Program – 4th Annual Texas A&M Transportation Technology Conference

Updated April 24, 2019 | complete program

Monday, April 29, 2019
Workshops
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Workshop A: Low-Speed Autonomous Shuttles This workshop covers planning, designing, implementing, operating and evaluating low-speed autonomous shuttles. Different contracting and deployment methods are discussed, and current pilots and demonstrations are highlighted. Examples of rider surveys and operational evaluations are presented. On-site demonstrations of low-speed autonomous shuttles are planned during the workshop and the conference.
1:30 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.	Welcome, Workshop Overview, and Introductions Katie Turnbull, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
1:40 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.	Overview of Autonomous Shuttle Pilots and Demonstrations MCity Driverless Shuttle, University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex Kristin Kolodge, JD Power Columbus Smart Circuit Rich Granger, DriveOhio (Granger (Workshop A, 1) presentation, 122MB) Frisco drive.ai Pilot Brian Moen, City of Frisco (Moen presentation, 878KB) Texas Southern University Shuttle Carol Lewis, Texas Southern University (Lewis (Workshop A) presentation, 1.8MB) Downtown Bryan Driverless Shuttle Sri Saripalli, Texas A&M University (Saripalli (Workshop A) presentation, 195MB) Texas A&M University Campus NAVYA Pilot Bob Brydia, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (Brydia (Workshop A, 1) presentation, 1.5MB) Gainesville Autonomous Shuttle Clark Letter, University of Florida Transportation Institute (Letter presentation, 18.7MB)
2:20 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.	Planning for Low-Speed Autonomous Shuttles Columbus Smart Circuit Rich Granger, DriveOhio (Granger (Workshop A, 2) presentation, 37.3MB) Texas Southern University Shuttle Carol Lewis, Texas Southern University
2:40 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.	Break
2:55 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Vehicle and Service Procurement Texas Southern University Shuttle Kimberly Williams, Houston METRO (Williams presentation, 528KB)
3:15 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.	Implementation and Operation Texas A&M University Pilot Operating Plan Bob Brydia, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (Brydia (Workshop A, 2) presentation, 831KB)
3:35 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.	Evaluations Ridership and Operations Michael Walk, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (Walk presentation,113KB) User Surveys Kristin Kolodge, JD Power Johanna Zmud, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
3:55 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	Risks, Challenges, and Research Needs Discussion of risks, challenges, and research needs to advance autonomous shuttles.
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Wrap Up, Ongoing Communication, and Collaboration Discussion of methods for ongoing communication, collaboration, and coordination.
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Workshop B: Transportation Blockchain Applications The purpose of this workshop is to introduce the transportation community to blockchain technology and to discuss recent advances and potential use cases in transportation including mobility, tolling, logistics, and supply chain. This workshop will investigate how this emerging technology could transform mobility, facilitate micropayments, revolutionize cybersecurity and insurance, and enable trusted M2M communications without requiring a trusted third party. The workshop will include presentations from leading experts in the cross section of blockchain and mobility and provide an open forum for participants to discuss future opportunities and implementation issues and challenges. The expected outcome of this session will be a list of research needs and opportunities.
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.	Welcome Reception (Dinner on Your Own)
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Opening Session Moderator: Katie Turnbull, Texas A&M Transportation Institute Conference Welcome Greg Winfree, Texas A&M Transportation Institute Highlights of Recent Texas A&M Transportation Technology Projects Wrong-Way Driving Melisa Finley, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (Finley presentation, 602KB) GM Challenge Alireza Talebour, Texas A&M University, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering Smart Intersection Srinivasa Sunkari, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (Sunkari presentation, 4.5MB) Smart Work Zones Bob Brydia, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (Brydia presentation, 2.1MB) State Updates Darran Anderson, Texas Department of Transportation (Anderson presentation, 1.7MB) Tom Byron, Florida Department of Transportation Rich Granger, DriveOhio (Granger (Opening Session) presentation, 122MB)
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 noon	General Session — Infrastructure and Vehicles Moderator: Sue Chrysler, Texas A&M Transportation Institute Highway Signing and Marking Infrastructure Andy Dubner, 3M (Dubner presentation, 1.2MB) Tolling Infrastructure and Testing Joe Mullis, Neology Opportunities and Challenges in Applying V2X to ITS Hongsheng Lu, Toyota
12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Moderator: Beverly Kuhn, Texas A&M Transportation Institute Update on the Texas A&M University System’s RELLIS Campus Kelly Templin, The Texas A&M University System (Templin presentation, 7.0MB) Update on the Army Futures Command Bill Stockton, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	General Session — User Perspectives Moderator: Pete Bigelow, Automotive News Not-So-Autonomous Cars: Public Acceptance of Vehicles at ASE Levels 1–3 Johanna Zmud, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (Zmud presentation, 337KB) User Acceptance of Automated Vehicle Features Kristin Kolodge, J.D. Power (Kolodge (General Session 2) presentation, 409KB) The Future of Automation in the Rental Car Fleet Jeff Kaelin, Avis Budget Group (Kaelin presentation, 1.7MB)
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Break
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	General Session — Truck Automation Moderator: Sherry Pifer, Texas Department of Transportation I-10 Corridor Project Allan Rutter, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (Rutter presentation, 3.6MB) Automation Technology for Trucking Alden Woodrow, Ike Connected Forests — Truck Automation in Forestry Edouard Proust, FP Innovations (Proust presentation, 3.9MB) Lane Keeping and Cruise Control for Truck Automation Sri Saripalli, Texas A&M University
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.	Reception, Posters and Demonstrations (Stella Hotel)
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.	Dinner — Texas Cookout (Stella Hotel — Backyard)
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	General Session — Safety and CAVs Moderator: Chris Poe, Texas A&M Transportation Institute Safety of CAVs Steve Shladover, University of California Berkeley PATH (Shladover presentation, 94KB) Autonomous Trucks: Designing for Safety Jordan Coleman, Kodiak Robotics Driver Safety Training for L2/L3 Automation Charlie Klauer, Virginia Tech (Klauer presentation, 650KB) Maturity Safety Testing Joe Henry, Lone Star Unmanned Aerial Systems, Center of Excellence and Innovation, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.	General Session — Pilots and Deployments Moderator: Ed Seymour, Texas A&M Transportation Institute SPaT Corridor Deployments in Georgia John Hibbard, Georgia Department of Transportation (Hibbard presentation, 3.0MB) Tampa Connected Vehicle Pilot Stephen Novosad, HNTB (Novosad presentation, 2.9MB) New York City Connected Vehicle Pilot Bob Rausch, TransCore (Rausch presentation, 2.8MB) Texas Connected Freight Corridors George Villarreal, Texas Department of Transportation (Villarreal presentation, 2.0MB)
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon	Closing Session Closing Comments Katie Turnbull, Texas A&M Transportation Institute Greg Winfree, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
12:00 noon	Boxed Lunches Available
12:00 noon – 2:30 p.m.	Texas A&M Transportation Technology Advisory Council Meeting (by invitation)
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Tour and Demonstration of RELLIS Campus Technology, Research, Facilities and Projects Smart Intersection, which alerts pedestrians and bicyclists of turning buses Advanced Tolling Visibility Laboratory