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Accelerating Deployment of Innovative Technology in Surface Transportation AASHTO International Day 2017 AASHTO International Day 2017 10/29/2017

Automation Offers Transformative Safety Benefits for Transportation 2  Can Automation Technologies Reduce 94% Vehicle Crashes? Percentage of Fatal Crashes Involving Human Choice or Error  There is a Range of Technologies from Driver Assistance Systems to Source: NHTSA Automated Driving Systems AASHTO International Day 2017 10/29/2017

Automation Offers Transformative Mobility Benefits for Transportation 3  Could Automation Increase Travel Demand & 5 Congestion? Straight years of increased mileage on public roads throughout the nation  Important to preserve mobility and efficiency of Source: FHWA the transportation network AASHTO International Day 2017 10/29/2017

A Quick View at USDOT Activities 4  A Vision for Safety  Defining FHWA’s Role  Planning in a Changing World  …And Lots of Other Stuff! An Introduction to Automated Vehicles 5/09/2017

Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety 5  Replaces 2016 Federal Automated Vehicles Policy  Focuses on two sections: o Section I: Voluntary Guidance for Automated Driving Systems o Section II: Technical Assistance to States  https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicles AASHTO International Day 2017 10/29/2017

Defining FHWA’s Role in Automation 6  How can FHWA facilitate integration of automation onto the nation’s roadways?  How could it impact FHWA’s areas of responsibility and programs?  How can FHWA support the needs of its stakeholders, including State and local DOTs, planning agencies, and road users? AASHTO International Day 2017 10/29/2017

Looking Forward… 7 Work and partner with stakeholders to:  Prepare roadway infrastructure for emerging technologies  Explore benefits of automation and other innovations  Position FHWA to serve as a resource for transportation agencies  Assess current programs and policies to ensure they meet future needs and support innovation For More Information: • https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ • https://www.its.dot.gov/automated_vehicle/ AASHTO International Day 2017 10/29/2017

Transportation Planning: Scenarios for the Future 8 Background • Scenario planning is a tool that can highlight the major forces that can shape the future • This provides decision makers with information and ideas today to help them strategize for meet tomorrow Purpose • The purpose is to use the scenario planning process as a tool to develop several descriptive futures (scenarios) of the deployment, market uptake, use, and impacts of innovative technologies. AASHTO International Day 2017 10/29/2017

Six Potential Scenarios 9 AASHTO International Day 2017 10/29/2017

Other Activities 10  Connected Vehicle Pilots  Cybersecurity  National Security Credential Management System (SCMS)  Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control  Truck Platooning AASHTO International Day 2017 10/29/2017

Other Activities 11  Connected Vehicle Pilots  Cybersecurity  National Security Credential Management System (SCMS)  Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control  Truck Platooning AASHTO International Day 2017 10/29/2017

Other Activities 12  Connected Vehicle Pilots  Cybersecurity  National Security Credential Management System (SCMS)  Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control  Truck Platooning AASHTO International Day 2017 10/29/2017

Other Activities 13  Connected Vehicle Pilots  Cybersecurity  National Security Credential Management System (SCMS)  Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control  Truck Platooning AASHTO International Day 2017 10/29/2017

Other Activities 14  Connected Vehicle Pilots  Cybersecurity  National Security Credential Management System (SCMS)  Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control  Truck Platooning AASHTO International Day 2017 10/29/2017

Other Activities 15  Connected Vehicle Pilots  Cybersecurity  National Security Credential Management System (SCMS)  Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control  Truck Platooning AASHTO International Day 2017 10/29/2017

For More Information Martin Knopp Martin.Knopp@dot.gov Federal Highway Administration AASHTO International Day 2017 10/29/2017