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The Connected and Automated Vehicle Initiative in Florida

Trey Tillander, P.E.Director, Traffic Engineering & Operations OfficeFlorida DOT

AASHTO SCOTE Annual MeetingJune 26, 2017

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Agenda

• Florida’s Autonomous Vehicle Regulatory Environment

• Florida’s Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) History

• Connected Vehicles (CV) Projects in Planning

• CV Projects in Design/Implementation

• Operational CV Project

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Florida’s Autonomous Vehicle Regulatory Environment

• 2012 Law Enactment (FS 316.003, 316.85, 316.86, 319.145)

Defined “autonomous vehicle” as a vehicle that can drive without active control or monitoring by a human

Required autonomous vehicle to have a means to alert the operator of a technology failure and for the operator to take control of the vehicle

Required an autonomous vehicle to meet federal motor vehicle standards and NHTSA regulations

Allowed autonomous vehicles to be operated on roads by persons with a valid drivers license and designated by manufacturers of autonomous technology for testing

Required human operator to be in vehicle unless on a closed course

Required $5M insurance or bond prior to testing an autonomous vehicle

Limited liability of the vehicle manufacturer

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Florida’s Autonomous Vehicle Regulatory Environment

• 2016 amendment to FS 316.85, 316.86, 319.145, 339.175, 339.64

Removed restrictions of operators to manufacturers of autonomous technology

Removed requirement for human operator to be present in vehicle for testing purposes

Removed insurance/bond requirement

Added requirement for the autonomous vehicle to be capable of bringing the vehicle to a stop if the operator is not able to

Added requirements that MPO Long-Range Transportation Plans and FDOT’s Strategic Intermodal System Plan must consider autonomous technology

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Florida’s Autonomous Vehicle Regulatory Environment

• 2017 amendment to FS 316.85 (House Bill died)

Would have removed a requirement that the person operating a vehicle in autonomous mode possess a valid driver's license

Instead, the autonomous technology would have been deemed the licensed entity

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Florida’s Long CAV History

• 1992 – TravTek Operational Field Test in Orlando

Public/private partnership with AAA, GM, AVIS

Tested 5 alternatives for visual and audible navigation assistance, route guidance, and real-time information

Orlando TMC and 1,200 square mile traffic network

100 vehicles and approximately 4,000 drivers

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Florida’s Long CAV History

• 1996 – ITS World Congress in Orlando

• 2003 – iFlorida Model Deployment

Expanded and integrated existing data collection and monitoring systems

Used data operationally to improve transportation systems security, safety, reliability, performance, and traveler information dissemination

On-board alarm system on buses that transmitted video back to the operations center

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Florida’s CAV History

• 2011 – ITS World Congress in Orlando

• FDOT Demonstrated CV technologies to the ITS World Congress participants Orlando region

I-4, SR 528, John Young Parkway, International Drive, and Universal Boulevard

• Technologies included 45 On-Board Units (OBU) to alert drivers – in buses and other

vehicles

26 Roadside Units (RSU) to broadcast messages

• Demonstrated how this technology was integrated with the FDOT’s Orlando Regional Transportation Management Center (RTMC) with SunGuide® Software

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Florida’s CV Projects/Initiatives

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CV Projects Under Planning

• University of Florida Accelerated Innovation Deployment (UF AID)

• University of Florida Test Bed (UF Test Bed)

• Gainesville SPaT Trapezium

• Central Florida Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground

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University of Florida Accelerated Innovation Deployment

• FDOT applied for 2017 Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration grant application in April

• University of Florida (UF) and City of Gainesville connected vehicle pilot project Thirteen traffic signals around UF campus

Seven mid-block crossings

Passive pedestrian/bicyclist detection at all locations via detection technologies

Real-time notification to transit, motorists, and pedestrians/bicyclists

SPaT data broadcasting w/active pedestrian/bicyclist detection via RSU Traffic Signals (13)Mid-block Crossings (7)

Project Corridor

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University of Florida Test Bed

• UF Test Bed Partners

Florida Department of Transportation

UF

City of Gainesville

• Intent

To provide real-world test bed facility

To collaborate with and assist developers to demonstrate and test a wide range of solutions

• Test bed facilities range from freeways to high volume arterials with bike/pedestrian/scooter/skateboard applications

• Request for Information (RFI) for desired technologies or applications to test for safety, mobility, and data management

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Gainesville SPaT Trapezium

• FDOT in partnership with City of Gainesville is developing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the deploying CV technologies on 27 signals along four corridors forming trapezium around UF campus

• Technologies to deploy and test Roadside Units

Onboard Units

Software application (web based or smartphone application based) for pedestrian and bicyclist safety

Traffic Signals (27)Project Corridor

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Central Florida AV Proving Ground

• 2017 USDOT approved AV Proving Ground

• Central Florida AV Partners1. Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (SunTrax)

2. Florida Polytechnic University

3. I-4 Ultimate (Districts 1 and 5)

4. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) and Florida State University (FSU)

5. LYNX

6. City of Orlando

7. University of Central Florida (UCF)

8. Central Florida Expressway (SR 528)

9. NASA, Kennedy Space Center

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CV Projects Under Design/Implementation

• Tallahassee US 90 Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT)

• I-75 Florida’s Regional Advanced Mobility Elements (FRAME)

• Gainesville Autonomous Transit Innovation Connector (GATrIC)

• Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) SunTrax

• Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) Connected Vehicle Pilot

• Orlando Greenway/Pedestrian Safety

• Seminole County State Road 434 Connected Vehicle Deployment

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Tallahassee US 90 Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT)

• AASHTO challenged all states with Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) deployment of 20+ signals by 2020

