The CAV Inter-committee Working Group introduced the CAV Policy Principles at a special “Connecting on CAVs” session at the 2021 AASHTO Annual Meeting.
The purpose of these policy principles is to articulate AASHTO’s position on CAV policy. While other sectors are defining their CAV policy principles, this document reflects AASHTO’s priorities. This document reflects the current climate and policy needs for where we are in 2021 and is intended to be a living document, reviewed each year to reflect changes in technology and policy.
To safely advance and deploy connected, automated and cooperative vehicle technologies, AASHTO will promote a national vision and strategy that advances our goals to promote equity, accessibility, sustainability, and quality of life. A national strategy must include innovative and flexible Federal infrastructure investment, funding for CAV pilots and deployments that leverage public–private partnerships for digital and physical infrastructure, uniform Federal policy that maintains traditional Federal and state roles, and continued stakeholder convening to build trust and awareness of these technologies to meet community-identified needs.
The CAV Inter-committee Working Group is working to implement the CAV Policy Principles. As part of this effort, the Working Group has prepared a draft crosswalk of the CAV Policy Principles and the CAV-related sections of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA). The Working Group has also identified potential actions AASHTO could take to leverage these opportunities. Note that crosswalk and potential actions are draft documents and may be updated.
