XVI WORLD WINTER SERVICE AND ROAD RESILIENCE CONGRESS
Proceedings of the Congress

WS 3.3 Road weather information and autonomous vehicles

Tuesday, February 8 08:00 - 09:30 (Calgary)

GMT : 02/08| 15:00 - 16:30 Paris : 02/08| 16:00 - 17:30 New Delhi : 02/08| 20:30 - 22:00 Tokyo : 02/09| 00:00 - 01:30 Sydney : 02/09| 02:00 - 03:30

Chair: Anna ARVIDSSON, member of PIARC TC 3.2, Sweden

Most actions in winter maintenance are triggered by weather events. Weather forecasts are a very important source of Information for decision maker in winter service but they are not the only one. Together with information about road weather, road state and traffic winter service operates. New technologies in data collection, transfer and analysis enable new innovative technologies to support decision makers. The interaction between road weather information and drivers can happen either direct or via a vehicle. New ways to interact with autonomous cars and drives are part of this session.

  1. Welcome and session introduction
  2. Presentations
  3. Video
  4. Questions and Answers
  5. Conclusion

Welcome and session introduction

• Anna ARVIDSSON

Presentations

Road weather services tailored for autonomous vehicles
• Mr Timo Sukuvaara, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland

A study of the relationship between average visibility and instantaneous visibility in blowing snow
• Mr. Masaru Matsuzawa, Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region, PWRI, Japan

Weather prediction systems through mobile phone waves at road localised points. Real experience at a-2 highway in Guadalajara, Castilla la Mancha, Spain
• Mr Gonzalo Toledo Gil, ACCIONA, División de Mantenimiento de Infraestructuras, Spain

Incorporating Weather and Climate Research into Transportation
• Mr Paul Pisano, Paul Pisano LLC and the Transportation Research Board, USA

Video

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Questions and Answers

• Anna ARVIDSSON

Conclusion

• Stéphanie GAUDE, French-speaking Secretary of TC 3.2, France

Session Organiser: Anna ARVIDSSON
Session Secretary: Stéphanie GAUDE