INRIX has rolled out the new AV Road Rules platform to allow cities and road authorities to communicate with operators for safe deployment of highly automated vehicles (HAVs) on public roads.

With the new INRIX AV Road Rules platform, authorities will be able to allocate, authenticate and manage traffic rules and restrictions such as speed limits, crosswalks, school zones and stop signs for areas where HAVs will be operating.

Additionally, the new platform uses information from HAVs to report infrastructure improvement needs, making roads safer for all users.

INRIX autonomous mobility head Avery Ash said: “If deployed correctly, highly automated vehicles will radically improve our transportation systems, making them safer, more efficient and higher quality.

“INRIX AV Road Rules marks an essential new tool for transportation agencies to lay a foundation for the safe operation of HAVs on public roads.”

“After talking to hundreds of cities, states and federal officials, and dozens of HAV operators, we identified a critical data gap that INRIX is uniquely positioned to address. INRIX AV Road Rules marks an essential new tool for transportation agencies to lay a foundation for the safe operation of HAVs on public roads.”

At launch, the platform received support from cities and road authorities that included Austin in Texas, Boston and Cambridge in Massachusetts, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, which includes Las Vegas, as well as Transport for West Midlands and Transport Scotland in the UK.

Carmakers and operators planning to use the platform when it is launched include Jaguar Land Rover, May Mobility, nuTonomy and operators running Renovo’s Aware platform.

INRIX noted that the initial phase of the collaboration will help refine and expand the platform to improve the tool and help road authorities set and maintain traffic rules and restrictions.

Jaguar Land Rover connected and autonomous vehicle research senior manager Chris Holmes said: “INRIX AV Road Rules provides improved information to the car, ensuring our self-driving technology is the most safe, sophisticated and capable to deal with challenging real-world environments as we enter new markets across the globe.”