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TxLTAP Serving the State of Texas

2018 YEAR IN REVIEW

Goals • Provide assistance to all 254 Texas Counties • Provide instructor-led classes • Provide technical assistance • Host website, to include mobile website • Develop instructional curriculum • Produce quarterly newsletter

2 TxLTAP 2018 Year In Review

Texas Counties Served (FY16 – FY19)


County To Date County To Date County To Date County To Date County To DateAnderson 4 Chambers 1 Gillespie 1 Lavaca 1 Refugio 1Angelina 1 Cherokee 5 Grayson 3 Liberty 3 Schleicher 6Archer 1 Childress 2 Gregg 2 Limestone 4 Scurry 2Bandera 3 Collin 50 Grimes 4 Llano 1 Shelby 2Bastrop 1 Comal 5 Guadalupe 10 Lubbock 11 Sherman 1Baylor 3 Comanche 2 Hale 6 Maverick 3 Smith 9Bee 2 Coryell 1 Harris 32 McLennan 11 Tarrant 97Bell 8 Dallas 61 Hays 9 Medina 3 Taylor 32Bexar 47 Dawson 2 Hidalgo 27 Midland 4 Tom Green 1Bosque 4 Denton 9 Hill 2 Mills 1 Travis 50Bowie 1 Ector 10 Jack 3 Montgomery 7 Victoria 1Brazoria 4 El Paso 41 Jasper 1 Moore 1 Walker 6Brazos 15 Ellis 9 Jefferson 7 Motley 1 Washington 2Brewster 1 Erath 3 Jim Wells 4 Nolan 2 Webb 14Briscoe 3 Falls 3 Johnson 1 Nueces 11 Wharton 7Brown 3 Foard 1 Karnes 1 Parker 2 Wichita 2Burnet 11 Fort Bend 20 Kaufman 18 Potter 21 Wilbarger 1Cameron 5 Franklin 1 Kendall 14 Rains 10 Willacy 1Camp 4 Frio 5 Kerr 15 Randall 1 Williamson 12Cass 7 Galveston 14 Lamar County 1 Red River 1 Wise 2

TxLTAP Geographic Reach – FY16 to FY19


New Counties Reached in FY16




Instructor-Led Classes


• Confined Space Safety • Electrical Safety • Excavation Safety • Fall Safety • Heavy Equipment for Wildfires • Planning Work Zone Traffic Control • Qualified Flagger • Snow and Ice Control Techniques

• Traffic Management for First Responders • Traffic Control Supervisor • Tree Trimming Safety • TMUTCD Update & Work Zone Refresher • Vehicle Backing Safety • Work Zone Construction Site Safety • Work Zone Safety: Temporary Traffic Control • Work Zone Traffic Control/Qualified Flagger

Safety Focus Courses

FY18 – Delivered 102 Courses to 2,100 Participants



• Advanced Utility Locator Training • Aerial/Scissor Lift • Asphalt Distributor • Designing Pedestrian Facilities for

Accessibility • Guardrail Installation • Gravel Roads Academy • Installation and Maintenance of Signs and Pavement Markings • Local Government Project Procedures

Qualification

• Pipeline Locating, Marking & Damage Prevention

• Rough Terrain Forklift • Storm Drainage Pipe Installation • Storm Drainage Pipe and Precast Box Culvert

Installation • Subsurface Utility Locating and Marking

Workshop • Telescopic Hydraulic Excavator

Infrastructure Management Focus Courses

FY18 – Delivered 63 Courses to 939 Participants



• Articulating Boom Excavator • Backhoe/Front End Loader • Bucket Truck/Digger Derrick • Compactor • Dozer • Equipment Load and Tie Down • Forklift • Heavy Equipment Rodeo

• Mini-Excavator • Motor Grader – Beginner, Intermediate,

Advanced • Roller • Skid Steer • Sweeper • Track Loader • Wheel Loader

Workforce Development Focus Courses

FY18 – Delivered 103 Courses to 1,004 Participants

Technical Assistance


2016 – 2019 39 Instances

Special Training Event Opportunities


• Heavy Equipment for Wildfire • Heavy Equipment Rodeo

• Snow and Ice Control Techniques • Gravel Roads Academy

• Pavement Recycling Academy

Hosted Regional LTAP Meeting – March 2019

• FHWA & FHWA Texas Division representatives • Oklahoma DOT and Texas DOT representatives • NLTAPA President • LTAP’s in attendance: Indiana, Louisiana, New Mexico,

Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin • Additional LTAP’s online: Arkansas and Illinois

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TxLTAP Website – www.txltap.org


LIBRARY • Equipment Checkout • Technical Briefing Papers • Texas Resources • National Resources • Transportation News • TxLTAP Video Resources • Video Checkout

UPCOMING EVENTS

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

TxLTAP Mobile Website


www.txltap.com/mobile

Equipment Lending Library

You can find these items on our website http://www.txltap.org/.


http://www.txltap.org/

2018 Advisory Board Survey Results


• Priority of training topics:

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Operational Excellence Infrastructure Training

Workforce Development Safety Training

• What type of training events would be most beneficial to your organization:

Emergency Response Heavy Equipment Wild Fire Training Ice and Winter Storm

Maintenance Supervisor Training

What ’s next?

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Develop short courses to deliver

applicable content on EDC-5 innovations to

City and County government across the state of Texas

Collaborative Hydraulics:

Advancing to the Next Generation of Engineering

(CHANGE)

Advanced Geotechnical Exploration

Methods

Reducing Rural Roadway

Departures

Project Bundling

Use of Crowdsourcing

to Advance Operations

Unmanned Aerial Systems

(UAS)

Safe Transportation

for Every Pedestrian

(STEP)

Weather-Responsive

Management Strategies

Virtual Public Involvement

Value Capture: Capitalizing on

the Value Created by

Transportation

EDC-5

Questions?

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Weather-Responsive Management Strategies C E N T E R F O R T R A N S P O R T A T I O N R E S E A R C H

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A U S T I N

Nov. 6, 2018

PROJECT TEAM

» TxDOT RTI Wade Odell (RS)

» CTR – UT AUSTIN Chandra Bhat (PI)

Christian Claudel (Co-PI)

Natalia Ruiz-Juri (Co-PI)

Kenneth Perrine (PM, Researcher)

Brandy Savarese (Researcher)

Michael Moore (Graduate Research Assistant)

Graduate Research Assistant 2

Undergraduate Research Assistant 1

Undergraduate Research Assistant 2

April 8, 2019

CARRYING ON FROM EDC-4

» WORKFLOWS • For new sensors and data to be useful, they must be integrated into existing

workflows. • Facilitating intra-departmental and inter-organizational collaboration is critical. • Look at integrating to: TxDOT IT architecture – Lonestar – TxDOT Data Lake

» DISSEMINATION • Mobile technologies and V2I are promising. 511, social media, mass

notification gain attention. • Most WRM strategies in other states have to do with dynamic messaging &

variable speed limits.

April 8, 2019


» DATA QUALITY • Sensor data quality and resiliency: suitability for forecasting and decision-making: • Include processes for data validation and fault checking. • Multiple sensor types in one location improves quality.

» PERFORMANCE METRICS • Understand reliability • Justify future purchases and system expansions

April 8, 2019


» IT ARCHITECTURE • IMD IT architecture, security policies, and sustainability • For large-scale and sustainable, best to integrate to TxDOT (e.g. Lonestar) • Storage and data governance: Who owns the data? Who’s responsible?

» SENSOR PURCHASES • Vendor services offered, “in-house” expertise (“championing”), and time

availability • Ease of installation and maintenance • Multifunction capabilities • Open architectures • Vendor delivery time

April 8, 2019

EDC-4 TRAINING

» OBJECTIVES • Introduce processes and challenges for deploying sensors and using data. • For technical management, operations, and roadway maintenance personnel

» PART 2: DATA, DECISION MAKING & DISSEMINATION • Overview of data sources, analyses, and uses for data • U.S. case studies for roadway weather management • Performance metrics

» PART 1: NEW SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES • Value/price points • Deployment form factors • Communications technologies • Reliability

• Deployment strategies • Performance metrics • Lessons learned

April 8, 2019

EDC-5 OBJECTIVES

» DEVELOP A DEMO WRMS Demonstrate a weather-responsive maintenance/management strategy (WRMS) in a relevant environment: TRL 6

» INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS AND REDUCE COSTS What are effective ways to reach the public today? How can agencies intercommunicate better?

