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