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92nd Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting


Intelligent Transportation Systems: Annual U.S. State-of-the-Industry Review
Session # 305
 January 14, 2013
  • Kenneth Leonard
  • Director
  • Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
  • Research and Innovative Technology Administration, USDOT
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Presentation Overview
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Today’s Transportation Challenges
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ITS Strategic Research Plan 2010-2014

  • Vision:  To research and facilitate a national, multimodal surface transportation system that features a connected transportation environment around vehicles of all types, the infrastructure, and portable devices to serve the public good by leveraging technology to maximize safety, mobility, and environmental performance


  • Plan developed with full participation by all surface transportation modal administrations, as well as with significant interaction with multimodal stakeholders


  • 2012 Progress Update recently completed
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Connected Vehicle
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Safety Pilot Model Deployment
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Moving Towards Infrastructure Deployment
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Infrastructure Deployment Planning
  • 2015 FHWA Deployment Guidance
  • National Cooperative Highway Research Program (2013 completion)
    • Benefit Cost Analysis for state and local DOTs, including funding options
    • DSRC deployment guidance for state DOTs
  • National Connected Vehicle Field Infrastructure Footprint Analysis (AASHTO led, 2014 completion)
  • Standardized interfaces
  • Certification processes for equipment and systems
  • Nationwide Security Credential Management System (SCMS)
  • USDOT is working with state and local DOTs and private industry to plan for deployment



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Accomplishments & Opportunities
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Accomplishments & Opportunities
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Accomplishments & Opportunities
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International Activities
  • International Standards Harmonization
    • Focused on standards around the vehicle platform
  • Collaborative research with European Union
    • 2012 ITS World Congress
    • EU-US Joint Showcase on Connected Vehicle
    • Published a new EU-US report highlighting our joint accomplishments and future plans in areas such as cooperative vehicle harmonization
    • Collaborative research with Japan
    • Assess the role of probe data in systems management
    • Complete probe data project and present results at the 2013 ITS World Congress in Tokyo, Japan
    • Collaborative research with Canada
    • Established new Memorandum of Cooperation with Korean Ministry of Land Transport and Maritime Affairs




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What’s New?
  • MAP-21:
    • Deployment Incentives
      • Deployment planning grants for Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) & Mobility Services for All Americans (MSAA)
    • New Strategic Plan
      • Exploratory Research started in 2012 & 2013
      • Offer your input at: http://itsstrategicplan.ideascale.com/
  • Affiliated Test Beds
  • Research Data Exchange


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