April 8, 2019

WHAT’S A TRL?

» TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL TRL 6 = Prototype demonstrated in relevant environment

From: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/ear/17047/001.cfm

April 8, 2019

PLANS & OUTCOMES

» THE DEMO PLATFORM: A FREEZING RWIS

• Use mobile, connected vehicle data, and sensors in a roadway information system that yields measureable benefits.

• Reduce anti-icing and de-icing (brine) usage.

• Optimize fleet mileage and personnel time.

• Track weather conditions on vulnerable roadway.

• Improve information reporting to travelers.

• Apply to other extreme weather types.

Capabilities/Visualizations

Vulnerable roadway sections

Recent or forecasted weather

Roadway treatment activity

Optimized routes

Surface and treatment status

(Sample rendition)

April 8, 2019

PLANS & OUTCOMES

» MEANWHILE • Research best practices across the country.

• Understand how to plug into existing TxDOT workflows and procedures.

• Map out how to integrate with Lonestar ATMS and TxDOT data archiving efforts.

• Integrate TxDOT IT architecture and security policies.

• Apply decision support systems and processes.

• Establish roadmaps to deploy statewide.

• We need these to get to TRL 7, 8, and 9!

Capabilities/Visualizations

Vulnerable roadway sections

Recent or forecasted weather

Roadway treatment activity

Optimized routes

Surface and treatment status

(Sample rendition)

Nov. 6, 2018

SCHEDULE

Site Visit

Renew data plans

MAY 2021MAY 2019 JAN 2020

Value of Research

Workshop materials

Final Report

MEE

TIN

GSDE

LIVE

RABL

ES

JAN 2021

Dissemination Methods

IT Architecture, Archiving, Sharing, Resiliency

Site Visit

Demo Platform(Prepare for the Demo Platform)

Workshop

Nov. 6, 2018

ACTIVITES

» BACKGROUND • Literature search on best practices

• EDC-4 results

» DEMONSTRATION PLATFORM • Specing, purchasing, integrating, documenting, and deploying • Monitoring and data collection

» INTEGRATION • TxDOT workflows, procedures, IT security policies

• Decision support

• Tech Memos

• Workshop

• Report

DELIVERABLES

THANK YOU Kenneth Per r ine , Cente r fo r Transpor ta t ion Research , The Un ivers i t y o f Texas a t Aus t in

kper r ine@utexas .edu

ADVANCED GEOTECHNICAL METHODS In Subsurface Investigation

4/8/2019

Table of contents

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3-6 Goals of Geotechnical Subsurface Investigation

Significance of Geotechnical Subsurface Investigation

Advanced Geotechnical Subsurface Investigation Methods

Benefits of Geotechnical Subsurface Investigation

TxDOT Implementation Project - 19-E02

Q/A

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Goals of Geotechnical Subsurface Investigation

Mitigate risks to project schedule, design, and budget.

Improve reliability by optimizing geotechnical site characterization using proven, effective exploration methods and practices.

Avoid or minimize uncertainties during construction in order to:

– Save TIME, Assessing risk and variability in site characterization

– Reduce COST, Maximizing return on investment in project delivery

– Prevent FAILURES! Cost of failures is too high!

Geophysical profile showing variability in bedrock surface, confirmed during excavation.

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Cost of Failure - Too High!

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Significance of Geotechnical Subsurface Investigation

• In up to 50% of all infrastructure projects, insufficient geotechnical investigation is the main reason behind significant cost and time overruns (Baynes 2010).

• The annual cost of change orders resulting from the insufficient subsurface investigation is commonly in order of millions of dollars as much as $10 million per agency (Boeckmann and Loehr 2016).

• TxDOT encounters a considerable number of claims and change orders every year. One of the main reasons is the lack of sufficient and accurate information about subsurface conditions (Shrestha and Maharjan 2018).

