Organizers
Ariel Gold, Data Program Manager, Intelligent Transportation Systems-Joint Program Office (ITS-JPO), U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT)
Christopher Poe, Senior Research Engineer, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (Representing TRB Freeway Operations and ITS Committees)
Session Description
This session will provide an update on lessons learned from U.S. DOT Data for Automated Vehicle Integration (DAVI) Initiative and the Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) project, including priorities for data exchanges and the important role of digital maps. Discussions will highlight both the federal and non-federal role in accelerating voluntary data exchanges between infrastructure owners and operators (IOOs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The session will also help identify new critical use cases and priorities for data exchange and will address specific needs that will help further inform and provide innovation for transportation decision-making.
Goals/Objectives/Outputs
- Learn about opportunities to publish and use work zone activity data
- Understand the latest federal and non-federal policies and activities related to data exchanges
- Provide inputs on the critical use cases and priorities for voluntary data exchanges to enable AV integration
- Learn how to set up pilot projects that are consistent with this emerging data exchange framework
Agenda
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Introduction
Introduction: U.S. DOT’s Approach to AV Data (15 min)
Update on the U.S. DOT AV Data activities most notably the WZDx and how the Department is convening stakeholders across the AV ecosystem for meaningful dialogue around voluntary data exchange to accelerate the integration of AVs.
- Ariel Gold, Data Program Manager, ITS-JPO
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Panel 1
Panel 1: Jumpstarting Basic Work Zone Specifications Adoption (60 min)
This facilitated panel will discuss the multiple potential starting points for creating a common language for work zone data and how to successfully jumpstart adoption. Panelists will discuss the role of non-proprietary, lightweight consensus-based data specifications in scaling adoption, maintenance, and extensibility. Both data producers and users will highlight barriers to adoption related to data generation, data quality/availability and procurement, as well as the need for vertical integration across the data pipeline. Additionally, panelists will discuss the role of digital maps as the mechanism by which work zone data is pushed out. This panel will feature perspectives from the data producers (IOOs) at both the city and state level, and the primary end users such as OEMs and digital mapping companies.
Moderator
- Ariel Gold, Data Program Manager, ITS-JPO
Panelists
- Craig Moore, Data and GIS Team Manager, Seattle Department of Transportation
- Faisal Saleem, ITS Branch Manager at Maricopa County Department of Transportation
- Avery Ash, Head of Autonomous Mobility, INRIX
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM Panel 2
Panel 2: Advanced Smart Work Zone Solutions (30 min)
This panel will explore what the future looks like for smart work zones and discuss the requirements for the WZDx to meet the needs of emerging solutions that involve vehicle-to-everything (V2X) connectivity. The panel will also discuss the current challenges and solutions to developing a specification that includes the appropriate level of granularity to meet the HD mapping needs for automated driving systems (ADS).
Moderator
- Jianming Ma, Texas Department of Transportation (Christopher Poe, TTI Alternate)
Panelists:
- Bob Brydia, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
- Jay Parikh, GM/Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnership
3:15 PM – 3:25 PM Break (10 min)
3:25 PM – 3:45 PM Panel 3
Lightning Talks: Data Exchange for Other Infrastructure (30 min)
Lightning talks will focus on real-world examples of other infrastructure data exchanges such as traffic rules, curb side availability, and incident management as well as how this data can be incorporated into HD mapping and enhance localization to help AVs operate safely and efficiently.
Speakers:
- Miriam Chaum, Uber
- Carole Delion, Maryland DOT
- Chris Stapleton, Program Manager, DeepMap - HD Mapping and Localization
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Group Exercise
Group Exercise: Extending the WZDx Model to Other Infrastructure Data (60 min)
This facilitated table exercise will focus on how to move forward with work zone data exchanges and identifying and validating the priority use cases beyond work zones (such as traffic rules, curb rules, and LIDAR data) that can benefit from an open and lightweight data exchange model. Furthermore, the groups will brainstorm on the federal and non-federal roles for these priority exchanges. This session will result in a report out from the different groups.
Facilitators
- Speakers from earlier sessions
4:45 PM – 5:15 PM Group Report Outs (30 min)
Representative from each group reports on the key discussion items from their break-our group.
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM Conclusion (15 min)
Conclusion: Plans to Use the Session’s Discussion
Summary of key points from the session, including potential areas of research, inputs to U.S. DOT’s AV policies, and cross-application to other discussions at AVS.
- Ariel Gold, Data Program Manager, ITS-JPO