AASHTO
CV/AV RESEARCH
ROADMAP
NCHRP 20-24 (98)
PROJECT MOTIVATION
 CV/AV technologies continue to
advance towards introduction
 Open questions and issues remain for
state and local agencies
 Develop a roadmap of research and
related activities to close gaps
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Project Panel Members
John Corbin, FHWA
Shelley Row, consultant
Mark Kopko, Pennsylvania DOT
Matthew Smith, Michigan DOT
Melissa Lance, Virginia DOT
Bob Arnold, USDOT
Greg Larson, Caltrans
Joe Peters, FHWA TFHRC
Blaine Leonard, Utah DOT
Kevin Dopart, USDOT
Siva Narla, ITE
Gummada Murthy, AASHTO
Ryan Rice, Colorado DOT
Jim Wright, AASHTO
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
 Develop a catalog of open issues and
research needs
 Prioritize issues in catalog and consolidate
into research projects
 Develop a roadmap of research activities
 Develop a structure for maintenance of the
roadmap
 Summarize project for dissemination
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UNRESOLVED ISSUES FOR PUBLIC AGENCIES
 Over 100 research questions
Policy
Infrastructure
Planning
Modal Apps
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PANEL VOTING ON IMPORTANCE OF ISSUES
 Topics in infrastructure operations were most
consistently rated “critical”
 Limited consensus: votes of both “critical” and “not
important” on many topics
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INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY
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Business models for infrastructure deployment
Public policy actions to facilitate implementation
Implications of AV for motor vehicle codes
Harmonization of state goals and regulations
Fed/state/local responsibilities
Lessons learned from Safety Pilot and CV Pilots
Lessons learned from other tech rollouts (e.g.
511, Next Gen air traffic control)
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INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN/OPERATIONS
 Road infrastructure design
 Dedicated lanes for CV/AV
 Tools for CV/AV impact
assessment
 Roadway geometric design
 CV/AV maintenance fleet
apps
 Cybersecurity for states and
locals
 Relationships of CV to AV
 Workforce capability
strategies
 Traffic control strategies
 Management of “Big” Data
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TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
 AVs and regional long-term planning
models
 Assessing impacts of CV/AV (applying
tools to test cases)
 Modeling effects of AV/CV on land use
and travel demand
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MODAL APPLICATIONS
 Impacts of transit regulations on AV/CV
tech introduction
 Next steps for AV/CV applications to
long-haul freight
 Benefit/cost analysis of AV transit
systems
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FUNDING
 $15 M+ projects
identified
 $5 M NCHRP ($1 M 2015)
 Need to seek synergy
with other programs
USDOT ITS JPO
FHWA Offices of Operations, Safety, Policy
CV Pooled Fund Studies
Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center
AASHTO TSM&O Research and NOCoE
Department of Energy (ARPA-e)
TCRP, NCFRP
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ROADMAP MAINTENANCE
 AV/CV technologies and issues evolving quickly
 Ownership: NCHRP 20-102 panel
 Allocation of projects to programs
 Collaboration and coordination of stakeholders
 Yearly process of review and adjustment
 Aligned with TRB Annual Meeting and summer
TRB/AUVSI automation symposium
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Step 1
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Review AV/CV roadmap Maintain priority
Draft new/modified
Review and prioritize
Submit RPS, RFP, task
Track previous, onWHAT RNS/RPS and new ideas rankings, sort new RPS RPS to advance to SCOR AV/CV RPS; advocate order descriptions going, and scheduled
from Step 1
/ DOT / CVPFS
and coordinate funding
agency
20-102 panel with
support from AV/CV
subcommittee of
TSM&O research task
force
20-102 panel with
support from AV/CV
subcommittee of
TSM&O research task
force
20-102 panel
1 month prior to
TRB/AUVSI Automated
Vehicles Symposium
TRB/AUVSI Automated
Vehicles Symposium
By Sept 15 of each year November each year
(for 20-102 projects),
other funding agencies
have different
schedules
ROADMAP MAINTENANCE
WHO
20-102 panel; oversight 20-102 panel, in
from FHWA, DOT, V2I
consultation with other
coalition liaisons as
funding partners
appropriate
research; identify new
ideas and issues
20-102 panel; oversight
from FHWA, DOT, V2I
coalition liaisons as
appropriate
Impacts of transit regulations on AV/CV tech introduction
Impacts of AV/CV applications in long-haul freight
WHEN
TRB Annual Meeting
Mid-February
Benefit/cost analysis of AV transit systems
HOW
Face to face meeting
including existing
contractors
Webinar
Champions for each
Formal component of
RPS lead creation of
summer meeting
draft, committee review agenda; 20-102 panel
finalize RPSs for task
orders, coordinated
with CVPFS and DOT
ID/IQ managers, for
complementary funding
sources
Formal submission
process of updating
task orders / extending
existing 20-102
Presentations by
current research teams
and entities at webinar
or face-to-face meeting
of TSM&O research task
force, DOT, JPO, CVPFS
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NEXT STEPS
 NCHRP 20-102 RFP released,
responses due 1/29/15
 Selection of multiple teams available for
task orders
 20-102 panel formed, prioritizing first
$1 M allocation
 Summer 2015 task orders begin
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Thank You
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AASHTO
CV/AV RESEARCH
ROADMAP
NCHRP 20-24 (98)