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U.S. Department of Transportation
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
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Safety Pilot/Model Deployment
§Safety Pilot/Model Deployment is a U.S. DOT research program conducted by the RITA and NHTSA with CAMP to develop technology that will help cars, trucks, buses, and other vehicles avoid crashes.
§The Program has two parts:
□Six Safety Pilot Driver Acceptance Clinics to help the Department learn more about how drivers respond to crash-avoidance applications that use connected vehicle communication.  The clinics have been held in locations around the country.
□The Safety Pilot Model Deployment that includes the installation of wireless devices in up to 3,000 vehicles in one location to evaluate the effectiveness of connected vehicle technology to prevent crashes. The deployment will take place of Ann Arbor, MI from August, 2012 to August, 2013 and will operate in an everyday environment.
§Both the Driver Acceptance Clinics and the Model Deployment results will contribute to the NHTSA 2013 Agency Decision.
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•Safety Pilot/Model Deployment is a U.S. Department of Transportation research program conducted by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Department is working with the Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnership (CAMP), a research consortium of eight automobile manufacturers, to develop technology that will help cars, trucks, buses and other vehicles avoid crashes by communicating with nearby vehicles and roadway infrastructure such as traffic signals, dangerous road segments and grade crossings.
•Six Safety Pilot Driver Acceptance Clinics for drivers to test new technologies that will help the department learn more about how drivers respond to vehicle-to-vehicle communications that can help reduce traffic accidents and save lives.
• The Safety Pilot Model Deployment will include the installation of wireless devices in up to 3,000 vehicles in one location to evaluate the effectiveness of connected vehicle technology to prevent crashes. It will take place on the streets and highways of Ann Arbor, MI from August, 2012 to August, 2013 and will test connected vehicle technology in an everyday environment.
•Both the driver clinics and the model deployment results will help NHTSA decide, in 2013, if the technology is sufficiently advanced enough for NHTSA to begin to consider a series of rulemakings
•The CAMP vehicle safety consortium includes: Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Honda Motor Co., Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan Technical Center North America, Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen Group of America.