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Example of Change Order

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How Much Geotechnical Subsurface Investigation Is Enough

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Source: NCHRP Synthesis 484 - Influence of Geotechnical Investigation and Subsurface Conditions on Claims, Change Orders, and Overruns (After Figure 1)


Tools that are underutilized in subsurface investigation for enhanced, effective site characterization They will assist with:

–Assessing risk and variability in site characterization

–Optimizing subsurface exploration programs –Maximizing return on investment in project

delivery

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CPT - Cone Penetration Test

– SPT/TCP - Cone Penetration Test – SCPT - Seismic Cone Penetration Test

EM - Electrical Methods

– ER - Electrical Resistivity – IP - Induced Polarization – SP - Self Potential

MWD - Measurement While Drilling

Seismic methods

– Refraction – Reflection – FWI - Full Waveform Inversion – SASW - Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves – Tomography – Downhole – Crosshole

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TDEM - Time-Domain Electromagnetic

FDEM - Frequency-Domain Electromagnetic

VLFEM - Very Low Frequency Electromagnetic

OTV - Optical Tele-viewers

ACT - Acoustic Tele-viewers

GPR - Ground Penetrating Radar

MicroGravity

PMT - Pressure meter Test

DMT - Flat Plate Dilatometer Test

Rock Discontinuities from Photogrammetry

Pore-water pressure from Field Piezometers

Suspension Logging

EDC-suggested Geotechnical Subsurface Investigation Methods

Cone Penetration Test (CPT/SCPT) Electrical Methods (ER, IP, SP) Measurement While Drilling (MWD) Seismic Methods (Reflection, Refraction, FWI,

Surface Waves, Tomography) Optical and Acoustic Tele-viewers (OTV/ATV)

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Benefits of Geotechnical Subsurface Investigation

Reduced Risk

– Reducing uncertainties in subsurface conditions – Mitigating design and construction risks

Improved Quality

– Improving confidence in the geotechnical characterization – Reducing unnecessary conservatism in design – Establishing a more reliable basis for design and construction of

foundations and other geotechnical features impacting the highway system

Accelerated Project Delivery

– Significant number of construction delays can be attributed to inadequate knowledge of subsurface site conditions, well-scoped investigation programs improve decision-making and constructability, providing time and cost savings for transportation agencies

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TxDOT Implantation Project

19-E02, Implementation of Advanced Geophysical Tools for Geotechnical Analysis

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Principal Investigators Mohsen Shahandashti, Ph.D., P.E.

Sahadat Hossain, Ph.D., P.E.

Department of Civil Engineering

Project Objectives - 19-E02

Conduct an overview of advanced geophysical methods

Identify advanced geophysical methods to improve the geotechnical site characterization for a variety of applications

Develop decision flowcharts to help selecting methods for different applications and operational conditions of TxDOT districts

Develop a manual for implementing electrical resistivity profiling for inclusion in a TxDOT best practices guide or a stand-alone TxDOT manual

Create educational materials, such as brochures and demonstrative videos to train various TxDOT workforces

Implement and demonstrate application of electrical resistivity profiling on five ongoing TxDOT projects

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Project Approach - 19-E02

Task 1 • Identify and conduct

an overview of the FHWA EDC-suggested geotechnical tools

Task 2 •Develop

Recommendations for Improvements of TxDOT Geotechnical Practices

Task 3 •Create Electrical

Resistivity Profiling Manual

Task 4 •Perform

Demonstrative Electrical Resistivity Profiling

Task 5 •Conduct detailed TRL

Assessment to Achieve a TRL 9

Task 6 •Create Text and Video

Training Materials

Task 7 •Perform a Series of

Training Workshops

Task 8 •Determine the Value of

Research

Task 9 •Draft the Final Report

Task 10 •Revise and

Complete the Final Report

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Project Schedule & Deliverables - 19-E02

Tasks

FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021

Jun

Jul

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

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Jun

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Task 1. Identify and conduct an overview analysis of the FHWA EDC-suggested geophysical tools

Task 1. Develop Recommendations for Improvements of TxDOT Geotechnical Practices

Task 3. Create Electrical Resistivity Profiling Manual

Task 4. Perform Demonstrative Electrical Resistivity Profiling

Task 5. Conduct detailed TRL Assessment to Achieve a TRL 9

Task 6. Create Text and Video Training Materials

Task 7. Perform a Series of Training Workshops

Task 8. Determine the Value of Research

Task 9. Draft the final report

Task 10. Revise and Finalize the Final Report

Deliverables MPR

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Jimmy Si, Ph.D., P.E. 512-506-5901 [email protected]

Questions?

