+  it("brakes deterministically for a lead vehicle and emits safety telemetry", () => {
+    const make = () => new VehicleController(CALIFORNIA_TRANSPORT, {
+      routeId: "la-sf-us-101",
+      initialSpeedMps: 30,
+      mode: "assisted",
+    });
+    const first = make();
+    const replay = make();
+    for (const controller of [first, replay]) {
+      controller.setTrafficContext({ leadGapM: 12, leadSpeedMps: 8 });
+      for (let index = 0; index < 90; index += 1) controller.stepFixed();
+    }
+    assert.deepEqual(first.snapshot(), replay.snapshot());
+    assert.ok(first.state().speedMps < 20);
+    assert.equal(first.state().trafficIntervention, true);
+    assert.ok(first.state().collisionRisk > 0);
+    assert.ok((first.state().timeHeadwaySeconds ?? 0) > 0);
+    assert.ok(Number.isFinite(first.state().jerkMps3));
+    assert.ok(first.state().laneKeepingScore >= 0 && first.state().laneKeepingScore <= 1);
+  });
+
+  it("restores nearest-lead context with the checkpointed controller state", () => {
+    const make = () => new VehicleController(CALIFORNIA_TRANSPORT, {
+      routeId: "la-sf-us-101",
+      initialSpeedMps: 24,
+      mode: "assisted",
+    });
+    const original = make();
+    original.setTrafficContext({ leadGapM: 18, leadSpeedMps: 7 });
+    for (let index = 0; index < 30; index += 1) original.stepFixed();
+
+    const restored = make();
+    restored.restore(original.snapshot());
+    original.stepFixed();
+    restored.stepFixed();
+
+    assert.deepEqual(restored.snapshot(), original.snapshot());
+    assert.equal(restored.state().leadGapM, 18);
+    assert.equal(restored.state().leadSpeedMps, 7);
+  });
+
   it("can switch route variants while preserving normalized progress", () => {
     const controller = new VehicleController(CALIFORNIA_TRANSPORT, {
       routeId: "la-sf-us-101",
diff --git a/src/test/vehicleSim.test.ts b/src/test/vehicleSim.test.ts
index 953a5ce..298b16a 100644
--- a/src/test/vehicleSim.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/vehicleSim.test.ts
@@ -99,4 +99,19 @@ describe("vehicle simulation", () => {
     assert.equal(sim.poses(), poses);
     assert.equal(sim.poses()[0], poses[0]);
   });
+
+  it("reports a deterministic same-lane lead vehicle for safety control", () => {
+    const sim = new VehicleSimulation(CALIFORNIA_TRANSPORT, {
+      routeId: "la-sf-us-101",
+      count: 14,
+      seed: 115,
+    });
+    const candidate = sim.poses().slice(1).find((pose) => pose.direction === 1);
+    assert.ok(candidate);
+    const observation = sim.leadVehicle(candidate.distanceM - 100, 1, candidate.lane);
+    assert.ok(observation);
+    assert.ok(observation.gapM > 0 && observation.gapM <= 100.000001);
+    assert.ok(Number.isFinite(observation.speedMps));
+    assert.deepEqual(sim.leadVehicle(candidate.distanceM - 100, 1, candidate.lane), observation);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/transport/freewayWorld.ts b/src/transport/freewayWorld.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac5182f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/transport/freewayWorld.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/** Deterministic, renderer-independent authored detail for freeway corridors. */
+
+import type { TransportPack } from "./types.ts";
+import { buildRoutePath, sampleRoute } from "./vehicleSim.ts";
+
+export type FreewayIdentity = "us-highway" | "interstate";
+export type RoadsideFeatureKind = "oak" | "orchard" | "power-pole" | "silo" | "route-sign";
+
+export interface FreewayWorldSample {
+  distanceM: number;
+  lat: number;
+  lng: number;
+  headingDeg: number;
+  elevationPhase: number;
+  lanesPerDirection: number;
+}
+
+export interface FreewayRoadsideFeature {
+  id: string;
+  kind: RoadsideFeatureKind;
+  distanceM: number;
+  side: -1 | 1;
+  setbackM: number;
+  scale: number;
+}
+
+export interface FreewayRoutePlan {
+  routeId: string;
+  identity: FreewayIdentity;
+  shield: "101" | "5";
+  character: "coastal-oak" | "central-valley";
+  samples: readonly FreewayWorldSample[];
+  roadside: readonly FreewayRoadsideFeature[];
+}
+
+export interface FreewayWorldPlan {
+  seed: number;
+  routes: readonly FreewayRoutePlan[];
+}
+
+function hash(value: string): number {
