Infrastructure/Industry Working Group

Activity #1: Survey of AV Shuttle Deployments

• Develop and disseminate a survey instrument to understand agency experiences and lessons learned with AV shuttle deployments.
• Survey results will be summarized and disseminated in order to discuss and determine any next steps, e.g. conducting second survey or follow-up contact with survey respondents.

Activity #2: Facilitate Development of 101 Resource on Communications Networks and Data

• Develop a resource for IOO executive staff and decision makers making investments and who are new to the CAV realm.
• Develop draft content that can be used to generate formal documentation, in the form of a white paper, webinar, or YouTube video
• Provide content to support external effort to develop one or more resources (e.g. YouTube videos, white papers, webinars, and/or Primer) that will present the terms and types of communications methods.

Activity #3: Expand Membership and Increase Interactions with Appropriate Associations

• This Working Group will work to make connections with appropriate groups and invite participation by new members in order to increase perspective and better understand issues.

Activity #4: Working Group Webinars   

• Conduct webinars to help share notices and updates about ongoing initiatives from the stakeholder community represented both by the core association/federal partners”.
• Track efforts of other groups regarding definitions of “infrastructure” and related AV/CV terms to leverage this nomenclature and follow the lead of these more mature, data-driven organizations. This may involve presentations from other CAT Coalition groups, the National Safety Council, IIHS, AAA, Consumer Reports, and NHTSA.

Activity #5: Provide reactions to IOO/OEM Forum Activities

• IOO/OEM Forum members will present to this Working Group requesting reactions and feedback during the webinar or through follow-up email on a variety of the Forum’s ongoing activities, as needed.