Getting Ready for Connected

Vehicles on Managed Lanes

Ginger Goodin, P.E.
Director, TTI Policy Research Center
 The Role of Connectivity
• Basic intelligent transportation systems (ITS) have been
developing gradually since the 1990s – both vehicles and
infrastructure
• Automation handles driving functions, overcomes driver
limitations
• Connectivity integrates vehicles, cloud, and roadway
infrastructure

What does
convergence
look like?

Adapted from Shladover and Lappin TRB presentation, 2015

 One Industry Perspective…
Deploying Autonomous Vehicles: Commercial
Considerations and Urban Mobility Scenarios
ey.com/automotive
• Six scenarios representing evolving levels of
driver control, vehicle autonomy and connectivity
• Scenario 2: Dedicated AV Lanes
• Commuter “trains” or “platoons” in AV-only lanes
• “Driver cedes control of primary vehicle functions
when entering connected highway; regains control
upon exit”
• Moderately high level of driver control, moderate level
of vehicle autonomy, low level of connectivity
 The Intrigue of Managed Lanes for
Connected Automation

• Separation from general mixed traffic

• Restricted vehicle use
• Communications capabilities
• Users accept paying for premium service
• Financing and customer service business
operations
• Multi-agency collaboration
 The Unknowns
• Business model and public policy – What is the value proposition?
Increased throughput? Support high level of service? Reconfigured
cross section? What is the pricing regime? Level of private sector
involvement? How are benefits and costs demonstrated?
• Access operations – How will at-grade slip ramp access work? How
will other forms of access work? How is access enforced?
• Lane separation – Can connected vehicle platoons effectively operate
with buffer or delineator separation?
• Network – How will automated vehicles operate in a MLs system?
Regional business rules?
• Modal usage – How will transit and other rideshare modes be
integrated? What about commercial vehicles?

Who are the champions?

 Research

• MTC 2009 – Connected vehicle technologies to

support HOT lane operations
Nine use cases explored
• FHWA Exploratory Advanced Research
Program
CACC in managed lanes
• Identified Research Needs (Vehicle-Highway
Automation Committee AHB30)
Strategies to Use Automation Technologies in
Managed Lane Applications
 Opportunities

• Accelerate research development

• USDOT CV Pilot Program

– Goal: spur early CV deployment with
measured benefits
– Pilot deployments in a real-world
environment
– Multiple pilot sites over time
– Large-scale and multimodal/multi-application
Revolutionizing Our Roadways
Public Policy Series
www.tti.tamu.edu/policy/

Ginger Goodin g-goodin@tamu.edu