+  let out = 2_166_136_261;
+  for (let index = 0; index < value.length; index += 1) {
+    out ^= value.charCodeAt(index);
+    out = Math.imul(out, 16_777_619);
+  }
+  return out >>> 0;
+}
+
+function seeded(seed: number): () => number {
+  let state = seed >>> 0;
+  return () => {
+    state += 0x6d2b79f5;
+    let value = state;
+    value = Math.imul(value ^ (value >>> 15), value | 1);
+    value ^= value + Math.imul(value ^ (value >>> 7), value | 61);
+    return ((value ^ (value >>> 14)) >>> 0) / 4_294_967_296;
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Compile visual-world intent without Three.js or wall-clock state. The plan is
+ * suitable for snapshots, replay provenance, server-side validation, and a
+ * browser renderer. It intentionally derives only from the open transport pack.
+ */
+export function buildFreewayWorldPlan(
+  pack: TransportPack,
+  options: { seed?: number; sampleCount?: number } = {},
+): FreewayWorldPlan {
+  const seed = options.seed ?? 101_005;
+  const sampleCount = Math.max(12, Math.min(128, Math.floor(options.sampleCount ?? 56)));
+  const segments = new Map(pack.segments.map((segment) => [segment.id, segment]));
+  const routes = pack.routes.map((route): FreewayRoutePlan => {
+    const path = buildRoutePath(pack, route.id);
+    const first = segments.get(route.segmentIds[0] ?? "");
+    const identity: FreewayIdentity = first?.kind === "us-highway" ? "us-highway" : "interstate";
+    const rand = seeded(seed ^ hash(route.id));
+    const samples = Array.from({ length: sampleCount }, (_, index): FreewayWorldSample => {
+      const distanceM = (index / (sampleCount - 1)) * path.lengthM;
+      const sample = sampleRoute(path, distanceM);
+      const segment = segments.get(sample.segmentId);
+      return {
+        distanceM,
+        lat: sample.lat,
+        lng: sample.lng,
+        headingDeg: sample.headingDeg,
+        // A reproducible visual grade cue. Actual ground height is supplied by
+        // the renderer; this phase only varies berm/vegetation rhythm.
+        elevationPhase: Math.sin(index * 0.43 + rand() * 0.35),
+        lanesPerDirection: Math.max(2, Math.min(5, segment?.lanesPerDirection ?? 2)),
+      };
+    });
+    const featureCount = identity === "us-highway" ? 96 : 88;
+    const roadside = Array.from({ length: featureCount }, (_, index): FreewayRoadsideFeature => {
+      const sign = index % 23 === 2;
+      const power = identity === "interstate" && index % 4 === 0;
+      const silo = identity === "interstate" && index % 13 === 7;
+      const kind: RoadsideFeatureKind = sign
+        ? "route-sign"
+        : silo
+          ? "silo"
+          : power
+            ? "power-pole"
+            : identity === "us-highway" && index % 3 !== 1
+              ? "oak"
+              : "orchard";
+      return {
+        id: `${route.id}:${String(index).padStart(2, "0")}`,
+        kind,
+        distanceM: ((index + 0.7 + rand() * 0.45) / featureCount) * path.lengthM,
+        side: rand() < 0.5 ? -1 : 1,
+        setbackM: kind === "route-sign" ? 13 : 18 + rand() * 38,
+        scale: 0.78 + rand() * 0.58,
+      };
+    });
+    return {
+      routeId: route.id,
+      identity,
+      shield: identity === "us-highway" ? "101" : "5",
+      character: identity === "us-highway" ? "coastal-oak" : "central-valley",
+      samples,
+      roadside,
+    };
+  });
+  return { seed, routes };
+}
diff --git a/src/transport/vehicleController.ts b/src/transport/vehicleController.ts
index 4d1672d..a6a5358 100644
--- a/src/transport/vehicleController.ts
+++ b/src/transport/vehicleController.ts
@@ -87,9 +87,25 @@ export interface VehicleControllerState extends GeographicPoint {
   speedLimitMph: number;
   wheelRadians: number;
   guardrailContact: boolean;
+  /** Signed realized acceleration and jerk from the deterministic fixed step. */
+  longitudinalAccelerationMps2: number;
+  jerkMps3: number;
+  /** 1 is centred/stable, 0 is at the configured road edge. */
+  laneKeepingScore: number;
+  leadGapM: number | null;
+  leadSpeedMps: number | null;
+  timeHeadwaySeconds: number | null;
+  /** Normalized [0,1] closing/gap risk estimate. */
+  collisionRisk: number;
+  trafficIntervention: boolean;
   elapsedSteps: number;
 }
 
