Report to the Citizens of Pennsylvania Vehicle Autom ation in Pennsylvania February 1 , 2 0 1 8
Today’s Presenters • Leslie Richards , Secretary, PennDOT • Roger Cohen , Policy Director, PennDOT • Kurt Myers , Deputy Secretary, Driver and Vehicle Services • Jason Sharp , Executive Deputy Chief Counsel • Steve D’Ettorre , Policy Director, DCED • Kara Tem pleton , Director, Bureau of Driver Licensing • Mark Kopko , Manager, Advanced Vehicle Technology 2
Raj Rajkumar Quote • “I t is custom ary to call these opportunities ‘Once-in-a-lifetim e’, but m ore accurately, it is once in a hundred years… • “The question is: w hat w ill w e in Pennsylvania do about that?” Prof. Raj Rajkumar Carnegie Mellon University 3
HAVs in Pennsylvania • Why HAVs? • What is PennDOT doing? • What’s Next? 4
Send us your questions and comments during this webinar penndotav@pa.gov 5
Highly Autom ated Vehicles The Coming Revolution Highly Autom ated Vehicles The Coming Revolution 6
PennDOT HAV Goals 1. Promote and encourage HAV R&D and innovation in Pennsylvania 2. Ensure public safety on Pennsylvania roadways Safety is PennDOT’s param ount m ission 7
W hy HAVs? 8
The Need for AVs 1,188 Ro a d wa y Fa ta litie s in 2016 264m Annua l Ho urs o f De la y 133m G a llo ns o f Fue l Wa ste d Annua lly 950k Physic a lly Disa b le d Citize ns 75+ 75+ 769k L ic e nse d Drive rs a g e d 75+ 9
Why Embrace Highly Automated Vehicles? • Safety • Independence for disabled, older, and non-licensed drivers • Congestion reduction • More efficient use of our infrastructure • Redirect traffic enforcement • Energy savings (platooning) 10
Challenges of Adopting HAVs • Public acceptance • Safe testing and development • Security • Decision-making with conflicts • Transition with varying levels of autonomy • Revenue (Parking & Traffic Violations) • New Business and Workforce Models 11
Stakeholder Collaboration: Task Force Pr iva te Se c tor Or g a niza tions F e de r a l Gove r nme nt Sta te Gove r nme nt Ac a de mia The General Assembly Pr iva te Se c tor Busine ss L oc a l Gove r nme nt City of Altoona 12
2017 State of Law on HAV • Current law: PennDOT’s view - legal, but limited. • Proposed legislation 1 . SB 4 2 7 / HB1 6 3 7 • Advance HAV testing on public roads • Testing to be overseen by PennDOT; PA Turnpike • Directs PennDOT to adopt policies • Subject of joint Transportation Committee hearing, March 2017 2 . HB 1 9 5 8 • Authorized Platooning and Autonomous Work zone Vehicle • Passed by PA House Transportation Committee Jan 23, 2018 and sent to House floor for action 13
2017 - NHTSA: Initial Federal Policy • Performance Guidance for Automated Vehicles – Sets forth proposed performance and safety standards for manufacturers, developers and other organizations – Includes 15 point “Safety Assessment” • Model State Policy – Delineates distinctions between Federal and State responsibilities and sets forth suggested model approach to achieve national uniformity. • Current and Modernized Regulatory Tools • Reaction? 14
Federal Engagement 2017 - Senate • American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies Act “AV START Act” – Safety Evaluation Report, similar to NHTSA safety assessment – Preemption language over state/ local control – Addresses cybersecurity, expansion of exemptions 15
Federal Engagement 2017 - House • Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution “(SELF DRIVE Act”) – Preemption – prevent states from regulating technology or safety systems, but allow for traditional regulatory role – Exemptions and Testing – expand vehicle exemptions by # and time – Addresses cybersecurity, crash reporting, consumer privacy – Advisory Committees – Passed House in September 2017 16
Update – Winter 2017/ 2018 • New Federal Automated Vehicle Policy 2.0 – Generally consistent with prior guidance, shortened, refined – Already working on 3.0 17
Tech in PA From the life sciences to robotics and self-driving vehicles to advanced manufacturing and more, Pennsylvania’s technology industry is robust and includes first-time innovators, serial entrepreneurs, and established companies. 18
Tech in PA It’s supported by a thriving innovation ecosystem which comprises regional partners, access to venture capital, and impactful collaborations between higher education, research institutions, and businesses. 6th U.S. rank in # of companies 228,700+ assisted by $21.1B in 15,500 $92,000+ venture jobs payroll businesses avg. annual funding wage 19
Well Paying Jobs Autonomous Vehicle Engineer The Autonomous Vehicle Avg. Annual Salary Engineering occupation includes positions such as Robotics Engineer, Senior System Engineer, $88K - $223K/year Senior R&D Engineer, and others. 20
In Good Company Uber, Argo, Aptiv, Royal Trucking, Tech companies that have invested and have a footprint in Volvo are all developing AVs in PA PA include Amazon, Google, in some capacity. Comcast, Duolingo, Apple, and Facebook. 21
Industry Timeline 2018 to 2019 2020 to 2024 2025 to 2029 2030 + 22
W hat I s PennDOT Doing? 23
HAV Statewide Strategic Plan Living Document Expand on Existing Research Actionable Information Near-term and Long-term Maintenance & Operations Design & Construction Modal Considerations Planning & Research I T & Security Workforce Requirements Policy & Legal Outreach & Collaboration Driver Licensing & Motor Vehicles 24
Smart Belt Coalition Attributes: 4 Distinct Seasons Urban & Rural Roadways Multi-jurisdictions Priorities: Freight Work Zones Traffic Incident Mgmt. 25
DOT – Autonomous Vehicle Proving Grounds Pennsylvania Proving Grounds City of Pittsburgh Penn State University PennDOT Carnegie Mellon Multiple Facilities City Streets Closed Test Track Interstate 99 26
Middletown Shuttle 27
National & International Engagement • AAMVA Autonom ous Vehicle Best Practices W orking Group • Peer Exchanges w ith Australia & China officials • I -9 5 Corridor Coalition CAV W orking Group • Rhode I sland DOT( RI DOT) , PennDOT w orkforce strategies project • Sm art Belt Coalition • AASHTO 2 0 1 7 President’s Aw ard for Perform ance Excellence • GAO Report to Congress 28
W hat’s Next? 29
Next Steps • Shape and advance the legislation • Task Force representation and mission – Public Outreach/ Engagement – Work Force/ Training/ Education – Local Government • Accelerate projects, collaborations • Foster and promote citizen engagement. 30
PAAV Summit 2017 • Shaping the transportation future of Pennsylvania • First Summit – State College, Sept 2017 • Convened by PennDOT & DCED • Hosted by ITSPA & MASITE • Program Summary https: / / paavsummit.org 31
PAAV Summit 2018 • April 9-10, 2018 in Pittsburgh • Industry Speakers and HAV Demonstrations • Website: www.paavsummit.org; Social Media: # PAAV • Early Bird Registration ends February 23 32
Questions and Answers 33
Take the Survey, Please! https: / / www.surveymonkey.com/ r/ PaDOT_HAV 34
Thank you for joining us 35
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