AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES 13 should work with their colleagues at the state and federal levels to ensure that any new policy guidance , regulation , or legislation considers the issues relevant to cities .
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Begin planning infrastructure needs and building data and computing capacity to position your city to take advantage of an automated mobility future .
Municipal leaders should consider their short and long-term infrastructure needs , and ensure that any new investments better position their cities to support and integrate autonomous vehicle technology . This will include efforts to invest in data storage and processing capacity , investing in sensor networks and broadband , and ensuring that streetscapes and right of ways can best accommodate AVs . As new patterns of transit evolve , cities should preserve flexibility in planning . Smart planning and collaboration now across all sectors for infrastructure needs will help ensure the safe , effective , and efficient deployment of AVs in ways that enhances the benefits for all residents .
In order to model what is needed for future policies on AV technology , NLC will revisit and update this resource regularly . This is only the start of an important discussion , and we welcome and look forward to your feedback on this evolving issue . Read NHTSA ’ s full Federal Automated Vehicles Policy document here .
Endnotes
1 . For purposes of this resource , we choose to use the word “ autonomous ” since fully automated technology without drivers in vehicles is not yet being tested on a widespread basis and in normal vehicle operating conditions . Instead , for now , we are seeing the testing of highly automated systems with the presence of operators for safety purposes . Find more information on levels of autonomy in the following pages .
2 . Counts , Reese . “ Your Next Autonomous Uber Ride May Be In A Mercedes- Benz ”. Autoblog . N . p ., 2017 . Web . 23 Feb . 2017 .
3 . Bigelow , Pete . “ General Motors Unveils Maven , Its New Car- Sharing Brand ”. Autoblog . N . p ., 2017 . Web . 23 Feb . 2017 , and Counts , Reese . “ Ford Wants A Fleet Of Autonomous , Ride-Sharing Cars By 2021 ”. Autoblog . N . p ., 2016 . Web . 23 Feb . 2017 ..
4 . Davies , Alex and Aarian Marshall . 2016 . “ Self-Driving Cars Will Love The Driving Hell That Is Boston .” WIRED . Accessed from https :// www . wired . com / 2016 / 11 / nutonomy-autonomous-cars- boston /
5 . City of Pittsburgh ; Texas AV Proving Grounds Partnership ; U . S . Army Aberdeen Test Center ; AMC at Willow Run ; Contra Costa Transportation Authority and GoMentum Station ; San Diego Association of Governments ; Iowa City Area Development Group ; University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Central Florida Automated Vehicle Partners ; and North Carolina Turnpike Authority .
6 . National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , U . S . Department of Transportation . ( September 2016 ). Federal Automated Vehicles Policy .
7 . NLC joined comments focused on preservation of local control of the rightof-way and addressing appropriations for paying for future infrastructure needs , including paved roads , clear lane markings , and signage . 8 . Federal Automated Vehicles Policy , 19 . 9 . Federal Automated Vehicles Policy , 18 . 10 . Movement is a platform which allows cities access to Uber transit times , but has been criticized for keeping its data proprietary and not going far enough in sharing raw anonymized data or furthering a dialogue with cities based on their individual needs .
11 . Meyer , David . 2017 . “ TLC Votes To Require Uber And Lyft To Disclose Trip Data .” Streetsblog New York City . Accessed from http :// nyc . streetsblog . org / 2017 / 02 / 02 / tlc-votes-to-require-uber- and-lyft-to-disclose-trip-data /# 12 . Federal Automated Vehicles Policy , 9 . 13 . “ Automated Driving .” N . p ., 2017 . Web . 23 Feb . 2017 , Accessed from https :// www . sae . org / misc / pdfs / automated _ driving . pdf 14 . Federal Automated Vehicles Policy , 38 . 15 . A vehicle platoon is a group of vehicles traveling in close proximity , typically at highway speeds , with one vehicle in the lead . This method of travel is used to increase road capacity and fuel efficiency , and is often proposed as a feasible option for autonomous vehicles . In autonomous scenarios , it is often suggested that one manned vehicle would lead the platoon , controlling the speed and direction , and the other automated vehicles would follow using vehicle-to-vehicle communication .
16 . The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( Metro ) has announced that four unsolicited proposals that could accelerate two mega projects have advanced to the next stage of an evaluation process through its newly established Office of Extraordinary Innovation . Los Angeles Country Metropolitan Transportation Authority website . Retrieved from https :// www . metro . net / projects / oei / partnerships-ups / Last year , DOT also administered the Smart City Challenge and awarded Columbus , Ohio $ 50 million dollars in grant monies . Federal Department of Transportation website . Retrieved from https :// www . transportation . gov / smartcity
17 . Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization . 2017 . Memorandum RE Work Program for Planning Connected and Autonomous Vehicles . Accessed from http :// www . bostonmpo . org / data / calendar / pdfs / 2017 / MPO _ 011917 _ Work _ Program _ Autonomous _ Vehicles . pdf 18 . Federal Automated Vehicles Policy , 46 . 19 . U . S . Department of Transportation . 2017 . USDOT Announces New Federal Committee On Automation . https :// www . transportation . gov / briefing-room / dot0717 .
20 . Federal Automated Vehicles Policy , 5 , and National Highway Traffic Safety
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