• US 90 Mahan Drive to have 22 signalized intersections equipped with DSRC

• FDOT and City of Tallahassee partnership

• RSUs to broadcast SPaT information 24x7 for vehicle onboard units to receive

• RFP advertised in April 2017

• Shortlisted Vendors to test at Traffic Engineering and Research Lab (TERL) in July 2017

• Final selection in August 2017

Traffic Signals (22)Project Corridor

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I-75 Florida’s Regional Advanced Mobility Elements (FRAME)

• Project limits: I-75 and US 441/US 301 from Wildwood to Alachua

• Deploy Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) using connected vehicle technologies

• RSUs at every mile on I-75 for incident management (in project limits)

• RSUs at signals on detour routes for SPaT, pedestrian safety, freight and transit priority

• Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM) in both Gainesville and Ocala for Active Arterial Management (AAM)

• Test using OBUs and other testing tools

• Procurement underway

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Traffic Signal w/ Roadside Units (RSU) (10) – for Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT)

Railroad Crossing w/RSU (2) – SPaT and RR Xing

Traffic Signal on Transit Route w/RSU (3) – SPaT and Transit Signal Priority (TSP)

Traffic Signal on Transit Route w/Ped Crossings w/RSU (88) – SPaT, Ped-Safe, and TSP

Traffic Signal with Pedestrian Crossings w/RSU (26) – SPaT, Ped-Safe

Weigh-in-motion

Rest Area (4)

University of Florida

Paynes Prairies

I-75 with RSU at Every Mile (74 Miles)

Arterial Detour Corridors (56 Miles)

Arterial Detour Corridor needing communications (8 Miles)

Both Cities: Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (129)

Freight Routes: I-75, US 301, US 27, SR 24 (Future)

Gainesville

Ocala

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Gainesville Autonomous Transit Innovation Connector (GATrIC)

• Studied feasibility of deploying AV shuttle to connect UF campus to the newly built Innovation Square facility

• RFP development underway in partnership with Gainesville Regional Transit System

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University of Florida

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Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) SunTrax

• FDOT constructing a 2.2 mile oval track on 400 acres near Florida Polytechnic University in Polk County, Florida

• Test toll equipment, CV and AV technologies for V2I, V2V, and V2X communications

• Multiple simulated transportation environment Central business district

Large arterial roadways

Rural roads

Large and complex intersections

Various pavements and pavement markings

• Construction began June 2017

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THEA CV Pilot

• USDOT awarded THEA CV pilot grant on September 1, 2015 to design/build/test CV applications

• THEA CV applications End of Ramp Deceleration Warning

Wrong Way Entry Warning

Pedestrian in Signalized Crosswalk

Intersection Movement Assist

Vehicle Right Turn in Front of Bus Warning

Forward Collision Warning

Emergency Electronic Brake Light Warning

Intersection Movement Assist

Mobile Accessible Pedestrian Signal

Intelligent Traffic Signal System

Transit Signal Priority

Probe-enabled Traffic Monitoring

• Project design approved; under deployment

V2I Safety

V2VSafety

Mobility

Data

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THEA Pilot Site Proposed CV Devices

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Orlando Greenway/Pedestrian Safety

• Greenway To increase throughput capacity and reduce congestion by optimizing traffic signal

operations with the implementation of technologies

To improve multimodal movement and safety of people and goods by optimizing existing traffic operations during peak periods and special events

• Pedestrian Safety (PED-SAFE) To implement a pedestrian and bicycle collision avoidance system that utilizes CV

technologies to reduce the occurrence of pedestrian and bicycle crashes

• Technologies DSRC, OBU, RSU, Audible Basic Safety Messages (BSM), Synchronous Data Link

Control monitoring device in lieu of controller change outs (250 count)

Advanced Sensor Technology to produce real time turning movement counts, saturation flow rates, right on red, and permissive yellows

• Project currently advertised; Selection in July

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Seminole County SR 434 CV Deployment

• CV Pilot on SR 434 from McCulloch Road to E Mitchell Hammock Road

• The purpose of this project is to implement CV technology and Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM) in Seminole County

• The project will deploy RSUs with SPaT, Transit Signal Priority (TSP), and pre-emption applications

• Project currently advertised; Selection in July

Traffic Signals (6)Project Corridor

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CV Project Operational

• Osceola County deployed RSUs at the following two intersections Orange Blossom Trial (OBT) at Poinciana Boulevard

Orange Blossom Trail at Osceola Parkway

• Intersection configuration Mast arm (OBT @ Poinciana)

Span wire (OBT @ Osceola)

• RSUs ready to test and in operation since September 2016

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FLORIDA’S CONNECTED VEHICLE PROJECTS MAPLAST UPDATED: 5/18/2017

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INSET B

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INSET B

US 90 SPaT Tallahassee

UF AIDGATrIC

UF Test Bed

Gainesville Trapezium

I-75 FRAME Gainesville

I-75 FRAME Ocala

SR 434 CV

Greenway/Ped-Safe

Central FL AV Proving Ground

Osceola County CV

FTE SunTrax

THEA CV PILOT

Projects/Initiatives

PlanningUniversity of Florida Accelerated Innovation Deployment (UF AID)University of Florida Test Bed (UF Test Bed)Gainesville Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) TrapeziumCentral Florida Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground

Design/ImplementationUS 90 SPaT TallahasseeI-75 Florida’s Regional Advanced Mobility Element (FRAME) GainesvilleI-75 Florida’s Regional Advanced Mobility Element (FRAME) OcalaGainesville Autonomous Transit Innovation Connection (GATrIC)Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) SunTraxTampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) Connected Vehicle PilotCity of Orlando Greenway/Pedestrian SafetySR 434 Connected Vehicle Deployment

OperationsOsceola County Connected Vehicle Signals

NTS

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