406-National Collaboration Models around Roadway Digital Infrastructure for Automation Research, Innovation, and Deployment
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 31, 2024: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Indigo H
Session Moderators
Moderator(s):
Laurie Matkowski, Vice President, Gannett Fleming
Julie Lorenz, Principal Consultant, 1898 & Co.
Session Organizers
Organizers:
Dean Deeter, Athey Creek Consultants
John Corbin, FHWA
TRB Sponsoring Committees and Partners
TRB Standing Committee on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) (ACP15)
TRB Standing Committee on Vehicle-Highway Automation (ACP30)
TRB Standing Committee on Information Systems and Technology (AED30)
Session Description and Agenda
Description
Creating and sustaining the digital infrastructure to sustain roadway automation will require collaboration in research, deployment, and operation. This session will showcase several collaboration approaches for both digital infrastructure and roadway automation from different parts of the world. Audience members will learn why national scale collaboration is critical, understand some existing models, and then participate in table-top exercises to define the characteristics of a national scale collaboration model that would work in the United States. The panelist experts will react to the models suggested by audience members as input to the eventual model definition. Attendees will leave the workshop having participated in shaping the collaborative research to be performed in the United States and with a better understanding of how they might participate in this collaboration.
Agenda
1:30 – 1:45 Introductions and Welcome
Welcome, Agenda Recap, Expectations for the Day
The “What”, “How”, and “Why” for Today.
- What do we mean by National and Continental Scale Collaboration on Roadway Automation and RDI
research and innovation?
- How does National and Continental Scale Collaboration differ from (and complement and benefit from)
other research on roadway automation and RDI?
- Who is likely to be engaged and active in this collaboration (e.g., National agencies, Research Institutes,
Universities, State and Local DOT)?
1:45 – 2:30 Panel: Understanding the Need for National and Continental Scale Collaboration on Roadway Automation and Digital Infrastructure Research and Innovation
- Transportation Research Industry Perspective on Research Needs for Roadway Automation and Digital
Infrastructure.
- Public Sector Perspective on the Need for National and Continental Scale Collaboration:
- Private Industry Perspective on the Need for National and Continental Scale Collaboration.
- Open Mic – Audience Perspective on the Need and Benefits
2:30 – 3:15 Roundtable Interview: Examples of National and Continental Scale Collaboration Around Roadway Digital Infrastructure and Automation Research
3:15-3:30 Break
3:30 – 4:45 Working Table-top Activity - Defining a US Based National Collaboration Model
- Insights into Collaboration and Explanation of Table Top Activity
- Table-top collaboration:
4:45 – 5:00 “The Pitch”
Each Table pitches their proposed collaboration model
5:00 Adjourn
Session Objectives
Goal:
To explore and identify possible approaches for creating a national collaboration enterprise or organization to advance roadway digital infrastructure (RDI) at national and continental transportation network scale.
Objectives:
1. To showcase several national collaboration approaches for both RDI and roadway automation from different parts of the world.
2. For audience members to learn why national scale collaboration is critical, and to understand some existing models.
3. For audience members to participate in table-top exercises to define the characteristics of a national scale collaboration model that would work in the United States and share their recommendations.
Outputs:
Attendees will leave the workshop having participated in shaping the collaborative research to be performed in the United States and with a better understanding of how they might participate in this national scale collaboration.
Session Presentations
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John Corbin
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Brian Cronin
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Dean Deeter
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Valerie Shuman
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Sue Bai
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Jane Lappin
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Stephane Dreher
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Tracy Larkin Thomason
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