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The three
applications that compose the INFLO bundle will enhance freeway and arterials
operations by exchanging data with these respective environments and
implementing applications that will improve their operations. These
applications are:
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• Queue Warning
(Q-WARN);
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• Speed
Harmonization (SPD-HARM); and
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• Cooperative
Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC)
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In selecting these
applications, the USDOT sought applications that had the potential to be
transformative (i.e., that they significantly alter existing freeway and
arterial operations in substantial mobility improvements), that are
achievable in the near-term, and that would evolve over time as the
deployment of Connected Vehicle progresses.
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This vision
picture illustrates the deployment vision for the INFLO applications. The
three mobility applications in this bundle can act independently, but they
can and will interact together to transform the way both freeway and arterial
operations occur. The INFLO bundle is viewed as being deployed incrementally
with implementation in the near-term (today), mid-term (as more vehicles are
equipped with latest technology), and, ultimately, long term (100% vehicle
penetration).
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These applications
can be evolved from their current state by leveraging Connected Vehicle
technology to offer significant transformative impacts while minimizing a
number of the risks and delays inherent in developing entirely new concepts.
This philosophy of identifying applications that can be deployed in the
near-term is in keeping with the USDOT’s goals of quickly moving these
applications from the research stage to adoption in the field.
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