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"Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS"

  • Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
    Annual U.S. State of the Industry Review


  • Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting
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State of the U.S. DOT ITS Program
  • Strong and getting stronger!
  • More cross modal—rail and maritime
  • Cars, trucks, buses, fleets, and vehicles of all kinds
  • Commitment to dedicated short range communications (DSRC)
  • Increased outreach and involvement of stakeholders: states, public, private, OEMs, suppliers and after-market
  • Broadening of participation of public and private sectors and universities
  • First ITS Fellow
  • International cooperation and standards harmonization
  • April 11, 2011


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U.S. and Global Problems
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Vision for the Future: Connectivity
  • Multi-modal surface transportation system—with connectivity as its central core.
  • Vehicles (cars, trucks, buses, fleets of all kinds) ßà Infrastructure ßà Mobile Devices
  • Leveraging technology to maximize safety, mobility and the environment—enabled through wireless communications—in all modes.
  • First priority is safety: crash and injury prevention.
  • Foster technological advances across borders—for benefit of all international partners.
  • Open platform for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communications is the major driving technology.
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Achieving the Vision: ITS Strategic Research
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Opportunity for Transformational Safety: V2V and V2I
  • Greater situational awareness
    • Vehicles can “see” nearby vehicles and know roadway conditions that are not visible
  • Reduce or even eliminate crashes through:
    • Driver advisories
    • Driver warnings
    • Vehicle control
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V2V and V2I Safety Research
  • 2010 Selected Major Accomplishments:
    • Initiated new architecture and concept of operations development
    • Awarded 8 contracts for “Here I Am” devices
    • Initiated development of equipped heavy truck (in addition to light vehicles)
    • Initiated human factors research
    • Initiated V2I safety applications concept of operations
  • 2011 Selected Planned Accomplishments:
    • Safety Pilot - award contracts for:
      • Aftermarket safety device development,
      • Safety Pilot test conductor
      • Roadside Equipment development
    • Establish Qualified Products List for “Here I Am Devices”
    • Develop transit and truck (Smart Roadside) V2I applications concepts of operations
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Safety Pilot
  • Major road test and real world implementation taking place 2011 – 2013 involving:
    • Multiple vehicle types
    • Fully integrated and retrofit systems and aftermarket devices
    • Back end systems and processes, including prototype security mechanisms
  • Goals
    • Test prototype systems and applications in a real world environment
    • Provide data for additional safety, mobility and environmental applications development
    • Establish benefits data in support of NHTSA 2013 Agency Decision on V2V communications for safety
    • Create public awareness & determine user acceptance


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Mobility Program
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Mobility Program
  • 2010 Selected Major Accomplishments:
    • Data capture innovation scan underway
    • Data capture portal established
    • High priority applications and development approach identified
    • Open Source Application Development Portal under development


  • 2011 Selected Planned Accomplishments:
    • Collect test data sets
    • Begin applications development
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High Priority Mobility Applications
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Environmental Program
    • Applications for the Environment: Real-Time Information
    • Synthesis (AERIS)
  • 2010 Major Accomplishments:
    • 7 awards to further innovative applications and concepts building on existing outside research
  • 2011 Planned Accomplishments:
    • Complete State of the Practice Scans:
      • Research of ITS and the Environment
      • Evaluation Techniques for ITS and the Environment
      • Activity-Based Travel Models
      • Environmental Models
      • Data Acquisition Technologies
    • Develop Research and Analysis Framework
    • Start analytics and modeling research


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Other 2010 Accomplishments
        • International Cooperation & Standards Harmonization
          • Initiated Memoranda of Cooperation with Japan and Canada
          • Furthered work with European Commission to identify V2V and V2I standards for harmonization
        • V2V and V2I Michigan Test Bed Upgrades (Test Bed 2.0)
        • Launched Travel Management Coordination Centers in Paducah, KY and Aiken, SC under Mobility Services for All Americans (two more launches coming in 2011!)
        • Integrated Vehicle Based Safety Systems
          (IVBSS) Field Operational Test Completed
        • Connected Vehicle Technology Challenge
        • New ITS JPO Web Site:  www.its.dot.gov



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In 2011 Stay Tuned for…
  • ITS Deployment Video Challenge
  • ITS Standards Strategic Plan
  • V2V and V2I Test Bed 3.0
  • ITS Deployment Tracking Survey 2010
        • ITS Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Strategic Plan
  • Public Workshops: Environment - Spring; Safety - Summer
  • Procurement Opportunities:
    • Safety Pilot –
      • Aftermarket Safety Device development
      • Safety Pilot Test Conductor
      • Roadside Equipment development
    • Data Manager (Mobility Program)


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ITS Professional Capacity Building
  • Workforce Development a Priority for DOT
  • PCB Strategic Plan Development
    • http://itspcbplan.ideascale.com/
  • ITS Standards Training
    • 18 Modules under development
  • Continuing Education
    • T3s:Talking Transportation & Technology
    • Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Technical Assistance Program
    • Classroom based Training
    • Web based Training
  • Workshops and Presentations
  • Embedding technology transfer in research
  • process


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ITS PCB Preview
  • Develop ITS Primer / Wiki format
  • Develop 1-2 targeted courses piloting the use of Web 2.0 technologies
  • Host UTC Workshop – Objective: obtain university partner(s)
  • Explore ITS professional certification
  • Continue standards course development
    • Pilot courses held for 18 modules
    • Additional 18 modules under development
  • Evaluate, update, retire current courses
  • Develop prototype ITS PCB knowledge portal for one stop shopping of           training resources
  • Material describing benefits of ITS, synthesized for decision maker
  • Adapt test bed usage for training purposes





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Accelerating Innovation
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