New transportation technologies, particularly in regard to connected and autonomous driving vehicles, present a challenge to local governments. Safety and cybersecurity concerns, inconsistent regulations that vary across states, and schisms within the vehicle industry present complications and uncertainty for the full integration of these technologies into existing transportation infrastructure. Two of the issues that need to be addressed first are traffic incident liabilities and assurances that the driving technology cannot be hacked. Vehicle-to-vehicle technology includes signal communication between two or more vehicles, while vehicle-to-infrastructure involves signal communication between vehicles and signage or signal controllers. To date, only a few states have established legislation addressing autonomous vehicles. Local governments are going to have to establish regulations too. Learning Objectives: Describe the implications of connected and autonomous vehicles for local government infrastructure. Identify the policy ramifications for local governments of these new technologies. Envision the impacts these technologies could have on your city or town.

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Gary D. Strack, PE;James Martin, PE

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