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The USDOT is hosting a series of webinars on the key issues and opportunities facing automated vehicle and transportation systems. "Road Transport Automation and Transportation Planning" is the second in this series of webinars produced from the 2015 Automated Vehicles Symposium. This 90-minute webinar will explore what transportation planners need to know to adequately consider automation in the long-range planning process.
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Learning Objectives:
Attendees of the webinar will learn about vehicle automation and how it is incorporated into the planning process.
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Instructors:
The host of this webinar is Scott Smith, a Senior Operations Research Analyst in the Technology, Innovation, and Policy Division at Volpe. He will present the basics of vehicle automation, including the levels of automation; the distinction between automated, autonomous, and connected vehicles; and some specific applications. He will discuss possible timelines and the major sources of uncertainty in both the timing and form of automation.
John Orr, Transportation Access and Mobility Division Manager at the Atlanta Regional Commission, will discuss why planners should care about automation.
Jeremy Raw, from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Planning, will present planning approaches for automated vehicles in the context of performance-based planning and making use of scenarios to envision possible futures.
Max Azizi, Team Lead, FHWA Office of Transportation Policy Studies, will present preliminary findings from a recent FHWA-sponsored project on incorporating connected and automated vehicles into the planning process.
Target Audience:
The target audience of this webinar includes states, metropolitan planning organizations, and othe
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