Enterprise Business Management August 3, 2016

Automated Traffic Signals Performance Measures -

Project Briefing

TxSTIC Meeting April 8, 2019

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April 8, 2019

The purpose of this briefing is to: 1. Summarize two current challenges with respect to traffic

signals

2. Explain the goals of the ATSPM project

3. Update on the status of the project

4. Look to the future

Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM) - Presentation Outline

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April 8, 2019

Current State Challenges with Signals Management - #1 Connectivity

TxDOT operates more than 6,200 signals throughout the state, and only about 9% of these are connected to the TxDOT network. Many of those are in rural locations far from existing TxDOT infrastructure. Monitoring the health of these unconnected signals, performing maintenance, or adjusting the signal timing generally requires driving to remote locations to physically plug into the signal. We have limited ability to be proactive, and generally rely on citizens informing us signals are on flash or poorly timed.

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April 8, 2019

Current State Challenges with Signals Management - #2 Performance data

• Signal timing has a huge impact on congestion and safety.

• Optimizing signal timing depends on a variety of factors, including factors that change rapidly like time of day traffic, weather, and incidents.

• Currently, evaluating the effectiveness of signal timing requires a lengthy and expensive traffic study.

• Dynamic signal timing offers significant opportunities to manage congestion cost effectively, particularly in changing conditions.

• TxDOT is reviewing research on signal performance measures from other states, but does not yet have a plan for how to implement this in Texas.

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April 8, 2019

ATSPM – Project Goals

Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM)

Seeking to answer three questions:

1. How do we provide connectivity to signals in a cost-effective and secure way

2. How do we get the data back and analyze it

3. Which performance measures should we be collecting on our traffic signals

Project will test two different models in six pilot districts

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April 8, 2019

Project will assess the capabilities of both approaches as well as full lifecycle costs

TxDOT buys, installs, and maintains the infrastructure. Secure connectivity via VPN

over cellular Likely cheaper, but full cost

of ownership is not clear

Internal Option

How do we connect signals in a cost-effective and secure way?

Provides end-to-end, out of the box solution Provides a cellular modem

at the signal Connects via a secure

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Proprietary Options

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April 8, 2019

A Research RFP is out for a University to analyze common software features and make recommendations about what type/kind of system to employ

Relies on software developed by Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), which they have shared with TxDOT for free TxDOT’ s Information

Management Division will host the UDOT software and import the data

Internal Option

How do we get the data back and analyze it?

Provides analytical tools to take the data from the signals & provide performance data Provide a direct data feed of the

raw data that we can archive, perform our own analysis, & share with partners Critical to emphasize TxDOT

owns TxDOT data

Proprietary Option

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April 8, 2019

ATSPM – Current status

• Pilot projects ongoing in several districts • Districts

• Fort worth • Paris • Houston, etc.

• Research RFP out, Project to Begin

September 1st to evaluate options

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April 8, 2019

ATSPM Future State – Monitor, Repair, and Adjust in Real Time

• Want to move from 9% networked signals to 75 % in 5 -10 years – That means networking more than 4,000 new signals.

• Expensive, but significant value.

• Networked signals allow for real-time monitoring and remote remediation, improving reliability and reducing repair time, cost, and risk to TxDOT personnel on the roads.

• Improved ability to manage congestion and safety.

• Benefit of real time performance measure • Proactive maintenance • Improved ability to evaluate signal system operation • Scheduling of work

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April 8, 2019

ATSPM - Q&A

Questions?

For time considerations, shy attendees, or a question that you think of later:

Contact: Barbara Russell, P.E. TxDOT-TRF Division

Traffic Management Section O. 512-506-5116 M. 512-468-9475

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN April 8, 2019

INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS The Future of Transportation

April 8, 2019 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN


Overview


People

Portfolio

Plan & Deliverables

Texas Technology Task Force

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN April 8, 2019 4

Texas Technology Task Force: Overview

TECH MATURITY BARRIERS BENEFITS

PORTFOLIO PEOPLE PLAN

WHITEPAPERS

COMMUNICATIONS

TECH UTILIZATION PLAN

MEMBERS

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS

PARTICIPANTS

Information

Awareness

Action Items

Socioeconomic, Technical, & Policy Recommendations

Priority Technologies & Use Cases

Strategic Guidance


CTRMA NCTCOG

Houston METRO

Cisco Shelley Row Assocs.

