Public Policy Driving

Intelligent & Transformational

Transportation

The Road to the Next Generation of Mobility

Cordell Schachter

ITS America Board Member

Chief Technology Officer, New York City DOT

ITS-NY 24th Annual Meeting

June 15, 2017

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Roadmap &

Mission

Grow our economy

Make our transportation systems

safer

Improve quality of life

Use innovative, transformational

technologies

Focus on local, state, and federal

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Why This is Important?

Putting It All Together

Mobility Safety Security PrivacySustain-ability

Accessi-bility

Assured, Resilient, Intelligent. Transformational

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Tech Changes

Everything

Smart VehiclesSharing

EconomyInternet of

Things

∗Intelligent Transportation….

∗Strengthens the Economy at its Foundation

∗Saves Tens of Thousands of Lives Each Year and Billions

of Dollars

∗Gets More Bang for Less Buck

∗Improves Existing System Performance

∗Promotes Energy Efficiency

∗Broadens Access

∗Creates Better Jobs

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Our Transportation

Future

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ITS America

Roadmap

Priorities

∗Deploy Connected Vehicle Systems

∗Vehicle-to-Vehicle (v2v)

∗Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (v2i)

∗Vehicle-to-ANY (v2x) Pedestrians, bikes, ?

∗Secure DSRC/5/9 GHz Transportation Safety Spectrum

∗Address Cybersecurity and Reduce Vulnerabilities

∗Upgrade our Infrastructure

∗Deploy Automated Vehicles (AV)

∗Advance Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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ITS America Roadmap:

Accelerate Technology

Deployment & Research

∗Build Public Confidence in the Privacy and Security of New

Technology

∗Reduce Distracted Driving through Technology and Education

∗Bridge Gaps between Research and Deployment of New

Technologies

∗Expand Research and Address Long Term Impacts to our

Transportation System

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ITS America

Roadmap

Remove Roadblocks

∗Increase Investments in Infrastructure and Transportation

Technology

∗Promote Innovative Models in Funding, Finance, Partnerships

∗Reinvest in our Communities through Smart Technology-

“Smart Communities”

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ITS America

Roadmap:

Increase Investment

∗ ITS America’s Public Policy Roadmap and 2/8/17 press release

∗ 5/30/17 C-SPAN interview of ITS America President and CEO Regina Hopper on

“the future of high-tech transportation systems in the U.S.”

∗ 5/17/2017 ITS America letter to the leadership of the U.S. House Appropriations

Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related

Agencies regarding its hearing on “Emerging Transportation Technologies.” Letter

urged the Subcommittee to support increased investments in the rapid deployment of

intelligent transportation technologies throughout the transportation system.

∗ As part of Infrastructure Week, 5/14/17 op-ed by ITS America President and CEO

Regina Hopper published in The Hill on the need for intelligent transportation systems

to be included in our new highways, roads, streets and bridges#THISisITS

Public Policy Roadmap &

Intelligent Transportation

General Advocacy

∗ ITS America Web page on “Safety and Connected Vehicles”

∗ ITS America is a founding member of the Safety Spectrum Coalition

∗ 5/27/17 op-ed in The Hill by ITS America President and CEO Regina Hopper and

National Safety Council President and CEO Deborah Hersman titled “This Memorial

Day, Let's Resolve to Deploy More Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications Systems.”

∗ 5/17/17 Safety Spectrum Coalition letter signed by ITS America and 10 other

organizations to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing

and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

∗ ITS America press release regarding the April 12, 2017, ITS America comments and

Safety Spectrum Coalition comments filed with NHTSA in response to its proposed

standard for V2V communications

∗ 1/25/17 Safety Spectrum Coalition letter to the Federal Communications Commission

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V2V/DSRC/

5.9 GHz

Spectrum Advocacy

∗ ITS America will be in contact with ITS NY about commenting on 6/28/17

FTC/NHTSA Workshop on Privacy, Security Issues Related to Connected,

Automated Vehicles

∗ 5/31/17 ITS America release announcing a partnership with the Cyber Future

Foundation to form the Intelligent Transportation Cybersecurity Task Force

∗ ITS America is working with its members to comment on a suite of draft AV bills

circulated by the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Digital Commerce

and Consumer Protection

∗ 2/28/17 ITS America statement on President Trump’s infrastructure plans

∗ 2/27/17 ITS America statement on the confirmation of Wilbur Ross as U.S. Secretary

of Commerce

∗ 2/3/17 ITS America comments to NHTSA in response to the 12/5/16 Visual Manual

Driver Distraction Guidelines for Portable and Aftermarket Devices

∗ 1/31/17 ITS America statement congratulating U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Elaine Chao on her confirmation.#THISisITS

Other Advocacy

Activities

June 22, 2017, San Francisco, CA

Join ITS America for a one-day summit focusing on cutting edge technologies that are

creating new markets and reshaping the future of transportation. Key speakers and

panelists include:

∗ Laura Merling, VP of Autonomous Vehicle Solutions, Ford Motor Company

∗ John Moon, Developer Relations Lead, Honda Developers Studio

∗ Dale Fuller, Exec. Chairman of the Board, MobiSocial & Former CEO, McAfee

∗ Melanie Crotty, Operations Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission

To view the agenda and register, please visit:

www.techtransalliance.com#THISisITS

2017 Upcoming Events:

Technology Driving

Transportation:

Executive Summit

Integrated Mobility Driving

Smart Cities

October 29 – November 2, 2017

Palais des congrès de Montréal

http://itsworldcongress2017.org/

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2017 Upcoming Events:

ITS World Congress

∗For more information about ITS America, please visit

http://itsamerica.org/ or e-mail Jason Goldman, ITS

America VP for External Affairs and Stakeholder

Engagement, at jgoldman@itsa.org.

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