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Leveraging the Promise of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles to Improve Integrated Corridor Management and Operations: A Primer

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United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
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Washington, DC 20590

FHWA HOP-17-001

January 2017

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Table of Contents

Introduction
No Value Background
No Value No Value The Integrated Corridor Management Research Initative
No Value Connected and Automated Vehicles
No Value No Value Connected Vehicle Deployment Status
Incorporating Connected and Autonomous Vehicles into the Integrated Corridor Management Approach
No Value The Relationship between Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and Integrated Corridor Management
No Value Best Practices for Including Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Stakeholders into the Integrated Corridor Management Approach
No Value No Value Building Interest
No Value No Value Aligning Resources
No Value The Two-Way Benefits of Incorporating Connected and Autonomous Vehicles into Integrated Corridor Management
Opportunities and Challenges to Integration
No Value Institutional Integration
No Value No Value Opportunities for Institutional Integration
No Value No Value Challenges to Institutional Integration
No Value Operational Integration
No Value No Value Opportunities for Operational Integration
No Value No Value Challenges to Operational Integration
No Value Technical Integration
No Value No Value Opportunities for Technical Integration
No Value No Value Challenges to Technical Integration
Summary and Conclusions
No Value Getting Ready for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
No Value The Benefits of Incorporating Connected and Autonomous Vehicles into Integrated Corridor Management

List of Figures

Figure 1. Illustration. Connected vehicles can help to prevent crashes at busy intersections
Figure 2. Illustration. Platooning uses cooperative adaptive cruise control to improve traffic flow stability
Figure 3. Illustration. Automated vehicles use a variety of technologies to help perform safety-critical driving functions
Figure 4. Illustration. Dynamic Ridesharing (D-RIDE) communication flow
Figure 5. Illustration. Information ow for a road weather information system

List of Tables

Table 1. Connected vehicle deployment driven by the regulatory and government efforts
Table 2. Definition of champions and stakeholders
Table 3. Bringing together integrated corridor management and connected and autonomous vehicle stakeholders
Table 4. Relevant impact assessment results
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