§Promotion of probe data research and
development in both the United States and Japan through the mutual
exchange of information on advanced approaches to probe
data
§Reduced costs for research, development, and
testing of applications through shared experiences and
collaborative/coordinated research
§Expedited or immediate transferability of
lessons learned from the Japanese experience in the United
States and vice versa
§Increased understanding and quantification of
prospective benefits of deployments similar to Japan’s ITS Spot
for sharing with domestic public and private sector partners (e.g.,
original equipment manufacturers) in the United States