State of the Practice Assessment Report
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Texas Freight Network Technology and Operations Plan State of the Practice Assessment Report Final: December 2020 Contents 1.0 Executive Summary ...................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose of the State of the Practice Assessment .......................................... 1 1.2 Freight-Related Groups, Policies, and Initiatives in Texas ............................. 1 1.3 Freight Technology Areas ................................................................................. 8 1.4 Key Opportunities for Texas ........................................................................... 15 2.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 18 2.1 Project Overview ............................................................................................. 18 2.2 Texas Multimodal Freight Network ................................................................ 19 2.3 Purpose of the State of the Practice Assessment ........................................ 22 2.4 Organization of the Report ............................................................................. 22 3.0 Freight-Related Groups, Policies, and Initiatives in Texas ....................................... 23 3.1 TxDOT Divisions ............................................................................................... 23 3.1.1 Information Technology Division ........................................................ 23 3.1.2 Maritime Division ................................................................................ 23 3.1.3 Rail Division ......................................................................................... 24 3.1.4 Research and Technology Implementation Division ........................ 24 3.1.5 Strategic Planning Division ................................................................. 25 3.1.6 Traffic Safety Division ......................................................................... 25 3.1.7 Transportation Planning and Programming Division ........................ 26 3.1.8 Travel Information Division ................................................................. 26 3.1.9 Bridge Division .................................................................................... 26 3.1.10 Aviation Division .................................................................................. 27 3.2 TxDOT Advisory Committees .......................................................................... 27 3.2.1 Texas Freight Advisory Committee ..................................................... 27 3.2.2 Port Authority Advisory Committee .................................................... 27 3.2.3 Border Trade Advisory Committee ..................................................... 28 3.2.4 Aviation Advisory Committee .............................................................. 28 3.3 Texas Programs and Initiatives ...................................................................... 28 3.3.1 Statewide Transportation Systems Management and Operations Program ............................................................................ 29 3.3.2 Statewide ITS Strategic Plan .............................................................. 31 3.3.3 Emerging Transportation Technology Plan ........................................ 31 3.3.4 Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Task Force ............................. 32 3.3.5 Cooperative Automated Transportation Program ............................. 32 3.3.6 I-10 Corridor Coalition ......................................................................... 33 3.3.7 Texas Connected Freight Corridors Project ....................................... 33 3.3.8 Enterprise Information Management Program ................................. 34 3.3.9 Texas Technology Task Force ............................................................. 34 3.3.10 Texas Innovation Alliance ................................................................... 34 3.3.11 Texas State Transportation Innovation Council ................................ 35 3.3.12 Intelligent Transportation Society of Texas ....................................... 36 3.4 TxDOT Partner Agencies ................................................................................. 36 3.4.1 Texas Department of Public Safety .................................................... 36 i 3.4.2 Texas Division of Motor Vehicles ....................................................... 36 3.4.3 Governor’s Broadband Development Council ................................... 37 3.4.4 Texas State Energy Conservation Office ............................................ 37 3.4.5 United States Customs and Border Protection ................................. 37 3.4.6 United States Department of Transportation .................................... 37 3.5 Research Institutes ......................................................................................... 38 3.5.1 Texas A&M Transportation Institute .................................................. 38 3.5.2 University of Texas at Austin Center for Transportation Research .............................................................................................. 39 3.5.3 Southwest Research Institute ............................................................ 39 4.0 Freight Technology Areas ........................................................................................... 40 4.1 Traffic Management ....................................................................................... 40 4.1.1 Traffic Management Programs and Technology Developments in Texas ................................................................................................ 41 4.1.2 Domestic and International Traffic Management Programs and Technology Developments .......................................................... 49 4.2 Advanced Traveler Information Systems ...................................................... 63 4.2.1 ATIS Programs and Technology Developments in Texas .................. 64 4.2.2 Domestic and International ATIS Programs and Technology Developments ..................................................................................... 71 4.3 Dynamic Route Guidance ............................................................................... 77 4.3.1 Dynamic Route Guidance Programs and Technology Developments in Texas ...................................................................... 78 4.3.2 Domestic and International Dynamic Route Guidance Programs and Technology Developments ......................................... 79 4.4 Data Integration and Analytics ...................................................................... 83 4.4.1 Data Integration and Analytics Programs and Technology Developments in Texas ...................................................................... 83 4.4.2 Domestic and International Data Integration and Analytics Programs and Technology Developments ......................................... 87 4.5 Enforcement and Inspection .......................................................................... 96 4.5.1 Enforcement and Inspection Programs and Technology Developments in Texas ...................................................................... 98 4.5.2 Domestic and International Enforcement and Inspection Programs and Technology Developments ....................................... 107 4.6 Connected and Automated Freight Vehicles .............................................. 110 4.6.1 CAV Programs and Technology Developments in Texas ................ 111 4.6.2 Domestic and International CAV Programs and Technology Developments ................................................................................... 119 4.7 Intermodal Terminal Operations .................................................................. 123 4.7.1 Intermodal Terminal Operations Programs and Technology Developments in Texas .................................................................... 125 4.7.2 Domestic and International Intermodal Terminal Operations Programs and Technology Developments ....................................... 132 ii 5.0 Summary and Conclusion......................................................................................... 141 5.1 Texas Freight Transportation Needs ........................................................... 141 5.2 Freight-Related Groups, Policies, and Initiatives in Texas ......................... 145 5.3 Freight Technology Areas ............................................................................. 152 5.4 Key Opportunities for Texas ......................................................................... 157 5.5 Next Steps ..................................................................................................... 159 6.0 References ................................................................................................................ 160 iii Exhibits Exhibit 1: Summary of Freight-Related Groups, Policies, and Initiatives in Texas .................... 2 Exhibit 2: Freight Technology Areas .............................................................................................. 9 Exhibit 3: Summary of Freight Technology Areas in Texas ........................................................ 11 Exhibit 4: Overview of Texas Multimodal Freight Network Assets ............................................ 20 Exhibit 5: The Texas Multimodal Freight Network ....................................................................