Self‐Evaluation and Readiness of Alaska DOT&PF on Deployment of Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) on Alaskan Roads

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• Creators:
  Vasudevan, Vinod ; Heidari, Mohammad ; Selmont, Joe
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Alaska Anchorage. College of Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Research and Technology Transfer ; Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Statewide Research Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Autonomous Vehicles CAV Readiness Connected Vehicles Evaluation And Assessment Level 4 Driving Automation Preparedness Strategic Planning Technology Assessment
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-AK-RD-4000-190
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Alaska
• Corporate Publisher:
  Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Research and Technology Transfer
• Abstract:
  The United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Transportation Systems Management and Operations/Connected and Automated Vehicle Capability Maturity Model (TSMO/CAV CMM) Framework published in 2017 provides a clear set of guidelines to departments of transportation (DOTs) across the country for assessing and advancing state and local transportation agencies’ CAV and TSMO current capabilities. This report shares the results of a self‐ assessment of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities’ (DOT&PF) capabilities across the USDOT’s six prescribed dimensions related to Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV). This study has found that Alaska DOT&PF is at an early stage of CAV readiness. The TSMO/CAV CMM Framework defines readiness on a 4‐level scale, and Alaska DOT&PF generally falls somewhere just below Level 1. Considering that no pilot projects have been initiated thus far, Alaska DOT&PF already has strengths in three of the six dimensions: 1) Collaboration; 2) Culture, Organization, and Staffing; and 3) Performance Measures. The agency is weaker in the three remaining dimensions: 1) Business Processes; 2) Systems and Technology: Back Office; and 3) Systems and Technology: Field. However, the very process of deploying a CAV pilot project and strategic planning effort would provide an opportunity to strengthen the agency’s areas of weakness and develop much needed expertise in its staff to move the organization to the first level of CAV readiness in the TSMO/CAV CMM Framework.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  HFHWY000134
• Collection(s):
  Autonomous Vehicles US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:766bcdb9d608012fc1d69ecba7478e60dfd5d26308642307fbe2bcb0b5aee6c68448c24e768b0cd8251e13bcb261635a78a3a13bd9e6c143a6173e5b640107c3
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58517/dot_58517_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.03 MB ]