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U.S. Department of Transportation
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
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Top 5 Lessons Looking to Connected Vehicles
5.Recognize that unforeseen shortcomings of new systems may result in long-term risk aversion, pushing innovators and early adopters toward the late majority for technology acquisition.
§4. Demonstrations should engage diverse constituents in terms of modality, levels of congestion, and size of deployment to establish a robust peer group for market share growth.
§3. To more effectively initiate technology implementation, clearly define and publicize the benefits cases for connected vehicle as the first step followed by price, interoperability or other features.
§2. Develop a strong coalition for education and information dissemination through PCB, AASHTO, APTA, and other media to inform the public sector, trucking industry, and end users.
–1. Leverage funding models in fostering the innovation      and early adoption while establishing a users group.
Wireless communications allows cars to be aware of all other vehicles on the road, even if the driver is not
James:  Thank you, Vaishali. We have time for a question or two.  We will do a full Q&A after the two case studies.