ITS TEXAS Connected Vehicles: ITS Implications Short and Long Term

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1 ITS TEXAS 2015 Connected Vehicles: ITS Implications Short and Long Term Thomas J. Bamonte Assistant Executive Director, Strategy & Innovation North Texas Tollway Authority November 12, 2015

2 OVERVIEW Connected vehicles today Upgrade path Short-term ITS implications Long-term ITS implications 2

3 Connected Vehicle Overview Connected vehicles are here Vehicle-to-Cloud OBD-II Maps, road information, trip planning Mobile commerce platform 3

4 Data Generation Vehicle Telematics Vehicle Sensors Speed/Location 4

5 Data Transmission OEM s 5

6 Transportation In Your Pocket Traffic apps Transit apps Trip planning apps Ride sharing apps Uber/Lyft Parking apps Social media information Safe driving apps 6

7 Information on Your Dashboard Apple Carplay Android Auto OEM platforms Navigation services 7

8 Vehicles Doing More Driving 10 years from DARPA Challenge to Tesla s Autopilot Next 10 years Semi-autonomous driving Fully autonomous vehicles in low-speed settings AI plus mapping yields more self-driving capabilities Self-driving common on some roads by

9 The Cloud-Connected Vehicle Ecosystem Vehicles as data probes Data harvested and used Mapping Traffic conditions Hazards and incidents Trip planning As data flows to/from vehicle improve, greater vehicle automation supported Safer More efficient Better travel experience 9

10 Today/Tomorrow Cloud Cloud 10

11 USDOT s Path to Vehicle Connectivity 11 9

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15 Short-Term ITS Implications Share data freely Static roadway features Dynamic elements Make system machine readable Accept third party data to understand system Goal: Best information to consumers in channel they are using 15

16 Long-Term ITS Implications Highways as data generators via IoT = = 16

17 Highways as Data Generators IoT possibilities Wrong-way driver warnings Excessive speed warnings Vehicle speeds and counts Pavement conditions Bridge/walls monitoring Vehicle weights Lane closures Hazards Primary consumers of data are vehicles not drivers 17

18 Measures of Success Safety Carrying capacity of roads Reliability Throughput of people/goods Seamless multi-modal options Energy/environmental efficiency 18

19 Conclusions Full vehicle autonomy unlikely Connection will enable autonomous operation ITS should facilitate connection via open data practices Share own data freely Take full advantage of third-party data about our systems Do-it-alone approach will ill-serve public and slow transition to improved surface transportation system 19

20 North Texas Tollway Authority Our Mission Provide a safe and reliable toll road system Increase value and mobility options for customers Operate the Authority in a businesslike manner Protect our bondholders Partner to meet our region s growing need for transportation infrastructure

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25 DSRC = Delayed Slow Regressive Communication? 5.9 Mhz Allocated for highway safety use in 1999 Anticipated use in V2V and V2I safety applications Modest OEM/vendor interest so far NHTSA may mandate use on new vehicles How best to integrate w/existing cellular platform? 5G coming 25