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

Results are coming in…

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! (rderr@nas.edu)

• 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 (mnorman@nas.edu);

or Patrice Davenport (pdavenport@nas.edu)

For more info, visit the TRB Transformational

Technologies Page

http://www.trb.org/Main/SPOTT.aspx

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Ray Derr

rderr@nas.edu

202-334-3231