Federal Highway Administration National Dialogue on Highway Automation: October 24-25, 2018 Operations Workshop Summary

Breakout Session III: Action Planning Discussion

This section summarizes feedback from stakeholders who participated in the final breakout session focused on developing an action plan around operations for AVs. Key suggestions from this discussion included the following:

• Build and maintain knowledge among all AV stakeholders and the public.
• Continue to engage State and local agencies on their role in facilitating the safe integration of automation.
• Host meetings, webinars, and other online forums to bring together IOOs, industry, and specifically ADS technology developers.
• Establish roadway readiness ratings for AVs.
• Provide funding for a national pilot program.
• Establish a national forum for dialogue related to discussing operational design domain for AVs.
• Develop a standard approach for updating traffic laws and ordinances for AVs.
• Transmit SPaT data in a standardized format.
• Identify infrastructure standards (e.g., for pavement markings, signage, digital infrastructure) to support AVs.
• Standardize emergency response procedures for AV-involved incidents.
• Cooperatively develop standards for exchanging critical infrastructure data with AVs.
• Clarify funding eligibility requirements for investments to support AV integration, including training of State and local agency staff as well as maintenance activities.