Frank Douma and Adeel Lari State and Local Policy Program Overview Transportation and Telecommunication Connection Definitions of Connected Note this is NOT autonomous Role for Broadband the backbone ID: 811857
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Broadband Needs for Transportation
Frank Douma and Adeel LariState and Local Policy Program
Slide2Overview
Transportation and Telecommunication: “Connection”Definitions of “Connected”
Note: this is NOT autonomous
Role for Broadband: the backbone
Opportunities for telework and other “virtual” trips
Slide3Transportation and Telecommunication
Many transportation technologies rely upon telecomunications to functionCan reduce crashes
Improve traffic flow
Balance growth of e-commerce (Just in time delivery)
https://icsw.nhtsa.gov/safercar/v2v/images/V2V-II-1.jpg
Slide4Why the Connection?
SAFETYUnited States 35,092 Deaths in 2015Worldwide 1.25 Million Deaths in 2013
50+ million Injuries
65+ Million Deaths in 20
th CenturyEconomic Cost > $500 Billion/year90% percent of accidents caused by driver’s error
Slide5SAFETY
Benefits:Eliminate Driver ErrorFocus on Crash AvoidanceReduce Fatalities
Credit: www.cers.umn.edu
Why the Connection?
Slide6Why the Connection?
source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Slide7Traffic Capacity
Better Infrastructure Utilization
Congestion Reduction
Increased Capacity
Gap reduction- low elasticity
Reduced Lane width
Smooth merging
Intersection and Bottleneck Management
Credit: kapsch.net
Why the Connection?
Slide8“Flavors” of Connectivity
Slide9V2V
Closest to large scale deploymentVehicles communicate safety warnings and other information to other vehiclesSubject to NHTSA Rulemaking:
https://icsw.nhtsa.gov/safercar/v2v/
Will be deployed on 2017 Cadillac CTS, among other vehicles in near future
https://www.wired.com/2017/03/cars-now-talk-cars-youre-sort-thing/
Slide10V2I
“Smart Highway”Infrastructure communicates travel information directly to vehicleEarly Generations deployed (changeable message signs, etc.)
Technology to actually control vehicles shown to be prohibitively expensive
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Federico_Barrero/publication/272497022/figure/fig4/AS:294750306488323@1447285357438/Fig-5-Vehicle-to-Infrastructure-V2I-communications.png
Slide11V2X
Slide12This is NOT Autonomous
Autonomous Self-reliant on AILargely developed by private sectorConnected receives all information externally
Largely designed and implemented by public
sector
Automated: potential combination
Leverages flexibility and efficiency of autonomous with
Benefits of information sharing
Slide13Role for Broadband?
Provide backbone for existing and future V2I and V2V applications
Slide14Role for Broadband?
Not a new idea . . . But one whose time has come?
Connecting Minnesota (1990’s)
Plan to extend 2000 mile fiber backbone network to within 10 miles of >80% of Minnesota’s population
Including 1000 miles of freeway ROW
20% of capacity reserved for public sector uses
Not fully built out
Slide15Mobility and Equity
Expanded user baseDisabledSeniors
Poor
Children?
Increased Independence
Decreased Cost of Travel??
Slide16http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-geneva-motor-show/volkswagen-sedric-concept-previews-self-driving-pod-vehicle
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4287010/VW-unveil-self-driving-car-post-dieselgate-shift.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/news/geneva-motor-show-2017-vw-group-unveils-sedric-prototype-driverless/
Improved
Mobility
Slide17Improved Transit
First and Last Mile Solution for TransitComplement to existing serviceIncrease the impact of transit stations on adjoining propertiesGreater efficiency in low densityFrom few blocks to maybe a mile?
https://meetolli.auto/manual.html
Slide18Land Use/Planning
Urban areas will be earliest to be impactedParking Decoupled from the buildingShoupCBD’s > 30% is devoted to parkingMcKinseyArea devoted to parking will reduce by >60 billion square ft. it is > 40% of current use
Slide19Other
broadband applications to transportationTeleworkTelemedicineGreater entertainment options
Reduce need for peak period travel
Allow for greater choice in residential and business location
Improve quality of life
Slide20Other
broadband impactsAdds critical amenity to small towns and regional centersIntroduces competition in rural MinnesotaExpands / Improves telecom services statewide
Meets the needs of education and state and local government
Slide21Credit: digidreamgrafix] /FreeDigitalPhotos.Net
Questions?
Frank Douma
douma002@umn.edu
Adeel Lari
alari@umn.edu