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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: May 1, 2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
LAVTA Presentation on Shared Autonomous Vehicle Testing in Dublin
Prepared by: Obaid Khan, Transportation and Operations Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will receive a presentation by Livermore Amador Valley Transit
Authority (LAVTA) Staff on the testing of a Shared Autonomous Vehicle in Dublin.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Receive LAVTA's presentation on Shared Autonomous Vehicle Testing in Dublin.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
The Governor approved AB 1444 on October 12, 2017, which authorized the Livermore
Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) to conduct a pilot project to test the operations
of Shared Autonomous Vehicles (SAV) on public streets in the City of Dublin. The SAVs
are not equipped with a steering wheel, a brake pedal, or an operator. As per the
approved legislation, the testing of SAVs would sunset on May 1, 2018. However, on
February 26, 2018, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issued new regulations
that may allow the testing to continue after the sunset date of AB1444.
LAVTA has been developing pilot project testing plans in coordination with the Contra
Costa County Transportation Authority (CCTA) and the GoMentum Station
(Autonomous Vehicle testing program) at the Concord Naval Weapons Station. LAVTA
staff will provide details on the planned testing in Dublin.
The City of Dublin was successful in receiving a grant from the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission (MTC) in the amount of $385,000, to provide support on the
SAV pilot testing project. The MTC grant will provide funding for modifying the traffic
signals along the testing route of SAVs near the East Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station.
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The key goals of the City of Dublin grant proposal were to test the communication of
signal operation with the SAVs; and the evaluation of safety benefits of providing real
time signal data to transit buses and the emerge ncy vehicles through the City’s Traffic
Operation Center.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
A copy of this report has been provided to the Livermore Amador Valley Transit
Authority.
ATTACHMENTS:
None.