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Program

Updated May 4, 2018 | complete program

Monday, May 7, 2018
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Texas A&M Transportation Technology Advisory Council Meeting
Robert Brydia, Senior Research Scientist, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
(Brydia presentation, 1.4MB)

Kelly Templin, Director, RELLIS Campus, The Texas A&M University System
(Templin presentation, 4.1MB)
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR) Tour, RELLIS Campus

(Buses will begin departing from the Stella Hotel at 4:00 p.m. and will pick up passengers approximately every 15 minutes. The last bus will leave CIR at 5:30 p.m.)
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception
(Stella Hotel)
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Opening Session – How Are We Preparing?
Moderator: Katie Turnbull, Executive Associate Director, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Welcome
Greg Winfree, Agency Director, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Overview of Texas A&M Transportation Technology Initiatives
Christopher Poe, Assistant Director, Connected and Automated Transportation Strategy, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
(Poe presentation, 4.0MB)

State Views
Darran Anderson, Director of Strategy and Innovation, Texas Department of Transportation
Tom Byron, Assistant Secretary, Strategic Development, Florida Department of Transportation
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

General Session – Preparing Vehicles and Infrastructure for Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV)
Moderator: Beverly Kuhn, Division Head, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Federal Highway Administration’s Cooperative Automation Research
Brian Cronin, Director, Office of Operations Research and Development, Federal Highway Administration
(Cronin presentation, 2.9MB)

Corridor Testing of Infrastructure Materials for Automotive Sensing Systems
Ken Smith, Corporate Scientist, Transportation Safety Division, 3M
12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

Update on the RELLIS Campus and Industry Partnership Announcement
John Sharp, Chancellor, The Texas A&M University System
Bob Anderson, Vice President, Research and Development, 3M Safety and Graphics Business Group
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

General Session – The Evolution of Automation and Connectivity for Freight Movement
Moderator: Caroline Mays, Director, Freight and International Trade Section, Texas Department of Transportation

Level 1 – Freight Applications
Steve Boyd,Founder and Vice President, External Affairs, Peloton

Level 2 – Demonstrating a Truck Platooning System in Texas
Mike Lukuc, Program Manager, Connected and Automated Transportation, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

An OEM’s Perspective – Evaluating and Introducing Technology over Time
Bill Kahn, Principal Engineer, PACCAR/Peterbilt

Texas Connected Freight Corridors Project
Brian Fariello, Director, Traffic Management Section, Texas Department of Transportation
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Break
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

General Session – Connectivity for CAV
Moderator: Kevin Balke, Senior Research Engineer, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Wireless V2X
Ed Bradley, Program Manager, Toyota

Next Generation Wireless
Robert Heath, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
(Heath presentation, 19.1MB)

Smart Cities and Telecommunications
Brenda Connor, Head of Smart Cities and Intelligent Transportation Systems, Ericsson

Infrastructure to Support Telecommunications
Chris Bluemle, Manager, Corporate Development and Strategy, Crown Castle
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Reception and Student Posters
(Stella Hotel)
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Texas Cookout
(Stella Hotel)
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

General Session – Innovation Hub @ TTI
Greg Winfree, Agency Director, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Eli Jones, Dean, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

General Session – Preparing People and Communities
Moderator: Ginger Goodin, Senior Research Engineer, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Who’s on First: Early Adopters of Self-Driving Vehicles
Johanna Zmud, Division Head, Planning Division, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
(Zmud presentation, 597KB)
[Access the related Final Report and Briefing Document.]

Preparing Communities
Avery Ash, Autonomous Vehicle Lead, INRIX

Integrated Multimodal App
Todd Plesko, Vice President of Planning and Development, Dallas Area Rapid Transit
(Plesko presentation, 2.8MB)

What Might CVs and AVs Mean for Automobile Insurance?
TV Kumaresh, Vice President of Auto Insurance Product Strategy, USAA
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Closing Panel Discussion – Collaboration to Accelerate Deployment
Moderator: Ed Seymour, Executive Associate Director, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Panelists:

Bob Anderson, Vice President, Research and Development, 3M Safety and Graphics Business Group
Carrin Patman, Chair, Houston METRO Board of Directors
Mark Norman, Director, Development and Strategic Initiatives, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies
Carol Lewis, Professor and Emeritus Director, Center for Transportation Training and Research, Texas Southern University
Marc Williams, Deputy Executive Director, Texas Department of Transportation
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Closing Comments
Greg Winfree, Agency Director, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
12:00 noon

Box Lunches
12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Post-Conference Wrong-Way Driving Forum

Discussion of wrong-way driving technology countermeasures being implemented in Texas and across the United States.

Separate registration required.

Post Conference – Wrong-Way Driving Forum
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Objective

Hold a half-day forum to discuss technologies used to mitigate and detect wrong-way driving maneuvers in Texas and across the U.S.

Agenda

Updated April 9, 2018

Time Agenda Item Speaker(s)
12:00 pm to 12:30 pm
(30 minutes)		 Box Lunches NA
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
(15 minutes)		 Welcome and Introductions Michael Chacon (TxDOT)
Melisa Finley (TTI)
12:45 pm to 2:15 pm
(90 minutes)		 Panel on Active Sign and Pavement Markings Systems Eric Ferron (FHWA)

John Gianotti (TxDOT)
(Gianotti (12:45 pm) presentation, 3.1MB)

Stacey Pierce (Wisconsin DOT)
(Pierce presentation, 2.0MB)

Raj Ponnaluri (Florida DOT)
(Ponnaluri presentation, 20.1MB)
2:15 pm to 2:30 pm
(15 minutes)		 Break NA
2:30 pm to 3:00 pm
(30 minutes)		 Arizona DOT
Wrong-Way Driving Detection and Warning System Pilot Deployment		 Brent Cain (ADOT)
(Cain presentation, 14.8MB)
3:00 pm to 3:45 pm
(45 minutes)		 Open Discussion on Wrong-Way Driving Traffic Management Center Procedures and Coordination with Police Brian Fariello (TxDOT)

John Gianotti (TxDOT)
(Gianotti (3:00 pm) presentation, 1.8MB)
3:45 pm to 4:15 pm
(30 minutes)		 TxDOT Connected Vehicle Wrong-Way Driving System Melisa Finley (TTI)
(Finley (3:45 pm) presentation, 34.6MB)
4:15 pm to 4:45 pm
(30 minutes)		 Open Discussion on Other Technologies Melisa Finley (TTI)
4:45 pm to 5:00 pm
(15 minutes)		 Closing Session Melisa Finley (TTI)

Questions

Please direct questions to Melisa Finley at (979) 317-2148 or [email protected].