About
The Intelligent Transportations Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO)
OUR VISION:
Accelerate the use of ITS to transform the way society moves.
OUR MISSION:
Lead collaborative and innovative research, development, and implementation of ITS to improve the safety and mobility of people and goods.
Planning for the Future of ITS
The ITS Joint Program Office’s 2020-2025 ITS Strategic Plan
About ITS JPO
Current Research
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s ITS research focuses on several high-priority areas including Emerging and Enabling Technologies, Data Access and Exchanges, ITS Cybersecurity Research, Automation, ITS4US, and Accelerating ITS Deployment. The ITS Strategic Plan includes in-depth discussion of the ITS Program’s strategic goals, these research areas, and four technology transfer programs.
Learn more in the 2020-2025 ITS Strategic Plan.
Research Areas
Intelligent Transportation Systems Deployment
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ITS Deployment
- ITS4US
- Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Resources
- Connected Vehicle Pilots
- Connected Vehicle News and Events
- Connected Vehicle Deployer Resources
- Connected Vehicle Deployment Assistance
- Connected Vehicle Applications
- Sample Deployment Concepts
- Connected Vehicle Publications
- National ITS Architecture
- Smart City Challenge
Technology Transfer
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Technology Transfer
Research Archive
Electronic Freight Management (EFM)
Standards
The FHWA's Freight Office will formulate and execute a program of work for the Intermodal standards effort to support EFM by developing white papers on specific technical issues related to the formulation of standards and their acceptance within the Intermodal community. Materials will be prepared for the national consensus forums (e.g. TRB, ITSA), including, where appropriate, drafting standards material for consideration by the relevant SDOs.
Additionally, the Freight Office will work closely with, and help to coordinate the efforts of, task groups that will be established to investigate key Intermodal standards issues. Provide support in defining the makeup of these groups and the roles of group members. Provide technical staff to serve as participating members of the task groups, including the liaison activities with appropriate public and private organizations to facilitate issue resolution. Provide technical review of selected Standards Development Organizations (SDO's) products and deliverables. Provide liaison support to other ongoing and planned Information Technology (IT) standards-related efforts and with other groups, such as the electronic commerce community who are involved in the standards setting process. Also liaise with other groups associated with intermodal freight initiatives with a standards component, e.g. the European Commission's Safe and Secure Intermodal Transport (SIT) Project.
The Freight Office will also conduct crosscutting studies, as required, in order to investigate common issues across the proposed standardization approaches. For example, they may investigate and assess the relationships between ongoing Intermodal standards development activities and standardization activities associated with eCommerce. Also, provide support in determining how to achieve integrated application of Intermodal standards and safe and secure interoperability among Intermodal systems.
Participate in and provide technical contributions to national and international ITS standards activities when DOT involvement can substantially promote standards development. Promote US positions on international standards through ballot comment on selected ISO Technical Committee and Working Group draft standards and, where appropriate, provide US experts to ISO working groups (e.g., TC204/WG7). Conduct analyses of the Intermodal industry to determine where standards are being used, which standards are being deployed first, and how standards will be incorporated into products over time.