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Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

presented to presented by

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Alpesh Patel

January 30, 2018

Cambridge Systematics

Presented by Alpesh PatelJanuary 30, 2018

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Autonomous car

» Cameras and sensors to detect

other 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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2014

UAS testingSL 2014-100 (enacted

by SL 2015-232, SL

2016-90) – 1st

regulatory guidance of

Unmanned Aircraft (or

Aerial Surveillance)

Systems

GoTriangle, Uber,

TransLoc

partnershipapp integration for first mile,

last mile connectivity

Connected and

autonomous

vehicles (CAV)

roadmap - ncav.orgkey questions raised by CAV

technology; activities for

how state should prepare

2016

NC’s technology response

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NC’s Technology Response

Centralina COG Workshops -Preparedness Plan for Metrolina

(August, September, October) 2017

Enabling Legislation HB 469

• parameters for autonomous

vehicle testing

• establishes Fully Autonomous

Vehicle Committee

HB 716

• allows truck platoon testing

Triangle

Expressway –

Managed

MobilityTriEx 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

CAVPotential 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 COGAutomated 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, obstacles, 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

our 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

overcome barriers

Defined near term priority actions.

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Centralina COGAutomated 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