FHWA National Dialogue on Highway Automation
Dallas, Texas
November 14-15, 2018

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Contact Information: HighwayAutomation@dot.gov

Small Group Session 1: Safe Integration of Automated Vehicles

Name (OPTIONAL): __________________________

Question

1. What can stakeholders do to assess and support safety as a priority when incorporating Automated Vehicles (AV) into the roadway and highway systems?
2. What safety challenges could be encountered by vulnerable road users, pedestrians, bicyclists, roadway workers and emergency responders when sharing the road with AVs?
3. How could existing roadway safety evaluation and safety planning tools be changed to address AVs? For example, how could crash modification factors (CMF) be impacted with the introduction of AVs?

Small Group Session 2: Infrastructure and Automated Vehicles

Name (OPTIONAL): __________________________

Question

1. What are the long and short-term impacts of AVs on roadways and structural infrastructure? For example, what are impacts of truck platooning on bridges, pavement rutting, etc.?
2. What are possible changes in structural and operational infrastructure design, and asset management practices to address AVs and how could they be implemented?
3. How will these changes impact existing standards, manuals, and other national guidance for highway design, highway maintenance, and traffic control?