Smart Cars Smart Cars + Smart Roads+ Smart RoadsSafety, Mobility, Safety, Mobility,

Telematics and OperationsTelematics and Operations

ITS Oregon Annual MeetingITS Oregon Annual Meeting

February 1February 1stst, 2005, 2005

Jim Wright, American AssociationJim Wright, American Association

Of State Highway and Transportation OfficialsOf State Highway and Transportation Officials

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AgendaAgenda

Cooperative Intersection Collision Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System (CICAS)Avoidance System (CICAS)

Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII)(VII)

511 Systems511 Systems AASHTO/OperationsAASHTO/Operations Future ActivitiesFuture Activities

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CICASCICAS

Prevent or reduce intersection type Prevent or reduce intersection type accidentsaccidents

Signalized/stop sign intersectionsSignalized/stop sign intersections• ViolationsViolations• Gap assessmentGap assessment

Infrastructure approach & vehicle Infrastructure approach & vehicle approachapproach

Research activityResearch activity

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VIIVII

Exploring feasibility of a nation wide Exploring feasibility of a nation wide communications network (DSRC)communications network (DSRC)

Partnership between Partnership between AASHTO/USDOT/Auto CompaniesAASHTO/USDOT/Auto Companies

Work has been underway for over a Work has been underway for over a yearyear

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The VisionThe Vision

““Vehicle manufacturers and Vehicle manufacturers and transportation agencies would build transportation agencies would build systems that communicate with one systems that communicate with one another”another”• Prevent crashesPrevent crashes• Provide real time operating conditionsProvide real time operating conditions• Provide real time consumer servicesProvide real time consumer services

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The PartnershipThe Partnership

AASHTOAASHTO

Policy leadership & advocacy Policy leadership & advocacy

Technical participation & field Technical participation & field teststests

USDOTUSDOT

National leadershipNational leadership

Technical managementTechnical management

FundingFunding

Automobile manufacturersAutomobile manufacturers

Policy leadership & advocacyPolicy leadership & advocacy

Technical participation & field Technical participation & field teststests

NHTSANHTSANHTSANHTSA

FHWAFHWAFHWAFHWA

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The OpportunitiesThe Opportunities

Active safety applicationsActive safety applications• Overcome driver error (90% of Overcome driver error (90% of

accidents)accidents)• Prevent run off the road, intersection Prevent run off the road, intersection

crashes (40% fatalities MN)crashes (40% fatalities MN)• Reduce rear end, lane change & merge Reduce rear end, lane change & merge

collisionscollisions

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Probe VehiclesProbe Vehicles

Vehicle to Roadside Communication Would Vehicle to Roadside Communication Would Enable Vehicles to Act as Active ProbesEnable Vehicles to Act as Active Probes

Data from Existing Vehicle Based Sensors Data from Existing Vehicle Based Sensors Could be Communicated to RoadsideCould be Communicated to Roadside

Potential Coverage of Every Road and Potential Coverage of Every Road and Street Street

Example Information Example Information • Average Speed and Travel TimeAverage Speed and Travel Time• Incident DetectionIncident Detection• Onset of PrecipitationOnset of Precipitation• Road ConditionRoad Condition

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Telematics/E-CommerceTelematics/E-Commerce

A Wide Range of Commercial A Wide Range of Commercial Services Will Likely be EnabledServices Will Likely be Enabled• Dynamic Route GuidanceDynamic Route Guidance• Electronic PaymentsElectronic Payments• Fleet ManagementFleet Management• Vehicle DiagnosticsVehicle Diagnostics• In Vehicle SigningIn Vehicle Signing

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Mobility ManagementMobility Management

VII Could be an Enabling Technology VII Could be an Enabling Technology for a New Generation of Direct Traffic for a New Generation of Direct Traffic Assistance or ControlAssistance or Control

Possibilities Include: Possibilities Include: • Queue ManagementQueue Management• Dynamic Intersection ControlDynamic Intersection Control• Merge AssistanceMerge Assistance

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VII Infrastructure ConceptVII Infrastructure Concept

Data Server

Information to traffic centers on speed, volumes, density, queues, accidents, weather. Alerts relayed back to drivers.

Vehicle unit

Roadside unit

141425 services in 22 states – 25.7% of the population25 services in 22 states – 25.7% of the population

511 Progress511 ProgressGold – 511 “Live”Gold – 511 “Live” Blue – Received Federal 511 Planning GrantsBlue – Received Federal 511 Planning Grants

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511 Progress511 ProgressCall Volumes Call Volumes

25 Millionth Call to 511 Placed in November 2004 25 Millionth Call to 511 Placed in November 2004

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500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

3,500,000

4,000,000

4,500,000

1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter

2001

2002

2003

2004

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Organized for OperationsOrganized for Operations

Operations CouncilOperations Council• TrafficTraffic• MaintenanceMaintenance• Systems ManagementSystems Management

Subcommittee on Systems Subcommittee on Systems Operations & ManagementOperations & Management• 3 members each state3 members each state• Task Forces on TI, IM, PM, WZTask Forces on TI, IM, PM, WZ• Joint meeting June 4Joint meeting June 4thth/6/6thth Kansas Kansas

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What’s next in 511 What’s next in 511

Targeted Outreach to Large Metropolitan AreasTargeted Outreach to Large Metropolitan Areas• Large areasLarge areas• 511 Lite511 Lite

511 Interoperability511 Interoperability• Benchmarking / Synthesis of Alternatives Benchmarking / Synthesis of Alternatives

Technical DocumentsTechnical Documents• Guidelines UpdateGuidelines Update• National Progress ReportNational Progress Report

511 Performance Measures511 Performance Measures• Usage TrackingUsage Tracking• WorkshopsWorkshops

National Conference (Spring 2006)National Conference (Spring 2006) Sunset Coalition by end of 2006Sunset Coalition by end of 2006

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What Next in VII?What Next in VII? National VII Conference February 9National VII Conference February 9thth/10th/10ththth, San , San

FranciscoFrancisco

Executive leadership partners meeting March 30Executive leadership partners meeting March 30thth, , Dearborn, MIDearborn, MI

Complementary field tests:Complementary field tests:

• Minnesota/Ford Motor Company (probes)Minnesota/Ford Motor Company (probes)

• California/ITSWC 2005 Demonstrations (safety)California/ITSWC 2005 Demonstrations (safety)

• Florida/iFlorida Project Florida/iFlorida Project

• Michigan/ITS Test bed (getting started)Michigan/ITS Test bed (getting started)

Technical developments – proof of concept Technical developments – proof of concept testingtesting