1	"Connected Vehicle Policy Research Status" Connected Vehicle Policy Research Status SAE Government Industry Meeting January 25, 2012
2	Policy Research Focus Determine if V2V is feasible to implement Security Needs Functional Requirements Physical/Technical Requirements Operational & Organizational Requirements Financial Sustainability and Responsibility
3	Security Network The V2V/V2I system requires communications media for two critical purposes: Secure communications for distribution of certificates and revocation lists to make sure that entities on the system are legitimate users Trusted communications for delivering safety application data and messages (and, potentially, other applications and services) I
4	Communication Security Requirements Choice of media must meet requirements: Enable trusted communication between vehicles and secure communication between vehicles and the network Provide reasonable defense against attacks Protect privacy and personal information of users Reasonably balance privacy needs against security requirements
5	Critical Questions Which communications media can support the needs for distributing security certificates? Choices include: Existing Cellular Networks Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) WiFi No infrastructure option What are advantages and limitations of each? How should the organizational functions of security certificate distribution and management be structured? Who should be responsible for them and how should they be funded initially and over time?
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10	Operational and Organizational Requirements Develop (Security) Certificate Management Organizational/Operational Models: Roles and responsibilities Organizational models Project Schedule: Options due in winter 2011 Public meeting in April 2011 (for organizational analysis and network options – interim analysis for both projects) Prototype testing: June 2012 Test Results and Evaluation of Approach: Jan 2013 Final Report: July 2013
11	Financial Models All security network options require financing for operational support All public – politically feasible? Public/private partnership – what type of framework? All private – where’s the value? Data Transactions Spectrum Other
12	U.S. DOT Principles and Authorities Statement of U.S. DOT Principles – Draft under review Analysis of U.S. DOT authorities – Internal U.S. DOT legal working group All policy work is aligned to support a 2013 NHTSA agency decision
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