Transportation Interim Committee Meeting
July 27, 2017 @ Utah State University

AGENDA

8:00AM Bus departs from Capitol
East doors of Senate Office Building

8:35AM                                   Ogden area committee member pick-up                                                                   Flying J
                        1172 West 21^st Street
                        Ogden, UT

8:45AM – 10:00AM                Committee/Policy Overview              Sen. Gregg Buxton
                                                            Rep. Mike Schultz
                                                            Rep. Robert Spendlove
UAS Ecosystem Overview                   Regan Zane, Mike Masquelier

10:00AM                                 Arrive at USTAR Building
                                                USTAR BioInnovations Building
                                                USU Innovation Campus

10:00AM – 10:45AM SELECT Overview David Christensen

10:45AM – 12:15PM Technology Demos David Christensen, Regan Zane

Advanced lithium ion battery management systems: This demo shows technology advances in energy storage hardware and battery management systems that provide 30-45% longer EV battery pack lifetime and increased value for second life applications.

Electric roadways: Fully electric 20-passenger Aggie Bus with autonomous control and in-motion inductive wireless battery charging. This demo shows functioning integration of in-motion inductive (wireless) power transfer from multiple concrete-embedded primary pads/coils in the roadway to vehicle-mounted coils and battery system on the Aggie Bus at approximately 30+ MPH on the EVR’s ¼ mile test track.

Fully electric Ford Focus with vision based autonomous control: Deploying inductive power transfer at highway speeds will require that vehicles identify pads embedded in the roadway and align automatically under diverse road and weather conditions. This demo shows a vehicle in which we were able to gain remote control over steering, accelerating, and braking, and the novel control and vision approaches that allow the vehicle to navigate without human control.

12:15PM – 12:45PM Lunch at USTAR Building

12:45PM – 1:30PM Policy/Planning/Infrastructure Discussion Carlos Braceras, Blaine Leonard

1:30PM – 2:00PM Human Interaction with Autonomous University of Vehicles Studies Utah Research Team

2:00PM – 2:30PM Utah State University Utah Paul Barr
Transportation Center Overview

2:30PM – 2:45PM Innovation Ecosystem Update Ivy Estabrooke, Brian Somers

2:45PM – 3:15PM                   Travel to Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI)
                                                990 North 8000 West
                                                Mendon, UT

3:15PM – 4:00PM ASI Technology Demos

4:00PM Bus departs from ASI

4:00PM – 4:45PM                   Committee discussion/wrap-up                    Sen. Gregg Buxton
                                                                                                                        Rep. Mike Schultz
                                                                                                                        Rep. Robert Spendlove

4:55PM Ogden area drop-off

5:30PM Bus arrives at Capitol

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