1. AASHTO CV/AV RESEARCH NCHRP 20-24 (98) NCHRP 20-102

2. 2 PROJECT 20-24(98) 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

3. 3 INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY  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)

4. 4 INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN/OPERATIONS  Road infrastructure design  Tools for CV/AV impact assessment  CV/AV maintenance fleet apps  Relationships of CV to AV  Traffic control strategies  Dedicated lanes for CV/AV  Roadway geometric design  Cybersecurity for states and locals  Workforce capability strategies  Management of “Big” Data

5. 5 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

6. 6 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

7. 7 FUNDING  $15 M+ projects identified  $5 M NCHRP ($1 M each for 2015 & 2016)  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

8. 8 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

9. 9 STATUS OF NCHRP 20-102  Four contractors selected (BAH, KHA, TTI, VTRC)  3 tasks selected from roadmap (+1 from AASHTO Meeting)  Policy and Planning Actions to Internalize Societal Impacts of CV and AV Systems into Market Decisions  Impacts of Transit System Regulations and Policies on CV/AV Technology Introduction  Challenges to CV and AV Applications in Truck Freight Operations  Evaluation Guidance for AV Pilot and Demonstration Projects  Additional tasks to be selected in July following Automated Vehicle Symposium in Ann Arbor

10. Task Statement 2.2: Development of Tools to Predict the Impacts of CV and AV Systems on Highway Operations Draft Deliverables ◦Validated models of impacts that can be used by other researchers and by public agencies that are trying to make decisions about CV/AV deployment and operation, implemented in re-usable software. ◦Documentation of the models needed to show the traffic flow effects of CV/AV and documentation of the calibration data. ◦Documentation of the results of the case studies, with recommendations regarding their significance for the modification of design guidelines for roadway infrastructure and traffic control systems. Budget $3M 10

11. Task Statement 2.2: Development of Tools to Predict the Impacts of CV and AV Systems on Highway Operations Draft Tasks 1.Identify the types of influences that CV and AV technology are expected to have on traffic flow and stability, for example, (variable speed limits, SPaT information, CACC with V2V, smoother merge and lane changes). 2.For the influences on traffic, define the type of traffic modeling representation that will be needed to predict its effects on traffic flow capacity and stability. For some applications, macroscopic models may be appropriate, while others are likely to require microscopic models. 3.Define the specifications for the models that need to be developed, including which CV and AV applications are to be represented and which measures of effectiveness are to be predicted. 11

12. Task Statement 2.2: Development of Tools to Predict the Impacts of CV and AV Systems on Highway Operations Draft Tasks 4.Determine the most effective way of coding and implementing the needed models, based as much as possible on use of existing transportation modeling tools and then adjusting them using APIs and software development kits to incorporate the new CV and AV elements. 5.Implement the new code and test it for a variety of scenarios, including highway and urban traffic in several representative environments. As part of the testing and verification process, convene an independent panel of experts to review the models and the model predictions in detail. 6.Conduct modeling case studies on representative traffic networks using the tools developed in the earlier subtasks, showing the differences before and after the CV/AV alternatives were applied. Based on these results, define guidelines for predicting the CV/AV effects on traffic under several representative scenarios. 12

13. Task Statement 2.2: Development of Tools to Predict the Impacts of CV and AV Systems on Highway Operations Questions ◦How can this project can divided up to create smaller tasks that create useful deliverables? ◦Can a beneficial public-private partnership be set up with software developers that can share costs? ◦What information do public agencies and consultants need to have confidence that the tools are appropriate for the scenario? 13