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Vehicle Autom ation in Pennsylvania February 1 , 2 0 1 8 Todays - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Report to the Citizens of Pennsylvania Vehicle Autom ation in Pennsylvania February 1 , 2 0 1 8 Todays Presenters Leslie Richards , Secretary, PennDOT Roger Cohen , Policy Director, PennDOT Kurt Myers , Deputy Secretary, Driver


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Report to the Citizens of Pennsylvania

Vehicle Autom ation in Pennsylvania

February 1 , 2 0 1 8

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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

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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

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HAVs in Pennsylvania

  • Why HAVs?
  • What is PennDOT doing?
  • What’s Next?

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Send us your questions and comments during this webinar

penndotav@pa.gov

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Highly Autom ated Vehicles The Coming Revolution

Highly Autom ated Vehicles The Coming Revolution

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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

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W hy HAVs?

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The Need for AVs

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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 1,188 Ro a d wa y Fa ta litie s in 2016 769k L

ic e nse d Drive rs a g e d 75+

75+ 75+

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Why Embrace Highly Automated Vehicles?

  • Safety
  • Independence for disabled,
  • lder, and non-licensed drivers
  • Congestion reduction
  • More efficient use of our

infrastructure

  • Redirect traffic enforcement
  • Energy savings (platooning)

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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

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Stakeholder Collaboration: Task Force

F e de r a l Gove r nme nt Sta te Gove r nme nt L

  • c a l Gove r

nme nt Pr iva te Se c tor Or g a niza tions Ac a de mia

The General Assembly

Pr iva te Se c tor Busine ss

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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

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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?

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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

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Federal Engagement 2017 - House

  • Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and

Research In Vehicle Evolution “(SELF DRIVE Act”)

– Preemption – prevent states from regulating technology

  • r 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

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Update – Winter 2017/ 2018

  • New Federal

Automated Vehicle Policy 2.0

– Generally consistent with prior guidance, shortened, refined – Already working on 3.0

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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.

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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.

$21.1B in payroll 228,700+ jobs 15,500 businesses $92,000+

  • avg. annual

wage

6th

U.S. rank in # of companies assisted by venture funding

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Well Paying Jobs

Autonomous Vehicle Engineer

  • Avg. Annual Salary

$88K - $223K/year

The Autonomous Vehicle Engineering occupation includes positions such as Robotics Engineer, Senior System Engineer, Senior R&D Engineer, and others.

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In Good Company

Uber, Argo, Aptiv, Royal Trucking, Volvo are all developing AVs in PA in some capacity.

Tech companies that have invested and have a footprint in PA include Amazon, Google, Comcast, Duolingo, Apple, and Facebook.

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Industry Timeline

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2020 2024

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2018 2019

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2025 2029

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2030

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W hat I s PennDOT Doing?

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HAV Statewide Strategic Plan

Expand on Existing Research Near-term and Long-term Actionable Information Living Document

Maintenance & Operations Design & Construction Planning & Research

Driver Licensing & Motor Vehicles

I T & Security Modal Considerations Workforce Requirements Policy & Legal Outreach & Collaboration

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Smart Belt Coalition

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Multi-jurisdictions 4 Distinct Seasons Urban & Rural Roadways Traffic Incident Mgmt. Freight Work Zones

Attributes: Priorities:

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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

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Middletown Shuttle

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National & International Engagement

  • AAMVA Autonom ous Vehicle Best Practices

W orking Group

  • Peer Exchanges w ith Australia & China
  • fficials
  • 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

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W hat’s Next?

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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.

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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

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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

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Questions and Answers

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Take the Survey, Please!

https: / / www.surveymonkey.com/ r/ PaDOT_HAV

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Thank you for joining us

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