Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) are a reality, but can our roads keep up? TRB hosted a webinar on Monday, June 21, 2021 from 1:00-3:00 PM Eastern that identified what is already available, and how to safely and efficiently deploy future CAVs. Presenters focused specifically on connected and automated vehicle infrastructure systems (CAVIS). They discussed procurement considerations from state and local government agency perspectives and provided use cases for both highway and transit CAVIS.

This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Technical Committee on Research Innovation Implementation Management. For more information on CAV, read our blog Research Helps Connected and Automated Vehicles Steer Closer to Reality. TRB is also hosting the virtual 2021 Automated Road Transportation Symposium from July 12-15.

The slides are linked in the meeting materials below. Click here to view the recording.

Webinar agenda and presenters

1. Roadway CAVIS procurement example: Shashi Nambisan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Alex Hainen, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
2. Transit CAVIS procurement example: Kelli Raboy, District of Columbia Department of Transportation
3. How to think about CAVIS deployments: Methods and frameworks: Preeti Choudhary, AECOM
4. Automated Road Transportation Symposium overview: Cynthia Jones, DriveOhio
5. Question and answer session: Matt Miller, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

The first 90 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Identify methods and frameworks to consider CAVIS within standard procurements

Professional Development Hours

Professional Development Hours (PDHs) earned on completion of this program were reported to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Certificates of Completion are issued to all participants via the RCEP.net online system. Complaints about registered providers may be addressed to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Fl., Washington, DC, 20005.

American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits

This webinar was approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits. Please visit the Certification Maintenance section of APA’s website to claim your credits: https://www.planning.org/cm/. If you have problems reporting your CM credits or have general questions about the CM program, please contact the APA.