Accelerating the Future of Transportation

JUSTIN HANNAH, AICPAECOM / FLORIDA’S TURNPIKE ENTERPRISE

Florida Department of

TRANSPORTATION

THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION

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The Future is . . .

Automated

Electric

Shared

Connected

Benefits of CAV . . .

REMAINING OBSTACLES

• Technology Maturity

• Public Acceptance

• Regulatory Consistency

• Resistance from Existing Industries

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It all revolves around SAFETY.

SUNTRAX PHASE 1 | TOLLS TESTING FACILITIES

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Project Location

45 miles to Tampa 46 miles to Orlando

Total boundary: 475 acres

Infield: Phase 2

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SUNTRAX PHASE 1 | CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS

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December 2017

June 2017 February 2018

May 2018

SUNTRAX PHASE 1 | CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS

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July 2018

SUNTRAX PHASE 2 | INFIELD

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Main Access & Building

Facilities

Sensor Test Chamber

Roadway Geometry Track

High-Speed Oval

Loop Track

Pick-Up/Drop-Off

Urban

Complex Suburban

Dynamic Test Pad9

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Test FeaturesDesign Principles

Highly Reconfigurable

Diverse Scenarios

Varied Environments

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE & BUSINESS MODEL

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• FTE will own the facility and ensure that its operation supports the SunTrax mission

• FTE will contract with an Operating Team to perform:

• Day-to-day operations

• Scheduling & contracting with users

• Test event preparation

• Security & safety management

• Ongoing maintenance

• Sales, marketing, and business development

• Added technology & engineering services for users

• A Request for Proposals from Operating Teams will be advertised this fall

• Negotiations with short-listed teams will be concluded by late fall / early 2019

MAIN ACCESS & BUILDING FACILITIES

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SENSOR TEST CHAMBER

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ROADWAY GEOMETRY TRACK

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HIGH-SPEED OVAL

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LOOP TRACK

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PICK-UP/DROP-OFF

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URBAN

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COMPLEX SUBURBAN

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DYNAMIC TEST PAD

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ADD ANIMATION HERE

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SUNTRAX PROJECT TIMELINE

2016

Begin High-Speed

Oval Construction

CFAVP

Designated as

USDOT AV

Proving Ground

June 2017

Dec. 2016

2017

Facility Operator

Acquired

Late 2018 Spring 2021

Complete Final

Infield Design

May 2019

2018 2019 2021

Infield Open

for Testing

Sign MOU with

Florida Polytechnic

University

Dec. 2016

Publish RFP

for a Facility

Operator

Summer 2018

Begin Infield

Construction

July 2019

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2020

Begin Final

Design Infield

Design

Nov. 2017

High-Speed

Oval Open

for Testing

April 2019

USDOT’S TEN AV PROVING GROUND DESIGNEES 20

Contra Costa Transportation Authority

(CCTA) & Go Mentum Station

Iowa City Area Development Group

North Carolina Turnpike Authority

San Diego Association

of Governments

Texas AV Proving Grounds Partnership

University of Wisconsin-Madison

U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center

City of Pittsburgh and the Thomas D. Larson

Pennsylvania Transportation Institute

American Center for Mobility

(ACM) at Willow Run

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CENTRAL FLORIDA AV PARTNERSHIP

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Controlled Environments

Simulation

Open Environments

FLORIDA POLYTECHNIC

FDOT CONNECTED VEHICLE PROJECTS

1. University of Florida (UF) Accelerated Innovation Deployment

(AID) Demonstration

2. Implementing Solutions from Transportation Research and

Evaluation of Emerging Technologies (I-Street)

3. Gainesville Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) Trapezium

4. Central Florida Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground

5. Driver Assistive Truck Platooning (DATP) Pilot

Planning

1. I-75 Florida’s Regional Advanced Mobility

Elements (FRAME) Gainesville

2. I-75 Florida’s Regional Advanced Mobility

Elements (FRAME) Ocala

3. Gainesville Autonomous Transit Shuttle (GAToRS)

4. Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) SunTrax

5. Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA)

Connected Vehicle Pilot

6. City of Orlando Greenway/Pedestrian Safety

7. SR 434 Connected Vehicle Deployment

8. Downtown Tampa Autonomous Transit

9. Orlando Smart Community 2017 ATCMTD

Design / Implementation

1. US 90 SPaT Tallahassee

2. Osceola County Connected Vehicle Signals

Operational

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• 16 CV Projects in deployment and planned statewide, to date

• Signal phase and timing (SPaT)

• Dedicated short-range communication (DSRC)

• Pedestrian safety systems

THE CAV LANDSCAPE IN FLORIDA: LEGISLATION 23

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• Florida Statutes 316.003, 316.85, 316.86, 319.145, 339.175, 339.64

• Autonomous vehicles can be operated on FL roads by persons with a valid driver’s license

• Operator does not have to be present in vehicle, but AV must be capable of bringing vehicle to a stop if the Operator cannot

• No insurance/bond requirement

• Limited liability of the vehicle manufacturer

• State Planners must consider future autonomous technology

WHEN WILL THE FUTURE ARRIVE?

• Elon Musk says no more non-autonomous cars to be sold in 10 years

—2017

• GM will sell cars with no steering wheel or pedals in 2019

—January 2018

• Waymo now operating robo-taxis without safety drivers

—April 2018

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WHEN WILL THE FUTURE ARRIVE?

• Up to 15% of all new vehicles sold in 2030 could be fully autonomous.

—McKinsey

• 30% of new vehicle sales to be autonomous by 2030.

—Deloitte

• SAEVs will be 25% of all miles driven in the U.S. by 2030.

—Boston Consulting Group

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BURNING QUESTIONS?

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