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Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

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CRAFT Alpesh Patel

January 30, 2018

Cambridge Systematics

Presented by Alpesh Patel

January 30, 2018

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Autonomous car » Cameras and sensors to detect

• ther vehicles and obstacles

▪ Scaled up from recently emerged safety/driving technologies ▪ Leverages ultra-detailed maps ▪ Software learns from events

» Autonomous versus Driverless Vehicles

▪ Also, in the future: VMT ≠ VMD

» Mixed Fleet in 2020s; moving towards Dominant Fleet in the 2030-2040s (potential requirements)

https://www.vtpi.org/avip.pdf

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Connected Vehicles

Vehicles can communicate with each other, roadside devices, other users

» All equipped vehicles » Intersections » Pedestrians/cyclists (smartphone)

NHTSA has published multiple rules on CV (latest was Sept 2017) 3 CV pilot projects underway

» $42 million from FHWA

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NHTSA/SAE Classification System for Vehicle Levels of Automation

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Connected and Self-Driving Vehicles System - Possible Benefits

When the majority of the fleet is both connected and automated, there will be significant decreases in crashes, resulting in significant increases in safety and reliability. Vehicle spacing on roadways will be safely reduced on a large scale, reducing congestion and creating more throughput Benefits in all major areas: mobility safety and environment

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Predicting the future is hard…

Source: Victoria Transport Policy Institute, Autonomous Vehicle Implementation Predictions, 2017

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UAS testing

SL 2014-100 (enacted by SL 2015-232, SL 2016-90) – 1st regulatory guidance of Unmanned Aircraft (or Aerial Surveillance) Systems

GoTriangle, Uber,

TransLoc partnership

app integration for first mile, last mile connectivity

Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) roadmap - ncav.org

key questions raised by CAV technology; activities for how state should prepare

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NC’s technology response

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NC’s Technology Response

Centralina COG Workshops -

Preparedness Plan for Metrolina (August, September, October)

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Enabling Legislation

HB 469

• parameters for autonomous

vehicle testing

• establishes Fully Autonomous

Vehicle Committee HB 716

• allows truck platoon testing

Triangle Expressway – Managed Mobility

TriEx one of 10 national sites for testing CAV

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AV will impact almost everything across the public agencies and the private sector, including regional issues such as…

Transportation Planning Traffic Engineering and Operations Transportation Capital Investment Public Transportation Data Management and Security Non-motorized Transportation

The Challenges Facing Transportation Agencies

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What Impacts Will AV have?

During the workshops, a few of many impacts we heard:

Transportation Planning Modeling and Forecasting Fleet Management Land Use

New data collection and scenario planning will be needed to understand capacity impacts and impacts on mode choice Need to address modeling needs, data and adapt assumptions Need to plan for ‘mixed fleet’ environments with traditional cars and CAV Potential for more sprawl or more density, and potential ROW reallocation

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What Impacts Will AV have?

On Safety and Security? 35,092 fatalities in 2015 – 94% of crashes attributed, at least in part, to human error That is 4 people lost per hour

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NCHRP PLANNING SNAPSHOT 11: CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

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NCHRP 08-36, Task 120 –Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Principle Investigator, Evan Enarson-Hering, Cambridge Systematics

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How would you best describe your agency’s level of engagement in policy and planning for connected and autonomous vehicles?

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From a scale of 1 to 10, what is the general awareness and level of interest in A/CV concepts and operations within your agency?

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Centralina COG Automated and Connected Vehicle (ACV) Workshops - Actions to Prepare the Greater Charlotte Region

Workshop concept sprung from Regional Freight Mobility Plan 50+ participants per workshop Leading researchers, industry experts, best practice 1st region based dialogue on technology preparation,

• bstacles, solutions in NC

Roadmap with actionable steps Transferable concept for state and national peers

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Centralina Council of Governments (CCOG) Autonomous & Connected Vehicles Workshops Overview

Workshop 1: Clearing the Hype

» An educational session on what is coming in the next 5-10 years and NCDOT’s early strategy and response

Workshop 2: Discussing the Impacts

» How will ACVs impact our work and how we reach

• ur long-range goals and objectives?