+export interface VehicleTrafficContext {
+  leadGapM: number | null;
+  leadSpeedMps: number | null;
+}
+
 export interface VehicleControllerSnapshot extends VehicleControllerState {}
 
 /** A held input snapshot and its exact duration in fixed simulation steps. */
@@ -206,6 +222,7 @@ export class VehicleController {
   private readonly options: ResolvedOptions;
   private path: RoutePath;
   private accumulator = 0;
+  private traffic: VehicleTrafficContext = { leadGapM: null, leadSpeedMps: null };
   private readonly current: VehicleControllerState;
 
   constructor(pack: TransportPack, options: VehicleControllerOptions) {
@@ -234,6 +251,14 @@ export class VehicleController {
       speedLimitMph: sample.speedLimitMph,
       wheelRadians: 0,
       guardrailContact: false,
+      longitudinalAccelerationMps2: 0,
+      jerkMps3: 0,
+      laneKeepingScore: 1,
+      leadGapM: null,
+      leadSpeedMps: null,
+      timeHeadwaySeconds: null,
+      collisionRisk: 0,
+      trafficIntervention: false,
       elapsedSteps: 0,
     };
     this.reset();
@@ -272,9 +297,23 @@ export class VehicleController {
       !Number.isSafeInteger(snapshot.elapsedSteps) || snapshot.elapsedSteps < 0
     ) throw new RangeError("vehicle snapshot is incompatible or invalid");
     Object.assign(this.current, snapshot);
+    this.traffic = {
+      leadGapM: snapshot.leadGapM,
+      leadSpeedMps: snapshot.leadSpeedMps,
+    };
     this.accumulator = 0;
   }
 
+  /** Supply a renderer/simulation-neutral nearest-lead observation. */
+  setTrafficContext(context: Partial<VehicleTrafficContext> | null): void {
+    const gap = context?.leadGapM;
+    const speed = context?.leadSpeedMps;
+    this.traffic = {
+      leadGapM: typeof gap === "number" && Number.isFinite(gap) && gap >= 0 ? gap : null,
+      leadSpeedMps: typeof speed === "number" && Number.isFinite(speed) && speed >= 0 ? speed : null,
+    };
+  }
+
   /** Restore the configured spawn state and clear pending fractional time. */
   reset(): void {
     this.accumulator = 0;
@@ -308,6 +347,14 @@ export class VehicleController {
       speedLimitMph: sample.speedLimitMph,
       wheelRadians: 0,
       guardrailContact: false,
+      longitudinalAccelerationMps2: 0,
+      jerkMps3: 0,
+      laneKeepingScore: 1 - Math.abs(lateralOffsetM) / this.options.guardrailOffsetM,
+      leadGapM: this.traffic.leadGapM,
+      leadSpeedMps: this.traffic.leadSpeedMps,
+      timeHeadwaySeconds: null,
+      collisionRisk: 0,
+      trafficIntervention: false,
       elapsedSteps: 0,
     });
   }
@@ -322,6 +369,7 @@ export class VehicleController {
     this.path = buildRoutePath(this.pack, routeId);
     this.options.routeId = routeId;
     this.options.initialDistanceM = preserveProgress ? previousProgress * this.path.lengthM : 0;
+    this.traffic = { leadGapM: null, leadSpeedMps: null };
     this.reset();
   }
 
