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U.S. Department of Transportation
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Mobility Programs:
BSM Assessment Activity
§Assess the extent to which the BSM supports or enables mobility applications
□To what degree is a DSRC-based BSM Part 1 message critical to realizing transformative benefits from mobility applications?
□What key elements of BSM Part 2 or other vehicle-based data might be needed? Where and how often?
□Can other messages tailored for cellular communication augment a DSRC-based BSM?
□As we add data from mobile devices and fixed sensors, how much improvement do we see in application effectiveness?
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The focus is on data needs from vehicles, and light vehicle in particular because of the planned 2013 rulemaking decision on light vehicles.  That is the most time-critical need.  The work will also examine the needs for information from other vehicle types (trucks, transit, and emergency vehicles).