Administration of Highway and Transportation Agencies. Strategic Research in Support of the Connected and Automated Vehicle Executive Leadership Team
With the rapid advance of technologies for realizing connected and automated vehicles (CAV) suited for use on public roads, many stakeholders in the public and private sectors have recognized the value of maintaining active forums for discussion of common problems and seeking out potential solutions to those problems. The Connected and Automated Vehicle Executive Leadership Team (CAV-ELT), for example, is a self-organized group concerned with facilitating progress in development and adoption of connected and automated vehicle technologies. The membership includes executives from state and local transportation agencies, automobile manufacturers, other private-sector entities, and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Deployment Coalition (V2I-DC), another example, has been formed to serve as a single point of reference for stakeholders from public transportation agencies, the private sector, and academia to meet and discuss V2I deployment related issues. Many state departments of transportation (DOTs) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) have been actively engaged with these groups. In 2016, the CAV-ELT identified following seven high priority policy issues areas and developed concept definitions outlining research initiatives to address each issue: National Guidelines, Early-Stage Risks, Interoperability, Industry-Government Information Exchange, Data Access Provisions, Public Outreach and Education, and Planning Scenarios. With the leadership of AASHTO’s member DOTs, NCHRP research initiatives have been undertaken to address specific concerns in the first two of these policy issues areas: National Guidelines and Early Stage Risks. Research is needed to refine the CAV-ELT concept definitions and advance policy development in the remaining 5 issues areas. This research should build on continuing activities engaging CAV-ELT and V2I-DC members and others, such as the “AV Round Table” held in conjunction with the 2017 SAE Auto Show, meetings of the “IOO-OEM Forum” (collaboration of Infrastructure Owner Operators (IOOs) and the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)), and activities surrounding the “SPaT Challenge” (to deploy DSRC-based broadcasts of Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) messages in about 20 intersections in each of the 50 states by 2020). The objective of this project will be to provide technical support for continuing DOT engagement with the CAV-ELT and V2I-DC in pursuit policy development in previously defined issues areas. The work will be linked to ongoing activities of AASHTO and its member DOTs.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.
Language
- English
Project
- Funding: $150000
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Contract Numbers:
Project 20-24(119)
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Sponsor Organizations:
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
444 North Capitol Street, NW
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Project Managers:
Derr, B
- Start Date: 20180703
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Connected vehicles; Data sharing; Guidelines; Intelligent vehicles; Interoperability; Outreach; Policy; Risk assessment; Transportation planning
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01674391
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
- Contract Numbers: Project 20-24(119)
- Files: TRB, RIP
- Created Date: Jul 3 2018 9:20AM