@@ -358,6 +406,8 @@ export class VehicleController {
 
   private stepNormalized(actions: VehicleActionSnapshot): void {
     const dt = this.options.fixedStepSeconds;
+    const previousSpeedMps = this.current.speedMps;
+    const previousAcceleration = this.current.longitudinalAccelerationMps2;
     const manualIntent = hasManualIntent(actions);
     // Direct human input always wins, including over a simultaneous request to
     // resume assistance. A neutral assisted request can re-engage on the next step.
@@ -370,7 +420,14 @@ export class VehicleController {
 
     if (this.current.mode === "assisted") {
       const roadTarget = this.current.speedLimitMph * MPH_TO_MPS * this.options.assistedCruiseRatio;
-      const targetSpeed = Math.min(roadTarget, this.options.maximumSpeedMps);
+      let targetSpeed = Math.min(roadTarget, this.options.maximumSpeedMps);
+      const safeGapM = Math.max(10, this.current.speedMps * 1.8);
+      if (this.traffic.leadGapM !== null && this.traffic.leadSpeedMps !== null) {
+        targetSpeed = Math.min(
+          targetSpeed,
+          Math.max(0, this.traffic.leadSpeedMps + (this.traffic.leadGapM - safeGapM) * 0.55),
+        );
+      }
       const speedError = targetSpeed - this.current.speedMps;
       throttle = clamp(speedError / 5, 0, 1);
       brake = clamp(-speedError / 7, 0, 1);
@@ -423,6 +480,18 @@ export class VehicleController {
     const sample = sampleRoute(this.path, this.current.distanceM, this.current.direction);
     const point = offsetPoint(sample, this.current.lateralOffsetM);
     const wheelDelta = physicalTravelled / this.options.wheelRadiusM;
+    const realizedAcceleration = (this.current.speedMps - previousSpeedMps) / dt;
+    const leadGapM = this.traffic.leadGapM;
+    const leadSpeedMps = this.traffic.leadSpeedMps;
+    const timeHeadwaySeconds = leadGapM === null || this.current.speedMps < 0.1
+      ? null
+      : leadGapM / this.current.speedMps;
+    const closingSpeedMps = leadSpeedMps === null ? 0 : Math.max(0, this.current.speedMps - leadSpeedMps);
+    const timeToCollision = leadGapM === null || closingSpeedMps < 0.1
+      ? Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY
+      : leadGapM / closingSpeedMps;
+    const gapRisk = leadGapM === null ? 0 : clamp(1 - leadGapM / Math.max(12, this.current.speedMps * 2), 0, 1);
+    const collisionRisk = Math.max(gapRisk, clamp(1 - timeToCollision / 6, 0, 1));
     Object.assign(this.current, point, {
       progress: this.current.distanceM / this.path.lengthM,
       routeHeadingDeg: sample.headingDeg,
@@ -431,6 +500,17 @@ export class VehicleController {
       roadName: sample.roadName,
       speedLimitMph: sample.speedLimitMph,
       wheelRadians: wrap(this.current.wheelRadians + wheelDelta, TWO_PI),
+      longitudinalAccelerationMps2: realizedAcceleration,
+      jerkMps3: (realizedAcceleration - previousAcceleration) / dt,
+      laneKeepingScore: clamp(1 - Math.abs(this.current.lateralOffsetM) / this.options.guardrailOffsetM, 0, 1),
+      leadGapM,
+      leadSpeedMps,
+      timeHeadwaySeconds,
+      collisionRisk,
+      trafficIntervention:
+        this.current.mode === "assisted" &&
+        leadGapM !== null &&
+        leadGapM < Math.max(12, this.current.speedMps * 2.1),
       elapsedSteps: this.current.elapsedSteps + 1,
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/transport/vehicleSim.ts b/src/transport/vehicleSim.ts
index a4b419d..25b249f 100644
--- a/src/transport/vehicleSim.ts
+++ b/src/transport/vehicleSim.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ export interface VehicleSimulationOptions {
   timeScale?: number;
 }
 
