The Vision of the Smart Roadside
Initiative is to integrate appropriate roadside systems (some of which
are shown here) into an integrated system data sharing network.
If this Vision is realized, all of
the contributing systems would benefit from broader disruption and
increased data.
For instance a couple of examples
could include:
Trucks’ in-vehicle systems
could provide data to weather monitoring stations
Electronic screening sites
could provide vehicle count, classification, and weight data for planning
purposes.
Traffic probe stations could
alert shippers or ports of a commercial vehicle’s ETA.
Also enforcement could occur
away from fixed locations.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS
LEVEL OF DATA SHARING WILL REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL OF ARCHITECTURE, STANDARDS, AND
INTEGRATION WORK—THE SYSTEMS ARE THERE BUT THEY CURRENTLY ARE NOT DESIGNED
TO COMMUNICATE