20-4 Coordinating State Policies, Laws and Regulations for Automated Driving Systems Across New England

Project Objectives

The objectives of this project are to:

1. Conduct a literature review of research focused on Automated Driving Systems (ADS);
2. Analyze existing policy, legal, and regulatory issues to overcome anticipated barriers to multi-state ADS operations;
3. Recommend coordinated steps for the NE States to take in consideration of the operations of vehicles on the roadway transitioning from human driven to ADS operated;
4. Develop recommendations towards facilitating testing and deployment of ADS-equipped vehicles operating in multiple states or traveling across state lines; and
5. Support the development of policy, legal, and regulatory approaches that inform national and other regional ADS efforts.

Technical Committee Members

• TC Chair, Peter Calcaterra, Connecticut Department of Transportation
• Daniel Sullivan (Former Chair), Massachusetts Department of Transportation
• Kara Aguilar, Maine Department of Transportation
• Kody McCarthy, New Hampshire Department of Transportation
• Susan Klasen, New Hampshire Department of Transportation
• Christos Xenophontos, Rhode Island Department of Transportation
• Joe Segale, Vermont Agency of Transportation

AC Co-Liaison: Nicholas Zavolas, Massachusetts Department of Transportation
AC Co-Liaison: Emily Parkany, Vermont Agency of Transportation

Project Coordinator, Kirsten Seeber, CTC & Associates

Implementation Activities

Tech Transfer Activities

• March 13, 2023 – 2023 Louisiana Transportation Conference – Greg Rodriguez and Jackie Beckwith, Stantec
• July 28, 2022 – 2022 AASHTO Research Advisory Committee Meeting – Emily Parkany, Vermont Agency of Transportation