State and Local Implications for Connected and Automated Vehicles. James Pol, PE, PMP. AASHTO SCOHTS Meeting

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1 State and Local Implications for Connected and Automated Vehicles AASHTO SCOHTS Meeting James Pol, PE, PMP Technical Director FHWA Office of Safety R&D 0

2 Agenda USDOT ITS Strategic Plan Connected Vehicles & Safety Benefits Automated Vehicles Community Response to Connected Vehicles FHWA Connected Vehicle Deployment Guidance Connected Vehicle Applications & Pilots 1

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4 Congestion Today 3

5 Congestion Tomorrow 4

6 Limits on Creating New Capacity Source: 5

7 Kate Hartman ITS Strategic Plan U.S. Department of Transportation ITS Joint Program Office 6

8 Vision and Mission VISION Transform the Way Society Moves MISSION Conduct research, development, and education activities to facilitate the adoption of information and communication technology to enable society to move more safely and efficiently. 7

9 Innovation Through Connectivity: Connected Vehicles Connected vehicles are the future of transportation: Connected vehicles can save lives by significantly reducing traffic accidents Connected vehicles can make travel easier, more efficient, and more enjoyable Connected vehicles can help curb pollution Connected vehicles include all modes of transportation as well as pedestrians Connected vehicle research is a partnership between the USDOT, the auto industry, and other public and private researchers Connected vehicles are not a threat to your privacy 8

10 Program Category: Connected Vehicles 9

11 Safety Benefits of Connected Vehicles NHTSA studied the safety benefits of two V2V applications: Intersection Movement Assist (IMA) and Left Turn Assist (LTA). IMA: Warns the driver when it is not safe to enter an intersection for example, when something is blocking the driver s view of opposing or crossing traffic LTA: Notifies a driver who is attempting to make a left turn with oncoming traffic that it is not safe to proceed NHTSA estimates that IMA and LTA would potentially prevent up to 592,000 crashes and save up to 1,083 lives annually. 10

12 Innovation Through Automation: Automated Vehicles The path toward connected vehicles will ultimately lead to automated vehicles. 11

13 Automation In Transportation Full automation has the potential to revolutionize the transportation system but requires careful study Partial automation will likely provide significant transportation system benefits Connectivity is critical to safe and efficient operations 12

14 Community Responses to Connected Vehicles The focus for connected vehicles should be in making a dramatic improvement in road safety by the application of systems engineering to the four contributing domains: road design and traffic control systems; vehicle design and networking; information and communications technology applied to road traffic safety; and human systems integration optimization. Source: IdeaScale Response to ITS Strategic Plan

15 Deployment is Coming V2V auto industry deployments moving forward NHTSA announcement about regulatory proposal that would require V2V in new vehicles V2I prototype deployment testing nearing completion Ongoing supporting research such as AASHTO Footprint Analysis and Pooled Fund Studies Source: 14

16 How Do You Prepare? Infrastructure will be deployed and operated by State and local DOT s Not a shall Use of V2I is not mandated But, you need to know about planning, funding, deployment, etc. What investments could be made to leverage a nationwide fleet of equipped vehicles in support of state and local policy and operational objectives? Source: 15

17 2015 FHWA V2I Deployment Guidance oymentguidancedraftv9.pdf 16

18 Topics Covered in the Draft Guidance Planning Federal-aid Eligibility V2I Deployments and NEPA Interoperability Evaluation ITS Equipment Capability and Compatibility Hardware/Software Certification Reliability Use of Right of Way Allowance of Private Sector Use Design consideration for facilities Use of existing infrastructure Use on public sector fleets Procurement processes Legacy systems/devices Communication technology DSRC Service Licensing Data Connection and Latency Connected Vehicle Privacy Principles Connected Vehicle Security Data Access Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices Using Public-Private Partnerships Source: 17

19 Connected Vehicle: Applications Connected vehicles will generate robust data about how, when, and where our vehicles travel information that could be used to develop new and innovative apps, leading to less congested and safer roads. 18

20 Connected Vehicle Pilots: Help Shape the Future CV Pilot Program Goals Proposed Program Schedule Early Solicitation for Wave 1 Pilot Deployment Concepts Early Solicitation for Wave 2 Pilot Deployment Concepts September Pilot Deployments Complete Resources ITS JPO Website: CV Pilots Program Website: 19

21 How Connected Vehicle Resonates 20

22 Contact Info James Pol, PE, PMP Technical Director, FHWA Office of Safety R&D (202) James Pol ITS Strategic Plan NHTSA V2V Readiness Report 014/NHTSA-issues-advanced-notice-of-proposedrulemaking-on-V2V-communications DOT HS USDOT Beyond Traffic 21 Photos courtesy of: Thinkstock and USDOT