+export interface LeadVehicleObservation {
+  id: string;
+  gapM: number;
+  speedMps: number;
+  lane: number;
+}
+
 interface VehicleState {
   pose: VehiclePose;
   cruise: number;
@@ -162,6 +169,7 @@ export class VehicleSimulation {
   private readonly count: number;
   private readonly seed: number;
   private readonly timeScale: number;
+  private readonly segments: ReadonlyMap<string, TransportSegment>;
   private accumulator = 0;
   private states: VehicleState[] = [];
   private poseView: VehiclePose[] = [];
@@ -172,6 +180,7 @@ export class VehicleSimulation {
     this.count = Math.max(1, Math.min(64, Math.floor(options.count ?? 12)));
     this.seed = options.seed ?? 115;
     this.timeScale = Math.max(1, options.timeScale ?? 900);
+    this.segments = new Map(pack.segments.map((segment) => [segment.id, segment]));
     this.reset();
   }
 
@@ -196,13 +205,14 @@ export class VehicleSimulation {
       const sample = sampleRoute(this.path, distanceM, direction);
       const cruise = 0.86 + rand() * 0.12;
       const speedMps = sample.speedLimitMph * MPH_TO_MPS * cruise;
+      const laneCount = this.segments.get(sample.segmentId)?.lanesPerDirection ?? 2;
       return {
         cruise,
         pose: {
           ...sample,
           id: index === 0 ? "model-x-hero" : `model-x-${String(index + 1).padStart(2, "0")}`,
           routeId: this.path.route.id,
-          lane: index % 2,
+          lane: index % Math.max(2, Math.min(3, laneCount)),
           direction,
           speedMps,
           distanceM,
@@ -234,7 +244,9 @@ export class VehicleSimulation {
       const distanceM = wrap(previous.distanceM + signed, this.path.lengthM);
       const sample = sampleRoute(this.path, distanceM, previous.direction);
       const speedMps = sample.speedLimitMph * MPH_TO_MPS * state.cruise;
+      const laneCount = this.segments.get(sample.segmentId)?.lanesPerDirection ?? 2;
       Object.assign(previous, sample, {
+        lane: Math.min(previous.lane, Math.max(1, laneCount - 1)),
         speedMps,
         distanceM,
         progress: distanceM / this.path.lengthM,
@@ -248,6 +260,21 @@ export class VehicleSimulation {
   poses(): readonly VehiclePose[] {
     return this.poseView;
   }
+
+  /** Nearest same-lane vehicle ahead, suitable for deterministic ACC input. */
+  leadVehicle(distanceM: number, direction: 1 | -1, lane = 0): LeadVehicleObservation | null {
+    let nearest: LeadVehicleObservation | null = null;
+    for (let index = 1; index < this.states.length; index += 1) {
+      const pose = this.states[index]?.pose;
+      if (!pose || pose.direction !== direction || pose.lane !== lane) continue;
+      const gapM = direction === 1
+        ? wrap(pose.distanceM - distanceM, this.path.lengthM)
+        : wrap(distanceM - pose.distanceM, this.path.lengthM);
+      if (gapM < 0.5 || (nearest && gapM >= nearest.gapM)) continue;
+      nearest = { id: pose.id, gapM, speedMps: pose.speedMps, lane: pose.lane };
+    }
+    return nearest;
+  }
 }
 
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