NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES SYMPOSIUM ON AMERICA S COUNTY TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE December 5, 2014 Allen Biehler! Executive Director! T-SET University Transportation Center! Carnegie Mellon University
Terminology
Connected Vehicles Dedicated Short Range Communica3on (DSRC)
Dedicated Short Range Communica3on (radio, cellular, etc) V2V Vehicle to Vehicle V2I Vehicle to Infrastructure V2X Vehicle to Other (clouds, satellite, bicycles, pedestrians )
Autonomous Vehicle Sensing!
Autonomous Vehicle Sensing DARPA Challenge 2007 (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Carnegie Mellon University
Autonomous Vehicles CMU GM Lab 2007 2012 Carnegie Mellon University
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles! Connectivity! Includes all types of communication with vehicles and infrastructure (Wi-Fi, DSRC, Cellular, etc.)! Autonomous Vehicle Operates in isolason from other vehicles using internal sensors Connected Vehicle Communicates with nearby vehicles and infrastructure Connected Automated Vehicle
PiCsburgh Demonstra3on September 2013 Cranberry Township PiCsburgh Airport 33 miles along US 19 in multi-lane, dense traffic with lights and two interstate highways Carnegie Mellon University
PiCsburgh Airport September 2013
Washington DC June 2014
John Capp, Director Electrical & Controls Research
Mercedes- Benz Future Truck 2025 Autobahn DemonstraSon July 4, 2014
If the legislasve framework for autonomous driving can be created quickly, the launch of the Highway Pilot is conceivable by the middle of the next decade. Wolfgang Bernhard CEO, Daimler Trucks July 4, 2014
.driverless cars will be fully operasonal in the next six years the need to perfect "machine vision" and advancements in sensor technology are the only obstacles to seeing the cars fully operasonal Elon Musk, Wall St Journal, 9-18- 14
Autonomous Vehicle Legisla3on
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles 2040 Vision Barry Schoch Secretary
Connected & Autonomous Vehicles 2040 Vision Infrastructure investment and design! Communication devices / real time data use! Driver licensing! Workforce training needs! Freight movement!
Proposed PennDOT Ac3ons 2014-2020 Evaluate planned capacity enhancements. Collaborate with private sector to convert data into informa3on. Begin deployment of V2I applica3ons at key loca3ons.
Proposed PennDOT Ac3ons 2021 2030 Design driver license training for emergency situa3ons. Work with the trucking industry and State Police to design safety and enforcement features. Deploy equipment and applica3ons on a large scale. Revamp workforce training. E
Proposed PennDOT Ac3ons 2031 2040 Reconfigure and repurpose lanes. Dedicate highway lanes to autonomous vehicle use. Provide for a new license class for those wishing to drive their cars manually.
Policy Implica3ons Safety! Mobility & Access! Congestion & VMT! Public Transportation! Connected and Autonomous Vehicles! Energy & Environment! Land Use! Economy & Jobs!
Safety! Mobility & Access! DrasSc reducson in crashes / fatalises RegulaSon vs free entry Liability shic PopulaSons with new freedom Lifestyle, job and educason opportunises Societal and economic impacts 2011 Ø 2.2 million Injuries Ø 32,000 fatalises Current non- drivers, constrained drivers.
Congestion & VMT! Public Transportation! Change recent VMT trends? Urban, suburban, rural differences? Absorb increases with more efficient operason? Undermine? Advantages? Tipping point factors / applicason? Travel forecassng U.S. congesson costs $120 billion annually. Paratransit consstutes 14-18% of transit budgets
Energy & Environment! Land Use! Impact on energy consumpson and air emissions How opsmize? Impact on use of alternate fuel vehicles Connected pod- car automated vehicles could reach over 300 mpg. Home, commercial and retail locason Form Zoning requirements IncenSvize investment choices Reduced CBD parking / driverless taxis.
Economy & Jobs! Impacts to manufacturing and service economies Crash industry Insurance companies, aiorneys, courts, body shops, parts manufacturers Displacement of good wage driving jobs State and local revenue Parking, licensing, fuel taxes, moving violanons
Collabora3ve Research & Policy Analysis Mobility Analy3cs Center Engineering & Public Policy
An Invitation: NACo is invited to be a partner in a network CMU is beginning to build to conduct R D & D on real world policy issues surrounding connected and automated driving.