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Roads and Highways

San Diego Regional Proving Ground

On January 19, 2017, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) selected the San Diego region as one of ten autonomous vehicle (AV) proving ground sites in the nation. The designated proving grounds will form a national community of practice that will share information and collaborate with the private sector to advance the safe deployment of AVs.

SANDAG, in partnership with the City of Chula Vista and Caltrans District 11, proposed three distinct AV testing environments (the Interstate 15 Express Lanes, the southern segment of the South Bay Expressway, and local streets and roads within the City of Chula Vista) that compose the San Diego Regional Proving Ground.

Project Managers

Colin Santulli, Regional Proving Ground Project Manager
Phone: (619) 595-5390, Email: colin.santulli@sandag.org

Peter Thompson, Technical Project Manager
Phone: (619) 699-4813, Email: peter.thompson@sandag.org

For media inquiries, please contact the SANDAG Public Information Office at (619) 699-1950 or pio@sandag.org.

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