1. Transformational Technologies Update
AASHTO RAC/TRB State Reps. Meeting
July, 2016

2. “Transportation is cool again.”
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx; Automated Vehicle Symposium; July 19, 2016

3. Today’s Line-Up TRB transformational technologies activities
Connected/automated vehicles - what have we learned?
Update on key NCRHP projects
Where you can find more information
Pause for comments/questions
Can our research processes keep up?

4. TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES:
Transportation
Connected/automated vehicles, shared use services, NextGen, unmanned aerial systems, smart cities, internet-of-things, big data, cybersecurity, alternative-fueled vehicles, 3D printing

5. TRB Convening Activities
2016 Annual Meeting sessions
TRB standing committee & panel meetings
TRB Executive Committee policy session on cybersecurity implications
2016 Automated Vehicle Symposium
Partners in Research Symposium: Transformational Technologies

6. TRB Managing Research Programs
NCHRP : Impacts of Connected Vehicles and Automated Vehicles on State and Local Transportation Agencies
NCHRP : Transformational Technologies Research Roadmaps & Partnerships
ACRP: NextGen Implications for Airports
TCRP: Transit and Shared-Use Systems

7. TRB Providing Policy Advice

8. Informing Policy-Makers on Research Needs

9. Connected/Automated Vehicles:
What Have We Learned?

10. Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
Source: Gartner, Inc.

11. Automated Vehicles: When?

12. Connected or Autonomous?
Something everywhere
vs.
everything somewhere

13. Safety Outlook?

14. Congestion?

15. Energy & Environment Impacts?
+200%
Potential Impact of Automated Vehicles on Energy Consumption & Emissions by 2050
(U.S. DOE – July 2016)
-90%

16. Traffic Control Devices?

17. Growing Number of States Using UAVs (Drones)
AASHTO March 2016 Survey
17 State DOTs researched and/or use drones
Bridge inspections
Surveying & aerial photography
Mitigating landslide risks
Benefits:
Better data
Save time, reduced costs, increased safety, reduced congestion

18. More Questions Than Answers!
Need Research!

19. Connected/Automated Vehicles Other Transformational Technologies
NCHRP Projects:
Connected/Automated Vehicles
&
Other Transformational Technologies

20. Project approved in Dec 2014
Impacts of CVs and AVs on State and Local Transportation Agencies [NCHRP ]
Project approved in Dec 2014
$3.5M authorized to-date; additional $ hoped for in future years
Panel decides which tasks to pursue
Principally from a research roadmap developed in NCHRP Project 20-24(98)
Contractors selected through limited, closed competition

21. Active Tasks for NCHRP 20-102
Implications of Automation for Motor Vehicle Codes
Providing Support to the Introduction of CV/AV Impacts into Regional Transportation Planning and Modeling Tools
Dedicating Lanes for Priority or Exclusive Use by CVs and AVs
Road Markings for Machine Vision

22. Active Tasks for NCHRP 20-102
(cont.)
Policy and Planning Actions to Internalize Societal Impacts of CV and AV Systems into Market Decisions
Impacts of Regulations and Policies on CV and AV Technology Introduction in Transit Operations
Challenges to CV and AV Applications in Truck Freight Operations

23. NEW Tasks for NCHRP
(Approved July 22, 2016)
Cybersecurity implications for states & locals
Potential impacts on travel demand (synthesis of existing studies)
Business models to facilitate the deployment of CV infrastructure to support AV operations
Data management strategies for CAV applications for planning & operations

24. NCHRP 20-113: Transformational Technologies Research Roadmaps & Partnerships
Develop research roadmaps for transformational technologies
Update research roadmap for connected/automated vehicles
Lay foundation for public/private/university partnerships for transformational technologies research

25. Transformational Technologies in Transportation
Partners in Research Symposium
October 31-November 1
Detroit, Michigan
Co-sponsored by Michigan DOT and NCHRP

26. TRB Partners in Research Symposium
Exploring research partnerships to facilitate the deployment of these technologies in a manner and timeframe that will lead to improving safety, reducing congestion, and enhancing sustainability.
Connected/Automated Vehicles
Shared Use Systems
Unmanned Aerial Systems
NextGen
Big Data
Cybersecurity
Smart Cities
Internet-of-Things
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
More information on the program, registration, and sponsorship opportunities posted at:

28. State-of-the-Activities TRB e-Circular (May 2016)
Connected/automated vehicles
Shared-use services
Unmanned aerial systems
NextGen
Big data/cybersecurity
Smart Cities/Internet-of-Things
3D Printing

29. Civil Liability for Personal Injury Criminal Law and Procedure
Evolving Insurance Matrix
Privacy and Security Laws
Legislative and Regulatory Issues
Sustainability Issues
Land use, environment, infrastructure

30. www.TRB.org/main/TransTech.aspx TRB Reports Academies Reports
TRR Journal Papers
TRB Committees
TRB Research Projects
Other Research Projects
Research Needs
TRB Conferences
News

31. Mark Norman