Automated and Connected Vehicles: Summary of the 9th University Transportation Centers Spotlight Conference
Connected vehicle (CV) and automated vehicle (AV) technologies are being developed, tested, and deployed by a variety of private companies and public agencies. CVs and AVs may improve safety, reduce emissions, and improve the efficiency and reliability of the transportation system. The Transportation Research Board hosted a conference entitled Automated and Connected Vehicles in Washington, D.C. in November 2015. The meeting was the ninth in a series of Spotlight Conferences funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, which sponsors the University Transportation Centers Program. Speakers highlighted research, testing, and deployment activities under way at the national, state, and local levels. Other speakers provided perspectives from the insurance industry, self driving technology and mapping companies, and carsharing businesses. This report summarizes the opening session, four plenary sessions, and reports from breakout discussion groups.