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3	OPPORTUNITY FOR SAFER DRIVING Greater situational awareness Your vehicle can “see” nearby vehicles and knows roadway conditions you can’t see 360 degree “visibility” Reduce or even eliminate crashes thru: Driver Advisories Driver Warnings Vehicle Control
4	RESEARCH TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION
5	KEY SAFETY PROGRAM OBJECTIVES 2013 Decision on Vehicle Communications for Safety (light vehicles) 2014 Decision on Vehicle Communications for Safety (heavy vehicles) 2015 Infrastructure Implementation Guidance
6	TECHNOLOGY FOR SAFETY – 5.9 GHZ DSRC What it is Wi-fi radio product Adapted for high speed environment Cheap to produce in quantity How the technology works Messages transmitted at 10 times/sec Basic Safety Message (vehicle size, position, speed, heading acceleration, brake system status) Operating range of 300 meters (line-of-sight) Benefits of the technology Reduced Price Less False Alarms à Delayed warnings More Crash Scenarios à Increased performance Can communicate “thru” other vehicles and blind intersections Drawback of the technology à Both vehicles need to be equipped
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8	SAFETY PILOT OBJECTIVES User acceptance Estimating safety system effectiveness values How the system operates in a real world, concentrated environment Applications Security The role that aftermarket devices can play in accelerating benefits Any additional research gaps
9	US DOT OVERSIGHT
10	LIGHT VEHICLE CONSORTIUM
11	TEST CONDUCTOR TEAM
12	DRIVER ACCEPTANCE CLINIC VEHICLES
13	USER ACCEPTANCE – DRIVER CLINICS 6 locations across the U.S. - began in August 2011 Over100 drivers per location Experienced crash warnings Forward Crash Warning Emergency Brake Light Blind Spot Warning Lane Change Warning Intersection Assist Do Not Pass Warning Feedback from drivers was overwhelmingly positive ~90% of drivers expressed desire for such a system
14	SUMMARY OF SURVEY RESULTS Desirability 91% of drivers surveyed would like to have this technology on their vehicles Willingness to Pay 58% of the drivers surveyed would pay more than $250 to have this technology on their vehicles
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16	MODEL DEPLOYMENT SITE – ANN ARBOR, MI
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19	MODEL DEPLOYMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
20	INTEROPERABILITY ACHIEVED 3 Stages of Testing Completed Including bench and field testing 8 Vehicle manufacturers (CAMP) Multiple vendors included Savari Cohda Multiple vehicle platforms Light, heavy, and transit vehicles
21	VEHICLES & DEVICES DEPLOYED 2,313 VADs 187 ASDs 64 Integrated Light Vehicles 19 Integrated / Retrofit Heavy Vehicles 3 Retrofit Transit Vehicles 27 RSEs
22	INTERACTIONS GENERATED
23	DATA COLLECTED 3 Months of Data Collected Integrated light vehicles Light vehicle ASDs Heavy vehicles Data Transferred to IE Conducted preliminary analysis of system capabilities on dataset Data Transferred to Real-Time Data Capture Program Archiving data for industry research – Research Data Exchange
24	LESSONS LEARNED Allowing additional time for end-to-end system testing Increased maturity level of device developers Identified ambiguous parts of specifications GPS antenna placement had a major impact on the performance Internal placement was not viable Viable external locations identified (truck, roof)
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27	Questions Mike Schagrin – ITS JPO Program Manager, Connected Vehicle Safety and Automation Mike.Schagrin@dot.gov For more information: http://www.its.dot.gov/presentations.htm