On the Road to Automation: A Scenario-Based Planning Exercise

Using a scenario-based, gaming approach, step into the shoes of a local official making decisions about how to deploy highly automated vehicles in your jurisdiction. Work through key considerations—local versus state regulatory authority, information sharing, secondary impacts of deployment, unexpected challenges, and operational limitations—in an interactive, fun environment.

Participants wanted! We have roles for 49 players (must commit to the full 90 mins). Or be an observer and watch the scene play out. Email Danielle Wolfe at dwolfe@iihs.org to confirm your participation.

This table top exercise will feature seven roles and seven localities that have to come together to address a recent decision by the state's governor. The Governor has issued Executive Order AV-1, requiring all localities to allow an AV company to commence a 24-month pilot deployment. Localities have limited, but meaningful, authority to determine:
• WHERE operations are permitted (specific zones, corridors, or hours)
• WHAT local infrastructure or safety conditions must be in place first
• WHETHER local permitting is required (and at what fee/timeline)
• HOW incidents will be coordinated with first responders and communicated to the public
What localities CANNOT do: Outright ban the pilot or refuse to engage with the AV company.
What localities CAN do: Shape the conditions, pace, and terms of deployment.