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September 5, 12:30 PM – September 6, 3:00 PM CDT: The FHWA National
Dialogue on Highway Automation is a series of workshops held across the country
to facilitate information-sharing, identify key issues, and support the
transportation community to safely and efficiently integrate automated vehicles
into the road network. The National Dialogue engages a diverse group of stakeholders such as, automated vehicle technology developers, technology suppliers, State and local agencies, associations, and public sector partners. The introductory webinar on May 8 provided an overview of the National Dialogue, including planned initiatives and focus areas. The next FHWA National Dialogue on Highway Automation focuses on freight and will take place in Chicago, IL. Workshop participants will explore topics in truck automation, truck-platooning applications, and the implications for traffic operations and the roadway infrastructure. Registration for the Chicago National Dialogue is available here.
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ITS
Training & Other ITS News
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A recording of the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) Connected Vehicles (CV) Pilot Device Acquisition and Installation webinar, hosted by the ITS Joint Program Office (JPO),
is now available. The purpose of this webinar is to provide an overview of the
approach for identifying devices, equipment, and software that needed to be
acquired for the Tampa CV pilot, as well as how to procure devices,
engage with vendors, adhere to an
installation schedule, and overcome technical barriers.
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On Tuesday, August 21, the inaugural Transportation Technology Tournament (TTT) was
held at the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Annual Meeting in
Minneapolis, MN. The TTT is a joint effort of the ITS JPO PCB Program and the
National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) to engage university students
with local agencies to propose solutions to real-world problems. At the event,
the four finalist teams presented to a panel of ITS expert judges. After
deliberation, the judges chose the joint team of University of Texas,
University of Wyoming, and University of Kansas as the winner. Their solution
addressed the non-recurrent congestion challenges facing Washington, DC by
developing traveler information systems around work zones and in identifying
potential data and modeling needs required to manage special events.
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The ITS field is evolving at an unprecedented rate. The purpose of this module is to gain an understanding of how ITS has evolved in the past 25 years, the significant changes in the roles played by the public and private sectors, the key technological and societal trends that are responsible for those changes, and the new opportunities and challenges transportation officials will face.
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In June, the CV Pilot Deployment Program, in collaboration
with the USDOT and its contractor, conducted a three-day interoperability test
at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) in McLean, VA. This was
the first of its kind to use devices from three different sites, six device
vendors, and multiple communications media and to successfully transfer messages between the different vehicles.
This test was considered an important milestone in the maturation of CV
technologies for operational deployment.
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