CAR Management Briefing Seminar John Maddox President & CEO American Center for Mobility July 31, 2017
Connected & Automated Vehicles (CAV) Technology is moving fast Significant technical and policy challenges remain including methods for safe testing, validation, and verification Voluntary standards are needed and later, regulation Education is critical
What is the American Center for Mobility? A not-for-profit, USDOT nationally designated test facility Product development, testing and validation Acceleration of voluntary standards Education and training of the workforce A U.S. Designated Automated Vehicle Proving Ground
Willow Run - a history of innovation
Modern concepts with a touch of history
: 500+ acres
Where We Are Now Mar 2016 ACM formed July 2016 $20M from Michigan Strategic Fund Nov 2016 Closed on Purchase of Property Nov 2016 Groundbreaking Dec 2016 MDOT secures $14.5M to repurpose US12 Jan 2017 AT&T announces investment in ACM as exclusive cellular network provider Jan 2017 USDOT designates ACM as a national Automated Vehicle Proving Ground Feb 2017 ACM leads initial AVPG meeting Mar 2017 President Trump, DOT, EPA, MI Governor and 12 auto CEOs visit Willow Run Apr 2017 $30M 2 nd round funding secured May 2017 Phase 1 construction begins Dec 2017 Phase 1 open for testing
ACM Highway Loop
Construction Update - Opening December 2017
Vehicle Development Labs/Garages
Indianapolis
Chicago
Chicago
Washington D.C
Atlanta
ACM Test and Validation Standards Announced partnerships with SAE and ITE June 2017 Conducted workshop with SDOs and industry technical experts Focused on gaining consensus and prioritization for CAV testing, validation, and verification requirements & standards Agreed next steps: 1. Share challenges & problem situations encountered 2. Create scenario and outcome catalog 3. Develop test methods and procedures for scenarios and challenges 19
Education @ ACM K-12 Workforce Public Career Retraining Colleges/ Universities
ACM Academic Consortium
Career Programs Needed Potentially Displaced Workforce Connected and automated vehicle (CAV) Repair and Maintenance Technicians Sensor Traffic Signal Repair and Maintenance Roadside Unit (RSU) Repair and Maintenance ITS Infrastructure Engineering Accident Forensics Ground Traffic Controller First Responder Training Urban planning Paratransit support Traffic Engineer Mapping and Geopositioning Software & Network Configuration Training the Cable Guy Data Center 3P Application Developer Customer Support for OTA Updates
ACM update - Construction Mar 2016 ACM formed Jan 2017 Mar 2017 Apr 2017 May 2017 Aug 2017 Dec 2017 USDOT designates ACM as National AV Proving Ground ACM hosts President Trump, USDOT, EPA, Gov. Snyder, 12 auto CEOs Supporting Construction started Phase 1 construction begins Phase 1 50% complete Phase 1 open for testing
ACM update - Investment July 2016 Dec 2016 Apr 2017 July 2017 $20M from Michigan Strategic Fund $15M for MDOT to repurpose US12 $30M 2 nd round MEDC/MSF $26M Private investment to date $91M secured investment to date Sep 2017 Form Industry Advisory Board
ACM ACM Board of Directors Industry Advisory Board Founder Co-Chair (rotated annually amongst 7 Founders) ACM ACM AT&T Toyota Founder Founder Founder Founder Founder O&M Operator Sponsor Companies (10) TESTING & OPERATIONS Prioritize phasing of facility construction Design test environments Operations input Develop common test procedures Prioritize and develop unique test equipment STANDARDS Strategize on voluntary standards program approach Plan and execute SDO activities (SAE, ITE, IEEE etc.) Strategize and implement activities with NHTSA, DOE, EPA, and other agencies Plan international harmonization activities EDUCATION Strategize on on-site undergraduate and associate programs Work force education and re-training Recruiting Public and consumer education Competitions
Industry Investors
Industry Supporters
Institutional Letters of Support
Thank you.