Workshop 3: Developing an Action Plan

» Determine key steps the region can take to prepare for and make the most of this game- changing technology

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CCOG ACV Workshop 1

Workshop 1: Clearing the Hype

» An educational session on what is coming in the next 5-10 years and NCDOT’s early strategy and response

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Workshop 1 Results – ACV overview and education

Workshop 1 Included a series of educational presentations to solidify a baseline of understanding of ACV issues, definitions for all participants: ACVs 101: Mark Jensen of Cambridge Systematics Impacts and Timing of Adoption of ACVs Panel Discussion: » Brian Burkhard, Jacobs Engineering » Doug Gettman, Ph. D; Kimley Horn & Associates » Keith Hangland, HERE ACVs in 25 years – Sam Van Hecke, Cambridge Systematics National and State Efforts to Prepare for ACVs: Kevin Lacy, NCDOT Breakout Session – We identified roles and responsibilities of local governments and transportation planning organizations

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Workshop 1: Breakout Session Results

Assessing Roles and Responsibilities Assessing Impacts Raising key questions about readiness and need for actions.

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CCOG ACV Workshop 2

Workshop 2: Discussing the Impacts

» How will ACVs impact our work and how we reach our long-range goals and objectives? » What gaps exist, what are our highest priority actions?

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Workshop 2 Results

Presentation Series: Planning for Change – A Local Perspective

» Anna Gallup, CDOT, Bob Cook, CRPTO and Bjorn Hansen, Union County

Planning for Change – Regulatory and Practitioner Based Perspectives

» Paul Lewis of Eno Center for Transportation and Jitender Ramchandani of Virginia DRPT

NC Turnpike Authority – Triangle Expressway & Managed

Mobility by Dennis Jernigan, NCTA

Planning for Change – The Next Frontier – Marty

Milkovits, Cambridge Systematics

Breakout Session to Discuss Actions by time horizons

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Workshop 2: Breakout Session Results

Discussed Impacts Identified Gaps in policy, planning, programming Brainstormed and identified Priority Actions to address Gaps

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Workshop 3: Breakout Session Results

Identify obstacles to progress; Developed solutions to

• vercome barriers

Defined near term priority actions.

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Centralina COG Automated and Connected Vehicle (ACV) Roadmap

Actions to Prepare the Greater Charlotte Region

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Roadmap Purpose

The Roadmap Action Plan include specific near term actions that partners in the region can take to enhance preparedness for ACV. Given the fast pace of chance with ACV technologies, this action plan is expected to be a living document.

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Action Plan – Organization

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Action Plan – Key themes

At a high level these actions include the following themes: Continue to convene regional leadership/partners to discuss multimodal impacts issues and opportunities of new technologies, coordinate actions, and plans. Consider ACV in planning studies and documents. Take steps to update tools to be able to evaluate ACV impacts. Before making significant investments in major capital investments— such as new parking structures or road widenings— consider possible implications of ACV. Continue to seek opportunities to educate and inform regional political leaders, agency leadership, and staff. Be part of the state and national conversation on ACV, providing the voice of the regional perspective on ACV issues. Identify opportunities to be partners in pilot tests for new technologies.

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Next Steps

CCOG ACV Task Force forms (kickoff 3/2)

• Limited time frame expected for Task Force
• Participants self-identify

Participate in regional, state, national conversations

• NCAMPO – late April; 1-2 other state/national opportunities
• Local conversations

Regional partners advance actions and strategies in the Road Map Action Plan, and other new strategies as they evolve

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Thank You!

CCOG Project lead: Jason Wager Michelle Nance Cambridge Systematics: Alpesh Patel – apatel@camsys.com Mark Jensen – mjensen@camsys.com Stacy Cook – scook@camsys.com Sam Van Hecke – svanhecke@camsys.com Thanks to all support staff/table facilitators, MPO/RPO panelists