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Los Angeles Region’sConnected/Automated VehicleEfforts
Regional TSMO and NOCoE Webinar
Ed Alegre, PTPLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority(LA Metro)
Los Angeles Region
◉4,083 square miles
◉88 incorporated cities andunincorporated Countyareas
◉9 sub-regions
◉10 million - Population
◉2 largest container ports inthe nation (Ports of LA andLong Beach)
We are LA METRO
◉Transit Provider (Bus, Rail, BRT)
◉Designated Regional TransportationPlanning Agency (RTPA) for LosAngeles County
• Authority to program regionaltransportation funds
◉Administers Sales Tax towardsTransportation
◉Express Lanes
◉Southern California 511
◉Regional Integration of ITS (RIITS)
Metro is Funding Transportation
PRIMARY SOURCES OFCOUNTYWIDETRANSPORTATION FUNDS
◉Prop A 1/2-Cent Sales Tax
◉Prop C 1/2-Cent Sales Tax
◉Measure R 1/2-Cent SalesTax
◉Measure M 1/2-Cent SalesTax
Metro’s CV Building Blocks
◉Countywide Signal Priority
◉Call for Project - Signal Synchronizationand Bus Speed Improvements
◉ITS Field Inventory Resource SharingTool (ITS FIRST)
◉Goods Movement Technology
◉Connected/Automated VehicleExploration
◉Coalition for Transportation Technology
Countywide Signal Priority
Bus to IntersectionCommunications over 2.4ghz802.11b/g WLAN
◉One of the first CV-type Deploymentin Nation
◉20 agency partners
◉6 municipal bus operators
◉500+ intersections
◉250+ buses
◉$40 million program
◉Next Generation BSP Technologies
Countywide Signal Priority
Next Generation BSPTechnologies
◉V2I Connected Vehicle
◉V2I Cellular to IsolatedSignal
◉V2C Cellular to CentralizedTMC
◉C2C Fully Centralized TOCand TMC
◉BSP-as-a-Service
(Cloud-based) Application
Signal Sync and Bus Speed Improvements
Improving arterial traffic flowwithout major capitalinvestments by utilizing ITStechnologies
◉Conventional Traffic EngineeringProjects
◉Transit Preferential Treatment andPriority Systems
◉Computerized Traffic Control andMonitoring Systems
◉Intelligent Transportation Systems
Signal Sync and Bus Speed Improvements
What have we funded to date?
◉$28 Million – Annual AverageAllocations
◉150 Completed Projects
◉45 Active Projects
◉36 Future Projects
◉$1.16 Billion Overall Invested inProgram
ITS Field Inventory Resource SharingTool (ITS FIRST)
Inventory ofITS Assets andEquipment◉Import/ExportInventory Data
◉Built-In Reporting
◉Create InventoryMaps
◉Repository forDocuments
ITS Field Inventory Resource SharingTool (ITS FIRST)
What does this tool do for us?
◉Track return on investment (ROI)
◉Respond to requests for information
◉Position for grant funding opportunities
◉Anticipate mandating for asset management andperformance measurement
◉Assess capabilities and maturity forConnected/Automated Vehicles and ICM strategies
ITS Field Inventory Resource SharingTool (ITS FIRST)
What’s our future plans for the tool?
◉New user interface
◉Equipment Gap Analysis
◉Communications Gap Analysis
◉Regional Transportation System OperationsAnalysis (RTSOA)
◉Connected/Automated Vehicle Readiness Study
Goods Movement Technology
Deploying technology toreduce congestion andimprove air quality
◉I-710 – Most important gateway inour nation
◉40 percent of the nation’s totalimport traffic and 25 percent oftotal exports
◉Gateway Cities Technology Planfor Goods Movement
Goods Movement Technology
Technology Plan Projects/Concepts
Connected Commercial Vehicle Automation
Freeway Smart Corridors
Arterial Smart Corridors
Traveler Information and Data Fusion System
Freight Traveler Information Dissemination
Container Moves Productivity Improvements
Truck Enforcement Network System
Freight Advanced Traveler InformationSystem (FRATIS)
Enhances traveler information systems toaddress specific freight needs
◉Integrates data on wait time atintermodal facilities, incident alerts, roadclosures, work zones, routing restrictions
Drayage Optimization
◉Optimize truck/load movementsbetween freight facilities, balancing earlyand late arrivals
Partial Automation of Truck Platooning
◉Cooperative adaptive cruisecontrol (CACC)
◉ACC: Radar Sensors andElectronic Control of Engine
◉5.9GHz Dedicated Short RangeCommunication (DSRC) forVehicle-to-VehicleCommunication
◉Reduce energy consumption,improve traffic flow, whilemaintaining safety
POLA FRATIS with Eco-Drive
◉Expansion of FRATIS
◉Integration of new applicationsfor Wait Times/Turn Times
◉Eco-Drive• Signal Phase and Timing Data
• Cellular communications
• Information from central server to truck
• Advise driver with speed feedback whileapproaching an intersection
FRATIS Modernization
◉ATCMTD Funded/Local MeasureMatch
◉Modernization of FRATIS
• 500 Trucks
◉Connected Vehicle Applications
• Eco-Approach and Departure
• Eco-Signal Priority
• Eco-Routing
• Queue Warning
• Work Zone Traveler Information
Source: USDOT
Connected/Automated VehicleExploration
Pursuing grants, and leveraging existing projects and grantsto explore connected vehicles
◉Pursued federal and State grant opportunities to deployconnected vehicles (One California, ATCMTD, CARB, CEC)
◉Local Pilot Projects using Local Funds• Wireless communications to support CSP with DSRC
• Pedestrian Signal Applications
• DSRC Signal Priority on Local Transit Operator
• Call for Projects Recipients – CV Applications
◉Using Metro CSP to incorporate DSRC• DSRC Installation for testing on Metro CSP Routes
• Incorporating DSRC on Upgraded Metro Rapid RoutesSource: USDOT
Coalition for Transportation Technology
Metro capitalized on existingpartnerships with public agencies todevelop a coalition to advancetechnology
◉The Coalition will be a channel to ensuretechnological advances meet the needs andpriority for the region.
◉Improving mobility and safety by using ITSand advanced technology to increase theefficiency of our roadway network andprepare for future technology advancements.
Coalition for Transportation Technology
Activities to Date
◉Meeting since early 2015
◉Developing framework, informationsharing
◉Announced by Mayor Garcetti inNovember 2015
◉Coalition Charter in May 2016
◉Strategic Action Plan completed inDecember 2016
◉Near-Term, Mid-Term, and Long-TermGoals and Objectives
Coalition for Transportation Technology
Strategic Action Plan
◉Funding and Procurement
◉Pursue Funding Opportunities
◉Request for Interest (released inMay 2017)
◉Project/Technology Deployments
◉Planning and Policy
◉Regional ITS Architecture
◉AV Business Plan (LADOT)
◉CV/AV Plan
◉Coordination and Communication
◉Rules of Engagement
◉Branding
Regional CV/AV Vision
◉LA County Regional ITS Architecture
◉ITS FIRST Update
◉CAV Strategic Plan
◉CAV Readiness Study
◉Pilot/Deploy Connected Vehicle Pilots/Demonstrations
◉Continue Monitoring CV/AV Programs, Policies, andFunding
◉Interagency Coordination and Private Industry Interestson CV/AV
Source: USDOT
