Brief presentation to ASHTO (Las Vegas, NV on Jan 6th 2016) highlighting simple measures taken by state of Iowa DOT to promote AV technology by states.

1. Sandra Larson
January 6, 2016
Automated Vehicle Policy
Initial Study

2. Automated Vehicle Policy Analysis
Initial study
Dr. Dan McGehee
Mark Brewer, Graduate student
Prof. Bryant Walker Smith

3. Policy Implementation the greatest challenge
• Technologies maturing quickly
• Policy issues lagging
Short term issues
• Roadway quality/maintenance
• Legal issues

4. Roadway quality/maintenance

5. Cameras are used for not only detecting vehicles;
lane marking quality critical for:
Lane Departure Warning Systems
Lane Keeping Systems
Lane Centering Systems
Automated Highway Driving

6. • All lane markings must be visible
• The more contrast the better

7. Can create contrast even without
outside lane markers

8. Cannot let lane markings fade

9. Lane markings must follow road adequately

10. Cannot allow sealing to take place over lane markings
Three steps pre-winter sealing—order is critical
1. Seal seams and cracks
2. Oil rumble strips
3. Paint last

11. Short term legal issues
Maintaining Safe Distances
300 feet for trucks at all speeds and
“Reasonable Distance” for other vehicles

12. Platooning
“Reasonable” altered by technology

13. Working to bring demos to state;
communicated with public, law
enforcement and legislature

14. Legislation

15. Consider how future legislation will affect developing
technologies
Iowa DOT Director Paul Trombino
Governor Terry Branstad
Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds
Dr. Hamid Zarghampour, Chief Strategist, Swedish Transport
Administration
Dr. Dan McGehee, University of Iowa

16. Avoid Legislating If Possible

17. Conclusions
1. Roadway quality/maintenance
2. Educating public and lawmakers
Roads must be maintained to maximize the capability of the assisted driving systems
Public education is vital to ensure sensible administrative and legislative policies
Iowa is taking concrete steps towards comprehensive policies to guide adoption of automated
vehicle technologies
Implementation of such technologies will reduce the crash and death rate due to driver error