< Back to Schedule View

372-Managed Lanes: Incubator for AVs 

Date and Time: Wednesday, July 12, 2023: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Imperial A

Session Moderators and Organizers

MODERATORS
Glenn Havinoviski, PE, Vice President and Director of Intelligent Transportation Systems, JMT
Zifeng (Lilian) Wu, PE PhD, Engineer, Kittelson Associates
Nick Wood, PE, Associate Research Engineer, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

ORGANIZERS
Glenn Havinoviski, JMT (proposer / CONTACT #1)
Sonika Sethi, Leidos (CONTACT #2)
Nick Wood, TTI
Jim Misener, Qualcomm
Nawal Nazir, PNNL
Abby Morgan, Kittelson Assoc
Zifeng (Lilian) Wu, Kittelson Assoc
Benazir Portal, Kittelson Assoc
Tim Haile, Contra Costra Transportation Authority
Melanie Chen, Beijing Jiaotong University
Katy Linburg, Carma Technology

TRB Sponsoring Committees and Partners

TRB Managed Lanes Committee (ACP35)

Session Description and Agenda

DESCRIPTION

This session will provide both practitioners and the general audience with an overview of how managed lane facilities including limited-access, arterial and multi-modal corridors serve as an opportunity to deploy vehicle automation, including lessons learned from both historic and recent initiatives, conclusions from research case studies, along with an overview of several new projects both completed and underway.

AGENDA

INTRODUCTORY (3 min) – Glenn Havinoviski - JMT (session chair)
Initial Attitude Survey – Can vehicle automation be enhanced through use of managed lane facilities?

PRESENTATION SESSION (60 min) – Zifeng (Lilian) Wu, Kittelson Assoc, lwu@kittelson.com (Moderator)

1) Flashback! AHS Program and Lessons Learned - Jim Misener (Qualcomm)
2) Connected, Cooperative, Autonomous and People-Centered Mobility – Tim Haile (Contra Costa Transportation Authority)
3) Express Lanes CAV Testing – Sonika Sethi (Leidos)
4) Accelerating Autonomous Freight with Dedicated Infrastructure – Mark DeLaVergne (Cavnue)
5) Automated Shuttle Initiatives – Jennifer Davenport (Beep)

TRANSITION (Glenn Havinoviski) – (2 min)
Thinking Cap Survey – What travel services could benefit from automation?

LIGHTNING ROUND (20 min): Lessons Learned and What’s Next? Nick Wood (TTI) - Discussant
Questions for speakers #1-5 from Discussant and the Audience, each speaker has 30 seconds to respond to each question.

WRAP-UP (5 min) - Glenn Havinoviski (JMT)
1) Repeat question from Initial Attitude Survey and compare responses “before” and “after”
2) Survey - What research do you believe is needed before investing in vehicle automation within managed lane facilities?
3) Final Thoughts

Session Objectives

• Examine Current AV activities and initiatives in managed lanes facilities (including limited-access and arterial for multi-modal vehicles)

• Provide a historical perspective and lessons learned from past and current vehicle automation initiatives, and how those may benefit future initiatives

• Identify achievable, short-term opportunities to integrate vehicle automation activities with managed lane facilities (traveler altitudes, use cases, operational policies, etc.)

• Identify potential research demonstrating how mobility, safety and environment benefits of vehicle automation and managed lanes (freeway or arterial) can be enhanced through the combination of both activities