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U.S. Department of Transportation
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DSRC and Cellular Vehicle-Centric Devices:
Strawman Configurations and Capabilities
▪Weather Data and Vehicle Itinerary Data:
–Provided as an element of an opt-in personalized traveler information service
(business model includes aggregation and re-purposing of non-PII (Personally Identifiable Information) derived from these data)
–Possible weather data elements:
•Ambient air temperature, wiper status, traction control system status
–Possible vehicle itinerary data elements:
•Origin, destination, departure time, desired arrival time, purpose
–Possible transit vehicle itinerary data elements:
•Schedule delay, occupancy, # of empty seats, # of empty bike rack slots
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▪DSRC Range: 300 meters
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Vehicle Type
Comm. Technology
Data Generated
Frequency
V1
DSRC
BSM Part 1
0.1 seconds
V2
Cellular
BSM Part 1 + Weather Data +
Vehicle Itinerary Data
180 seconds
Vehicle V1 generates BSM Part 1 every tenth of a second via DSRC when in range of an RSE AND when not in range an RSE.

Vehicle V2 generates BSM Part 1 and the weather and vehicle itinerary data via cellular.