HERE SwRI

University of Texas

TxDOT Texas Technology Task Force

Public Agencies Industry Research

USDOT

Task Force Membership

People


CTRMA NCTCOG

Houston METRO


HERE SwRI

University of Texas



USDOT


People

Subject Matter Experts Verizon Inrix FedEx Toyota Honda QualComm Uber Nokia GM Maven ChargePoint FAA Embark WalMart ESRI HLDI


CTRMA NCTCOG

Houston METRO


HERE SwRI

University of Texas



USDOT


People

Subject Matter Experts Verizon Inrix FedEx Toyota Honda QualComm Uber Nokia GM Maven ChargePoint FAA Embark WalMart ESRI HLDI

Participants DPS DMV TDI TxDOT Freight TxDOT IMD TxDOT Gov’t Affairs TxDOT TPP TxDOT Commission Industry Local Agencies Research


Leg is lat ive & E lected Off ic ia l s

Publ ic Agenc ies

Industr y & Research

17+ 30+ 4

TxDOT Div is ions

15+

People: Participants


Interconnected Applications

Next Generation Vehicles &

Energy

Information & Communications

Service-Based Platforms

Other Technologies

Materials & Additive

Manufacturing

Infrastructure & Construction

Portfolio


Interconnected Applications

Next Generation Vehicles &

Energy

Information & Communications

Service-Based Platforms

Other Technologies

Materials & Additive

Manufacturing

Infrastructure & Construction

Information & Communications Cloud Computing

Crowdsourcing Blockchain

Big Data & Open Data Cybersecurity

RFID Cloud & Edge Computing

Data Standards & Interoperability Machine Learning & AI

Telecommunications

Service-Based Platforms Mobility on Demand

Micromobility Transportation Subscription Services

Freight Brokerage Uber Elevate

Last Mile Delivery

Next Generation Vehicles & Energy Automated Vehicles Connected Vehicles Electric Vehicles Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Infrastructure & Construction Infrastructure Enhancements Construction Techniques Solar Powered Highways Materials & Additive Manufacturing Self-Healing Pavements Nanotechnologies 3D Printing Other Technologies Robotics Virtual/Augmented Reality Hyperloop

Portfolio


Plans & Deliverables

White Papers

>> MaaS

>> Scenario Planning

>> Data Sharing

>> SPaT & Connected Vehicle

Applications

Technology Utilization Plan

>> Evaluation

>> Best Practices & Lessons

Learned

>> Utilization & Recommendations

Communications Plans

>> Stakeholder Map &

Collaboration Strategy

>> Project Website


Plans & Deliverables

The Technology Utilization Plan: A strategic document to guide the anticipation and inclusion of advanced technologies for the Texas transportation system and within TxDOT.

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Emerging Technology Evaluation

Best Practices & Lessons Learned

Recommendations & Utilization Roadmap

Emerging Technology Portfolio Tech Utilization Plan

February 20th 2019


Texas Innovation Alliance

Vision

Priorities

Collaboration


From Smart City to Smart State




Transportation agencies, policymakers, research institutions, and industry unite to create… “A one-stop-shop for strategic and innovative mobility solutions”


University of Texas Center for Transportation Research (CTR)

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

8 others across Texas

Data OEMs AEP Firms Shared Mobility Other

Team Arlington Team Austin Team Bryan-College Station Team Coastal Bend

Team Dallas-Fort Worth Team El Paso Team Frisco Team Houston Team San Antonio

Participants

TEXAS INNOVATION ALLIANCE

Public Agencies

Industry Research Institutions


Equity & Access

Tackle the challenge of

providing affordable and

reliable mobility service to enable the elderly and

disabled to access healthcare services.

Seamless Mobility

Unlock the 1st/last mile and develop a

multimodal payment platform

that enables travelers to tap into

a marketplace of mobility options.

Energy & Sustainability

Forge strategies for installing charging

infrastructure, incentivizing fleet

electrification, and shifting mode

share.

Real-Time Data

Develop a standard for

construction/lane closures/ incidents

and prioritize readiness

investments for CAV infrastructure.

Freight & Logistics

Improve goods movement by enabling truck

platooning, supporting port operations, and

securely exchanging public-private data.

