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The U.S. DOT Data for Automated Vehicle 

Integration (DAVI) 

June 26, 2019

Finch Fulton

Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Transportation Policy

U.S. Department of Transportation
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Purpose of Today’s Session

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• Provide an update on lessons learned through U.S. DOT’s Data 

for Automated Vehicle Integration (DAVI) initiative, including:

• Priorities for data exchange

• Federal and non-federal roles

• Progress on increasing access to work zone data
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AV 3.0 & Data

• Provides new multimodal safety 

guidance, clarifies policy and 

roles, and outlines how to work 

with U.S. DOT as automation 

technology evolves

• Calls on stakeholders to identify 

opportunities for voluntary data 

exchanges

• Features efforts aimed at 

enabling voluntary data 

exchanges

1. Prioritize safety

2. Remain technology neutral

3. Modernize regulations

4. Encourage consistent regulatory and operational environment

5. Prepare proactively for automation

6. Protect and enhance the freedoms enjoyed by Americans
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Roundtable on Data for AV Safety

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U.S. DOT’s Data for AV 

Integration (DAVI) 

Initiative

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1. Promote proactive, data-driven safety, cybersecurity, and 

privacy-protection practices.

2. Act as a facilitator to inspire and enable voluntary data 

exchanges. 

3. Start small to demonstrate value and scale what works 

toward a bigger vision.

4. Coordinate across modes to reduce costs, reduce industry 

burden, and accelerate action.

U.S. DOT’s Guiding Principles on Data for 

Automated Vehicle Safety
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A simple specification... ...with a wide range of uses

What can we learn from the open transit 

data story?
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Figure 4: Map identifying the different locations where basic transit data can be found and used

• Now, basic transit data is easy to 

find and use nationwide.

• Transit agencies and their users 

continue to collaborate on the 

specifications.

A Federated Front Door to Transit Data
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Can this be replicated?
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The Work Zone Data 

eXchange (WZDx)
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• DAVI Website

• Automated Vehicles 3.0

• AV Data Roundtable Summary 

Report

• City of Austin Smart Mobility 

Roadmap

• General Transit Feed Specification

• WZDx Version 1.1. Common Core 

Data Specification

• WZDx Project Repo

• Work Zone Data Initiative

• ITS.DOT.gov

To learn more and access available resources, please visit: 

For information on the WZDx project or anything else related to the DAVI initiative, 

contact avdx@dot.gov

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Resources