Impacts of CVs and AVs on State and Local Transportation Agencies AASHTO Transportation Systems Operations 2017 Meeting Ray Derr, Transportation Research Board
Impacts of CVs and AVs on State
and Local Transportation
AgenciesAASHTO Transportation Systems Operations 2017 Meeting
Ray Derr, Transportation Research Board
Thoughts from 2017 AVS• Most see value in convergence between connected
vehicle and automated vehicle technologies
• Timeline for Autonomous Vehicle Technology (Nissan)
– 2016, Highway Single Lane, Eyes On
– 2018, Highway Multiple Lanes, Eyes On
– 2020, Urban Intersections, Eyes On
– 202X, Urban Streets, Eyes Off
• Retrofit kits available for older cars (AutonomouStuff)
• Setting safety policy should balance risk and uncertainty
(RAND)
Final Thoughts from 2017 AVS• AV technologies will reshape the transportation
infrastructure (City of Los Angeles)
– Build a solid data foundation
– Leverage technology+design for a better transp. experience
– Create partnerships for shared services
– Support continuous improvement through feedback
– Prepare for an automated future
http://www.automatedvehiclessymposium.org/program/proceedings
NCHRP CV & AV Research• $6M invested by state DOTs through
NCHRP since Dec. 2014
• Project selection guided by a
Research Roadmap developed in 2014,
will be updated this year
• Selection of research tasks by NCHRP
20-102 panel considering input from
U.S. DOT, V2I Deployment Coalition,
AASHTO & TRB Committees, ITE
CV/AV Steering Committee, and
Automated Vehicle Symposium
Source: www.its.dot.gov
NCHRP Web-Only Document 231, Challenges to CV and AV
Application in Truck Freight Operations - completed
• Describes freight environments
and challenges for connected and
highly automated technologies
• Identifies public and private
sector barriers to
implementation
• Proposes next steps for
addressing challenges
Recommendations for further research have been shared with the
Federal Motor Carrier Administration
Source: www.truckinsurancenitic.com
NCHRP Report 845, Advancing Automated and Connected
Vehicles: Policy and Planning Actions for State and Local
Transportation Agencies completed
• Briefing document for agency and legislative
decision-makers to help them assess how policy
tools could align AV and CV technologies with
public policy interests, even amid high uncertainty
• Potential outcomes are presented along with one
page descriptions of 18 policy and planning
strategies
• Report provides a fuller assessment of the basis
and strategies
• TRB Webinar is being scheduled
Source: www.e-education.psu.edu
NCHRP 20-102/02: Impacts of Regulations and Policies on CV
and AV Technology Introduction in Transit Operations
• Describes a roadmap of activities by
industry, legislatures, federal government,
and others to facilitate automated transit
deployment and accelerate the
accompanying societal benefits
• Activities address technology, safety,
workforce, operating policies, laws and
regulations, implementation of research
findings
Available Fall 2017
Recommendations for further research are being shared with the Federal
Transit Administration and the Transit Cooperative Research Program
Source: TRB Staff
NCHRP 20-102/06, Road Markings for Machine VisionPhase I Report Available in Fall 2017
Phase I: Assessing criteria of white and yellow
lane and edge lines that allow recognition by
camera systems
• Daytime and nighttime
• Dry and wet recovery
• Results will be made available and provided
to joint AASHTO/SAE Working Group
Phase II funded on July 14, 2017
• Contrast markings for concrete pavements
• Glare from oncoming headlights on two-lane
highways
• Additional camera systems
Source: mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
NCHRP CV/AV Products Coming Next Year
• Dedicating Lanes for Priority or
Exclusive Use by CVs and AVs
• Implications of Automation for Motor
Vehicle Codes
• Providing Support to the Introduction
of CV/AV Impacts into Regional
Transportation Planning and Modeling
Tools
• Connected Road Classification System
Development Source: en.wikipedia.org
NCHRP CV/AV Work In the Pipeline
• Business Models to Facilitate Deployment of CV
Infrastructure to Support AV Operations
• Cybersecurity of Traffic Management Systems
• Impact of Mobility-on-Demand Services and Highly
Automated Vehicles on the Transportation System
• Understanding the Impacts of the Physical Highway
Infrastructure Caused by the Increased Prevalence of
Advanced Vehicle Technologies
• Planning Data Needs and Collection Techniques for
CV/AV Applications
• Data Management Strategies for CV/AV Applications
for Operations
Source: www.econolite.com
New NCHRP CV/AV ProjectsPanel nominations welcomed! ([email protected])
• Preparing Traffic Incident Management
Responders for Connected Vehicles
and Automated Vehicles
• Deployment Guidance for Connected
Vehicle Applications in the Open
Source Application Development
Portal
• Minimum Safety Data Needed for
Automated Vehicle Operations and
Crash Analysis
Source: http://www.news-press.com
National Academies/TRB Forum:
Preparing for AVs & Shared Mobility
Objective: Bring together partners to discuss,
identify, and facilitate fact-based research needed to
deploy automated vehicles and shared mobility
services in a manner and timeframe that informs
policy to best meet long-term goals, and to share
perspectives on these issues. • The long-term goals include increasing safety, reducing
congestion, enhancing accessibility, increasing
sustainability, and encouraging economic development and
equity.
• U.S. Department of Transportation
• State & Local DOTs
• CalTrans and California DMV
• Michigan DOT
• Ohio DOT
• Washington State Transportation
Commission
• New York City DOT
• Other State & Local DOTs
Join more than 20 organizations as Forum
Sponsors, including:
• University of Michigan & American
Center for Mobility
• Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• University of California ITS
• AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
• Cubic Transportation Systems
• Econolite
• Alta Planning & Design
• WSP USA
For more information, contact Mark Norman ([email protected]);
or Patrice Davenport ([email protected])
For more info, visit the TRB Transformational
Technologies Page
http://www.trb.org/Main/SPOTT.aspx
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Ray Derr
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