Emerging Technologies Interest Group

White Papers

National Symposium and Peer Exchange:
The products and materials developed by the work group, including the white papers, were presented at a national symposium and peer exchange on regional vehicle connectivity and automation planning hosted by AMPO.

White Papers:
AMPO prepared four white papers on vehicle connectivity and automation based on the working group meetings and recommendations from the USDOT and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

• Whitepaper #1
• Whitepaper #2
• Whitepaper #3
• Whitepaper #4

Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), State Departments of Transportation (State DOTs), and other transportation agencies

• Contra Costa Transportation Authority and its partners lead a collaborative effort GoMentum Station, “the nation’s largest secure testing facility for autonomous and connected vehicle technology.”  http://gomentumstation.net/about/
• Florida DOT’s (FDOT) Automated Vehicles Initiative is “helping to create the framework for implementation by engaging stakeholders, developing research and pilot projects, and creating awareness of the technologies and how they support FDOT’s vision statement.” http://www.automatedfl.com/
• Miami-Dade MPO’s Connected-Automated Vehicle Program and Task Force is “working alongside its transportation partners to plan for this new technology with upgraded roadways, transit systems, and freight facilities that will move our community into the future.”  http://miamidadempo.org/connected-autonomous-vehicle-program.asp
• Michigan DOT’s Connected Vehicles Program includes a working group, Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) Applications, Connected Vehicle Infrastructure Investments, Data Management, research, its Mobility Transformation Center, and a Safety Pilot Model Deployment with the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT). http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9621_11041_38217—,00.html
  Pennsylvania DOT’s CV/AV 2040 Vision.  http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/BPR_PDF_FILES/Documents/Research/Complete%20Projects/Planning/CMU%20WO%20001%20-%20Connected%20and%20Autonomous%20Vehicles%202040%20Vision%20-%20Final%20Report.pdf
• Nevada DOT is developing an Automated and Connected Vehicle Policy Framework. https://www.ch2m.com/newsroom/news/ch2m-working-nevada-department-transportation-develop-autonomous-and-connected
• San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG):  The San Diego region has been designated as one of the USDOT’s proving grounds for autonomous vehicles.  http://www.sandag.org/index.asp?newsid=937&fuseaction=news.detail
• Southeast Michigan Council of Governments held half-day conference on CV/AV:  Reimagining Transportation: Transforming Southeast Michigan

U.S. DOT

• Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) webpage: www.its.dot.gov/v2i
• Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program https://www.its.dot.gov/pilots/
• Connected Vehicle Test Beds https://www.its.dot.gov/factsheets/connected_vehicle_testbed_factsheet.htm
• Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture (CVRIA) http://local.iteris.com/cvria/
• USDOT/NHSTA Automated Vehicle Policy Guidance (NHTSA 2016-0091)  https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicles#federal-policy-overview
• NHTSA Automated Vehicles webpage  https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicles
• NHTSA 2016-0126:  Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) Communication Technology Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 1/12/2017 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/01/12/2016-31059/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-v2v-communications
• NHTSA 2016-0040: NHTSA Enforcement Guidance Bulletin 2016-02 on Safety-Related Defects and Automated Safety Technologies Final Notice 9/23/2016 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/09/23/2016-23010/nhtsa-enforcement-guidance-bulletin-2016-02-safety-related-defects-and-automated-safety-technologies

