Assessing Public Agency Readiness for Connected and Autonomous Vehicle;es: An Expert Survey on Infrastructure Preparedness

Prepared by: Shoaib Samandar (NCSU), Guangchuan Yang (NCSU),  R. Thomas Chase (NCSU), Ishtiak Ahmed (NCSU),

Report No: TCE2020-03-004

Abstract: This study synthesizes potential impacts of CAVs on infrastructure and geometric design criteria and identifies public agency units likely to be affected. An expert survey was conducted to investigate infrastructure readiness in terms of anticipated impacts, agency awareness and capabilities, resource availability, and training needs. Results indicate that connected vehicles are expected to significantly impact most agency units, particularly Intelligent Transportation Systems and Transportation Systems Management and Operations, while autonomous vehicles are anticipated to primarily affect Traffic Safety and operations units.