Priorities: Communities of Practice (CoPs)

Automated Vehicles for Aging & Disability Populations Dockless Mobility Single Payment Platform Mobility Data Lakes

MONTHLY DEEP-DIVES


TEXAS PROVING GROUNDS

DATA CHALLENGE & OPEN DATA

COMMUNICATIONS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

FUNDING, POLICY, & PROCUREMENT

COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AGENDA

Priorities: Cross-Cutting Initiatives


ON-DEMAND SERVICES IN

URBAN CORE

HIGH-SPEED FREIGHT

LOW-SPEED TRANSIT

SHUTTLES

Priorities: Deployment


Redevelopment and Transit Hub

Entertainment District

Campus and First/Last Mile

Transit Platooning Corridor

Mixed-Use Retail

High-Speed Freight Corridor

College Town

TEXAS A U T O M A T E D P O R T F O L I O

Active

Planned

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6 4

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Priorities: Deployment


Collaboration: Texas Mobility Summit

TEXAS O P E N F O R I N N O V A T I O N

Fall 2019 San Antonio, TX

Demo Day

Spotlight Presentations

Workshops on Critical Topics


KEY TAKEAWAYS

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Building Strategic Partnerships

Nurturing Emerging Technologies

Empowering Communities

TxDOT Peer Exchange 8 May 2019

TxSTIC

8 May 2019

TxDOT Peer Exchange


TxDOT CAV Research Peer Exchange Overview – March 25th – 26th

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Peer Exchange States • Texas • Pennsylvania • Florida • California • Michigan • Nevada • Arizona • Colorado Other guests: • FHWA Texas • FHWA Pennsylvania • FHWA National • CARMA Questions (broadly): • How are states organized to

respond to CAVs? • What research are other states

doing related to CAVs? • Where can we collaborate?

Focus on Freight and Passenger CAV


Key Organizers/Terms

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TxDOT Organizers • Darran Anderson, TxDOT Director of Strategy and Innovation • Rocio Perez, TxDOT Division Director, Research and Technology Implementation • Jianming Ma, TxDOT Senior Transportation Engineer • Caroline Mays, TxDOT Freight Transportation Planning Branch Manager • Zeke Reyna, TxDOT Project Manager, Strategic Planning • James Kuhr, TxDOT Project Manager, Research and Technology Implementation FHWA Attendees • John Corbin, FHWA Connected Automated Vehicle Program Manager • Amelia Hays, FHWA Safety And Traffic Operations Specialist (Texas) • Georgi Jasenovec, Freight Ops & Intl Border Trans Program Manager (Texas) NCHRP: National Cooperative Highway Research Program Pooled Fund: Multi-state research initiative, led by a state DOT or FHWA TSMO: Transportation Systems Management and Operations


Key Takeaway: Ongoing CAV Research

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Connected Vehicle Pooled Fund Study AASHTO Connected & Automated Vehicle Working Group Cooperative and Automated Transportation Coalition NCHRP Projects (http://bit.ly/2y8gEm4 )

– 20-102 “Impacts of CVs and AVs on State and Local Transportation Agencies“

– 08-116 “Framework for Managing Data from Emerging Transportation Technologies to Support Decision-Making”

– 20-24 “Connected Road Classification System (CRCS) Development” – 03-137 “Algorithms to Convert Basic Safety Messages into Traffic

Measures”


Key Takeaways: FHWA

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U.S. DOT provides the following considerations for infrastructure owners and operators, including State DOTs, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and local agencies. 1. Support safe testing and operations of automated vehicles on public

roadways. 2. Learn from testing and pilots to support highway system readiness. 3. Build organizational capacity to prepare for automated vehicles in

communities. 4. Identify data needs and opportunities to exchange data. 5. Collaborate with stakeholders to review the Uniform Vehicle Code

(UVC). 6. Support scenario development and transportation planning for

automation. Please see appendix


Key Takeaways: Federal Program CARMA

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Cooperative Automation Research Mobility Applications (CARMA) • An open source software platform initiated by FHWA to enable the testing and evaluation of cooperative

automation concepts for improving safety and increasing infrastructure efficiency. • Vision of cooperative automation as an extension of TSMO Example: Workzone Management


Select State Case Studies

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Pennsylvania • In the process of formalizing an “Office of Transformational Technologies” • Utilize a formal CAV Strategic Plan • AV Testing is non-restrictive, but Pennsylvania has a voluntary DOT certification • Asset management, even understanding and digitizing what is currently on-system is a

great first step • Make the case for technology installations that will benefit human drivers now Florida • CAV business plan – cost/benefits to the organization help move projects • Florida applies to Federal funding opportunities, and if they do not win, they proceed

anyway • Design build could be used to have private industry fill in technology gaps • Florida bills their working group as ACES – Autonomous Connected Electric Shared, which

encompasses more shareholders.


