FULLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES:

REALITY OR HYPE?

Raj Ponnaluri, PhD, PE, PTOE, PMP

Connected Vehicle & Arterial Management Program Engineer

Florida Department of Transportation

2020 LifeSavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities

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FUTURE IS NOW

Connected &

Autonomous Vehicles

Smart Cities

& Communities

Urban Data

Proliferation

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EMERGING

TECHNOLOGIESSafety and Mobility Focus

Florida's Transportation System

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Revolution in Automotive Industry

In the past In the present and future

OEMs were primarily providers of hardware OEMs as providers of mobility solutions

Apps

Mobility as a Service (Ride-sharing continues steady growth in usage and

changing ownership models)

Connected car becoming ubiquitous leveraging data

Fully online sales / new dealer models (e.g., flagship store, showroom, VR/AR)

Consumers pay premium for experiences Electric vehicle Technologies

Fueled by technology and consumer trends

Infotainment

Assistance Systems

Premium ServicesElectric Vehicle

Adoption

Vehicle

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Autonomous Driving

Source: Nissan.com

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES: ECO-FRIENDLY MOBILITY

Source: PitchBook and SVB analysisSource: Drive Electric Florida

38,000+Registered Electric

Vehicles in Florida

US Venture Investment in EVs $1.4B

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AV: NEED FOR OEM PARTNERSHIPS

Source: PitchBook and SVB analysis

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FDOT’s PROGRAM

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Vision ZeroImproving

Safety

ReducingCongestion

Using Technology

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FRAME

Safety

Innovation

Mobility

ART

ART – Attract, Retain, Train

FRAME

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Focus Areas

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Planning

Design/

Implementation

Operational

1. Central Florida Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground2. Connected Freight Priority System Deployment3. US 1 Keys COAST4. US 98 Smart Bay

5. Downtown Tampa Autonomous Transit6. Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) SunTrax7. Gainesville Bike and Pedestrian Safety8. I-4 Florida’s Regional Advanced Mobility Elements (FRAME)9. I-75 Florida’s Regional Advanced Mobility Elements (FRAME)

Gainesville10. I-75 Florida’s Regional Advanced Mobility Elements (FRAME)

Ocala11. Implementing Solutions from Transportation Research and

Evaluation of Emerging Technologies (I-STREET)12. Lake Mary Boulevard CV Project13. Orlando Smart Community (2017 ATCMTD)14. Pinellas County Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT)15. SR 434 Connected Vehicle Deployment16. US 41 Florida’s Regional Advanced Mobility Elements

(FRAME)

1. AV Shuttles at Lake Nona2. Gainesville AV Shuttle3. Gainesville Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) Trapezium4. Osceola County Connected Vehicle Signals5. Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) Connected

Vehicle Pilot6. US 90 Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) Tallahassee7. Voyage at The Villages

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The Importance of Partnerships

AGENCY

PARTNERS

UNIVERSITIES STAKEHOLDERS

INDUSTRY

CAV PROGRAM

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Raj Ponnaluri, PE, PTOE, PhD, PMP

Connected Vehicle and Arterial Management Engineer,

FDOT

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