TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, November 16, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Web-Only Document 239: Impacts of Laws and Regulations on CV and AV Technology Introduction in Transit Operations.

This webinar will discuss the changes in the way public transit agencies will approach operating policy with the introduction of connected vehicles (CV) and automated vehicles (AV) over the next few decades.  The results of the decisions transit operators make may affect employees, agency management structure, and transit patrons. This webinar will focus on key issues in areas such as AV technology evolution, safety considerations, workforce development, agency operating policies, and laws and regulations. The panelists will also present an action plan for resolving many of these issues.

This webinar is sponsored by the Transit Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar; however, sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information.

Webinar Presenters

• Douglas Gettman, Kimley-Horn
• Sam Lott, Texas Southern University

Moderated by:  Jerome Lutin, New Jersey Transit, Retired

Webinar Outline ​

1. Introduction
2. Summary of key challenges and opportunities
3. Deeper dive into safety, workforce, and regulatory issues
4. Research, development, and policy roadmap
5. Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will able to:

• Describe basic regulatory issues facing AV adoption in transit
• Understand applicable safety standards, regulations, and transit policies
• Identify barriers facing introduction of AV technology in transit
• Understand the necessary next steps toward smoothing technology introduction, such as what needs to be studied and what outcomes need resolution

Registration Information

This webinar is sponsored by the Transit Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar.

Professional Development Hour Information

A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate. Certificates of Completion will be issued only to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session.

Individuals registered as Florida PEs are no longer required to email TRB with your license number to report your attendance. Instead, please use your certificate that TRB provides through RCEP.net as verification of your attendance to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.

Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.

This webinar was developed in March 2017. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website: www.RCEP.net.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.