Select State Case Studies (continued)

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California • DSRC vs C-V2X still a question • Changing highway lane striping to 6 inches • Lack of Standards for Hardware and Software • Cybersecurity • Standardizing and Harmonizing State Regulations: Vehicle Code, Enforcement and

Compliance

Michigan • TSMO ITS Strategic Plan • Still a lot of secrecy between public and

private sectors

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Messages to FHWA

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• Multistate corridors need federal support and encouragement

• FHWA should support cross border/jurisdictional interoperability, for instance work zone information systems on an interstate data exchange

• CAV Planning is critical and encompasses many things: transportation system planning, strategic program planning, business & organizational planning, communications & outreach planning, national planning (interoperability & architecture)

• There is a need for peer network development & support, best practice synthesis, research needs & projects (supplement NCHRP & FHWA), research products/tools/guidance implementation & training


Next Steps

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• Survey to participants • Publish Peer Exchange report

• Pooled fund study considerations?

• Expansion of multistate corridor initiatives?


APPENDIX


Key Takeaway: FHWA National Dialogue

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Insights from the National Dialogue on Highway Launch Workshop • FHWA has a clear role as a facilitator. • A national vision for automation will help clarify goals and roles, clear communication about the

technology helps to encourage public acceptance. • A lack of consistency (i.e.: traffic control devices, policies) can hinder adoption. • Information sharing is important for enabling automated vehicles. • There will be a transition period of a mixed-vehicle fleet, which will require interoperability. Policy and Planning • Policy and planning should converge towards safety. • The transportation planning process may need to evolve to address uncertainty of AV impacts (e.g.:

congestion, land use). • Infrastructure investment and funding to raise overall condition enables not only automation, but all road

users. • Clearly defining roles and goals will help policy development. • State and local agencies need education, resources, and guidance to support organizational readiness. .


Key Takeaway: FHWA National Dialogue (continued)

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Data and Digital Infrastructure • Data exchange can accelerate safe integration of AVs. • Important to achieve data standardization where useful and tangible. • Data value requires lifecycle management. • Above activities may necessitate development and linkage of systems and technologies within a roadmap

towards a national vision. • Further clarity needed around digital mapping roles in development, integration and quality assurance,

and others Freight and Supply Chain • Safety and efficiency are key priorities for the freight industry and its customers. • How data can be used to enhance freight operations and in context of specific parts of a trip is important

(e.g.: last-mile delivery, highways, etc.). • May be useful to evaluate physical infrastructure design needs that may include designated truck lanes,

impacts/changes to interchanges, and space at intermodal facilities for mode transfer (rail to truck). • Consider research and engineering studies to determine loading patterns of automated (freight) vehicles

and their impacts on the road infrastructure.


Key Takeaway: FHWA National Dialogue (continued)

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Transportation and Operations • Infrastructure standards and consistency remain critically important and stronger coordination with

industry is needed to understand requirements. • Clear processes and practices to guide interactions between AVs and emergency responders/law

enforcement/public safety community are important. • AVs will face a range of challenging operational environments, such as special events, work zones, as

well as mix with diverse vehicle types (e.g.: bicycles, scooters, school buses). • There are trade offs between near term vs longer term priorities regarding infrastructure maintenance,

investment, and planning. • A clear roadmap or national vision with milestones is needed to support the AV community. Infrastructure Design and Safety • Infrastructure design and operations standards need to harmonize with AV technology development. • Infrastructure adaptation needs and funding implications remain unclear. • AV interactions within a variably mixed fleet need to be analyzed and understood. • AV data should have value for infrastructure asset management and highway safety program

management. • Communication between stakeholders is critical to safe and successful AV implementation.

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