  Other Agencies

• American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) Automated Vehicles Information Sharing Group, Automated Vehicle Working Group, and Automated Vehicle Information Library.  http://www.aamva.org/Autonomous-Vehicle-Information-Library/
• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Autonomous Vehicle Policy Workshops, CV/AV Executive Leadership Team, Subcommitee on Transportation System Management and Operations (STSMO) CV/AV Working Group, CV/AV Research Roadmap and related tasks, CV Field Infrastructure Near Term Analysis Tool, and CV Field Infrastructure Footprint Analysis. http://systemoperations.transportation.org/
• National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) autonomous vehicle legislative information and database.  http://www.ncsl.org/research/transportation/autonomous-vehicles-selfdriving-vehicles-enacted-legislation.aspx  
• National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) Vehicle to Infrastructure Deployment Coalition (V2I DC) and Preparing for Connected/Automated Vehicles Webinar http://www.transportationops.org/V2I/V2I-overview and http://transportationops.org/event/metropolitan-planning-organizations-preparing-connectedautonomous-vehicles
• RAND Corporation’s Automated Vehicle Technology: A Guide for Policymakers.  http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR443-2.html
• SAE International Standard J3016: Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to On-Road Motor Vehicle Automated Driving Systems identifies six levels of driving automation and has been adopted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the USDOT’s Policy on Automated Vehicles. http://www.sae.org/servlets/pressRoom?OBJECT_TYPE=PressReleases&PAGE=showRelease&RELEASE_ID=2715
• Transportation Research Board (TRB)
  • NCHRP 20-24(98): CV/AV Research Roadmap and NCHRP 20-102: Impacts of Connected Vehicles and Automated Vehicles on State and Local Transportation Agencies. http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3752
  • NCHRP Legal Research Digest 69: A look at the Legal Environment for Driverless Vehicles.  http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/173557.aspx
  • Regional Transportation Systems Management and Operations (RTSMO) Committee (AHB10) Subcommittee on Connected and Automated Vehicles. https://sites.google.com/site/trbrtsmocommittee/subcommittees/connected-autonomous-vehicles
  • Automated and Connected Vehicles University Transportation Center Spotlight Conference November 4-5, 2015. http://www.cvent.com/events/connected-andautomated-vehicles-the-9th-university-transportation-centers-spotlightconference/event-summary-72903771f52f4a1688240effb810be90.aspx
•  Uniform Law Commission (ULC) draft model legislation for self-driving vehicles and Study Committee on State Regulation of Driverless Cars http://www.uniformlaws.org/NewsDetail.aspx?title=New%20ULC%20Study%20and%20Drafting%20Committees%20will%20be%20Appointed
• Victoria Transportation Policy Institute (VTPI) Autonomous Vehicle Implementation Predictions: Implications for Transport Planning.  http://vtpi.org/avip.pdf

 University Affiliated

• Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) CV/AV test beds, CV/AV physical infrastructure projects and transportation applications, commercial truck platooning demonstration project, policy research and planning studies.  https://tti.tamu.edu/research/connected-transportation/ and http://d2dtl5nnlpfr0r.cloudfront.net/tti.tamu.edu/documents/161504-1.pdf
• University of Maryland Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory (CATT Lab) Automated Small Vehicle Transportation Research. ttp://www.catt.umd.edu/research
• University of Virginia Center for Transportation Studies Connected Vehicle/Infrastructure University Transportation Center (CVI UTC) Consortium and Connected Vehicle Pooled Fund.  http://www.cvi-utc.org/ and http://www.cts.virginia.edu/cvpfs/

 Private

• Google:  The Waymo self-driving technology company evolved from  Google’s self-driving car. The project began in 2009 with the Toyota Prius. In 2012, the Lexus RX450h was added and in 2014, they designed a prototype vehicle, which began testing on public roads in 2015.  https://waymo.com
• INRIX’s Automated Vehicle Study identifies the top U.S. cities for shared highly autonomous vehicle (HAV) deployment, discusses how cities can leverage data to plan for HAVs, and discusses the data analysis needed to help public sector stakeholders strategically bring this technology to market.  http://www2.inrix.com/2017-autonomous-vehicle-study
• Tesla:  “All Tesla vehicles produced in…[their] factory, including Model 3, have the hardware needed for full self-driving capability.”  https://www.tesla.com/autopilot
• Toyota Research Institute (TRI) Autonomous Vehicle Research Centers have partnerships with Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Michigan MCity. http://aicenter.stanford.edu/, http://toyota.csail.mit.edu/, and http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/about/news/stories/2016/august/accelerate-artificial-intelligence-research 

 In The News

• Consumer Reports Self-Driving Cars: Driving Into the Future http://www.consumerreports.org/autonomous-driving/self-driving-cars-driving-into-the-future/
• Wired: We Take a Ride in the Self-Driving Uber Now Roaming Pittsburgh  https://www.wired.com/2016/09/self-driving-autonomous-uber-pittsburgh/

2024 Meetings

Quarter 1 Meeting 
February 28th at 2:00 PM ET
Tentative Topic: C-V2X and the Advancement of Interoperable
Meeting materials can be found here.

Quarter 2 Meeting 
May 21st at 3:00 PM ET
Tentative Topic: AVs Are Coming to Your Region at Scale: Challenges & Opportunities
Meeting materials can be found here.

