Impacts of Connected Vehicles and Automated Vehicles on State and Local Transportation Agencies--Task-Order Support
The objectives of NCHRP Project 20-102 are to (1) identify critical issues associated with connected vehicles and automated vehicles that state and local transportation agencies and AASHTO will face, (2) conduct research to address those issues, and (3) conduct related technology transfer and information exchange activities. Connected vehicle (CV) technologies are being developed to enable safe, interoperable networked wireless communications among vehicles (V2V), the infrastructure (V2I), and travelers’ personal communication devices (V2X). These technologies are intended to reduce highway crashes; provide data for assessing the performance of the transportation system; provide continual access to accurate information on the operation of the system to travelers; and reduce unnecessary stops, delays, and emissions. Automated vehicle (AV) technologies are also under development that will significantly change fundamental planning, design, and operational characteristics for the road network. Some industry leaders expect that Level 4 vehicle automation (under NHTSA and SAE definitions) will be available on the market by 2018. Fully autonomous, driverless vehicles (SAE Level 5 automation) could be on the market by 2025. For Level 5 automation, “the vehicle is designed to perform all safety-critical driving functions and monitor roadway conditions for an entire trip. Such a design anticipates that the driver will provide destination or navigation input, but is not expected to be available for control at any time during the trip.” (NHTSA, Preliminary Statement of Policy Concerning Automated Vehicles) Level 4 automation is essentially the same as Level 5, without any driver supervision (e.g., there is no expectation that the driver will be engaged), over a limited driving domain. These vehicles may be safer than current models. Connected vehicles and automated vehicles are essentially different technologies, though some of the challenges they present to transportation agencies will be similar. These two technologies may converge or diverge from each other based largely on developments in the private sector (e.g., vehicle manufacturers, third-party vendors). While some actors envision a completely autonomous vehicle that does not require communication with other entities, others see serendipities between the two technologies. This project will address both technologies (including the combination) under the umbrella term of CV/AV. The individual tasks that compose the project will clearly identify which technologies are to be addressed.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $6500000
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Contract Numbers:
Project 20-102
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 225
Washington, DC United States 20001National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001 -
Project Managers:
Dekelbab, Waseem
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Performing Organizations:
Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Incorporated
8283 Greensboro Drive
McLean, VA United States 22102Kimley-Horn and Associates, Incorporated
12660 Coit Road, Suite 300
Dallas, TX United States 75251-Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX United States 77843-3135Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
3500 Transportation Research Plaza
Blacksburg, Virginia United States 24061 -
Principal Investigators:
Hill, Christopher
Gettman, Douglas
Poe, Christopher
Blanco, Myra
- Start Date: 20210920
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- Source Data: RiP Project 37591
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Autonomous vehicles; Connected vehicles; Government agencies; Impacts; Information dissemination; Technology transfer; Vehicle safety; Vehicle to infrastructure communications; Vehicle to vehicle communications
- Identifier Terms: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01543406
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
- Contract Numbers: Project 20-102
- Files: TRB, RIP
- Created Date: Nov 14 2014 1:01AM