Quarter 3 Meeting 
August 14th at 3:00 PM ET
Topic: Technology & Tools for Road User Charging
Meeting materials can be found here

Quarter 4 Meeting 
November 5th at 3:00 PM ET
Topic: Vertiports & Advanced Air Mobility
Meeting materials can be found here

2023 Meetings

Quarter 1 Meeting 
March 6th at 2:00 PM ET
Topic: Last-mile Small Freight Delivery Technologies
View meeting materials here.

Quarter 2 Meeting 
May 22nd at 2:00 PM ET
Topic: Alternatives to Fuel Taxes
Meeting materials coming soon.

Quarter 3 Meeting 
August 22nd at 2:00 PM ET
Topic: State of AV Adoption
View meeting materials here.

Quarter 4 Meeting 
November 15th at 2:00 PM ET
Topic: AI in Transportation and Land Use
View meeting materials here.

2022 Meetings

Quarter 1 Meeting 
May 5th at 3:00 PM ET
Topic: NEVI (National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure) Program
Format: Webinar

Quarter 2 Meeting 
May 26th at 3:00 PM ET
Topic: NEVI (National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure) Program
Format: Webinar

To access materials from the meeting, click here.

Quarter 3 Meeting 
August 4th at 2:00 PM ET
Topic: Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO)
Format: Hybrid

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Quarter 4 Meeting 
November 3rd at 2:00 PM ET
Topic: Roadway Fees and Driver Behavior
Format: Hybrid

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Working Group Meetings:
The working group held four meetings, which culminated in a national symposium.  The meetings focused on MPOs, but included MPO partners, such as State DOTs and industry.  The objective of these meetings was to develop a framework to increase awareness among MPOs, State DOTs, and local transportation agencies of transportation planning-related vehicle connectivity and automation issues, opportunities and challenges, and implications for the transportation planning process.  The meetings provided the USDOT with a mechanism for outreach on vehicle connectivity and automation planning-related guidance, and program and policy initiatives.  The meetings provided an opportunity for MPOs to discuss and identify the necessary training, information, and tools for deployment and implementation.  In addition, they allowed participants to build technical capacity, identify the state of practice, and develop effective practices.

Webinar, March 11, 2021
AMPO held a webinar on March 11, 2021 focused on Building Technical Capacity for Emerging Technologies.  A recording of the webinar as well as the webinar presentation slides can be found here.

Webinar, April 25, 2019
AMPO held a webinar on April 25, 2019 to share its National Framework for Regional Vehicle Connectivity and Automation Planning.  A recording of the webinar, as well as the webinar presentation slides, can be found here.

Work Group Meeting #1:  April 4-5, 2017
The Working Group held its first meeting from April 4-5, 2017 in Arlington, Texas.  The group was hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington’s College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs.  This meeting identified current policy, practice, and activities at MPOs, challenges and needs, opportunities, and next steps.

Read-ahead packet, presentations, and other materials can be found here.

Working Group Meeting #2: July 31 – Aug 1, 2017
The Working Group held its second meeting from July 31 – August 1, 2017 in Cincinnati, Ohio in coordination with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Official’s (AASHTO) Conference on Performance‐Based Transportation Planning, Financing, and Management.  The meeting focused on the opportunities and challenges of navigating regulatory concerns in vehicle connectivity and automation development and implementation, partnership opportunities between State DOTs and MPOs, and the risks associated with deployment and implementation. For more information, click here.

Working Group Meeting #3: November 13-14, 2017

The Working Group held its third meeting from November 13-14, 2017 in Washington, DC. The meeting included AMPO’s federal partners in the United States Department of Transportation and United States Environmental Protection Agency along with a diverse group of AMPO’s peer agencies. The objective of the meeting was to identify the roles, responsibilities, relationships, and opportunities for collaboration. For more information, click here.

Working Group Meeting #4: March 5-7, 2018
The Working Group held its fourth and final meeting from March 5-7, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. The meeting discussed the relationship between MPOs, States, and Federal agencies and the private sector and establishing effective partnerships and coordination practices among them. For more information, click here.

Working Group Peer Exchange/Symposium: November 14-15, 2018
The Working Group held a Peer Exchange/Symposium from November 14-15, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. The primary purpose of the meeting was to discuss the draft National Framework for Regional Connected and Automated Vehicles Planning developed by the working group.  The group was also able to participate in a demo of EasyMile’s 61AV Driverless Shuttle. For more information, click here.