VehicleInfrastructureIntegration

VehicleInfrastructureIntegration

Raymond ResendesVehicle Safety Technology Research

National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation

SAE Government Industry Meeting

Washington, D.C.

May 10, 2005

Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

• What is VII?• Why Deploy VII?• Who is Involved?• What’s Happening?

• What is VII?• Why Deploy VII?• Who is Involved?• What’s Happening?

Vehicle Infrastructure IntegrationVehicle Infrastructure Integration

VehicleInfrastructureIntegration

VehicleInfrastructureIntegration

Connecting Vehicles and InfrastructureConnecting Vehicles and Infrastructure

Creating an “enabling communication infrastructure”

Creating an “enabling communication infrastructure”

Basic PremiseBasic Premise

• All new vehicles would be equipped with DSRC at 5.9GHz and GPS.

• A nationwide roadway-based communications network will be created.

• All new vehicles would be equipped with DSRC at 5.9GHz and GPS.

• A nationwide roadway-based communications network will be created.

VII Can Enable a Wide Range of Safety & Mobility ApplicationsVII Can Enable a Wide Range of Safety & Mobility Applications

VehicleInfrastructureIntegration

VehicleInfrastructureIntegration

Traveler Information

Traveler Information

Weather Sensing

Intersection Collision Avoidance …for example

Traffic Management Traffic Management

How We Got HereHow We Got Here

The Confluence of Three Activities Have Presented an Opportunity

• Advancements Under the ITS Vehicle Safety Program (Intelligent Vehicle Initiative-IVI).

• Growing Emphasis on Roadway System Management and Operations.

• Evolution of Communications Technology.

The Confluence of Three Activities Have Presented an Opportunity

• Advancements Under the ITS Vehicle Safety Program (Intelligent Vehicle Initiative-IVI).

• Growing Emphasis on Roadway System Management and Operations.

• Evolution of Communications Technology.

We have theopportunity tochange the trend.

VII

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entFatality Rate

Fatality Rate

FatalitiesFatalities

42,81542,815

1.511.51

1990 2000

Driving Forces: SafetyDriving Forces: Safety VehicleInfrastructureIntegration

VehicleInfrastructureIntegration

1980

Exceeding the Safety ChallengeExceeding the Safety Challenge• While crashworthiness standards have

been and will continue to be very important, we are reaching the point of diminishing returns by focusing only on crashworthiness. The biggest return on investment in terms of lives saved and injuries prevented in the future will come from accelerated development and deployment of crash avoidance technologies.

– Jeffrey W. Runge M.D., Administrator NHTSA

• While crashworthiness standards have been and will continue to be very important, we are reaching the point of diminishing returns by focusing only on crashworthiness. The biggest return on investment in terms of lives saved and injuries prevented in the future will come from accelerated development and deployment of crash avoidance technologies.

– Jeffrey W. Runge M.D., Administrator NHTSA

Auto Industry/U.S. DOTCooperative ResearchAuto Industry/U.S. DOTCooperative Research

• Vehicle / infrastructure cooperation is a critical element for preventing:– Intersection collisions– Road departure collisions

• Vehicle / infrastructure cooperation is a critical element for preventing:– Intersection collisions– Road departure collisions

These two factors These two factors account for 50% of the account for 50% of the

crashes and fatalities on our roadscrashes and fatalities on our roads

Driving Forces: MobilityDriving Forces: Mobility

We have theWe have theopportunityopportunityto create a to create a

turning point!turning point!Hours of Delay

Hours of Delay

VMTVMT

Added CapacityAdded Capacity V I

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46hrs/yr

82%

1980 1990 2000 2%

Improving Reliability Through System Management and OperationsImproving Reliability Through System Management and Operations

Bottlenecks40%

Work Zones10%

Bad Weather15%

Traffic Incidents

25%

Poor Signal Timing

5%Special Events

5%

Bottlenecks40%

Work Zones10%

Bad Weather15%

Traffic Incidents

25%

Poor Signal Timing

5%Special Events

5%

System-wide Real-time

Information is the Key!

Sources of Traffic Congestion

Traffic ManagementTraffic Management• Traffic Management Centers widely deployed in

the United States, but surveillance capability is limited.

• Ability to improve operations of the highway network could be significantly improved with system-wide availability of real-time information.

• Vehicles could provide:– Average speeds– Travel times– Weather conditions– Incidents

• Traffic Management Centers widely deployed in the United States, but surveillance capability is limited.

• Ability to improve operations of the highway network could be significantly improved with system-wide availability of real-time information.

• Vehicles could provide:– Average speeds– Travel times– Weather conditions– Incidents

• Applications include:– Traffic signal timing– Ramp metering– Emergency response– Evacuation– Weather management– Transit coordination

• Applications include:– Traffic signal timing– Ramp metering– Emergency response– Evacuation– Weather management– Transit coordination

Traveler InformationTraveler Information

• Current traveler information systems are dependent on limited data.

• Probe vehicles could provide complete network information.

• Tailored information could beprovided directly to motorists: – en-route alerts

(weather, incidents, emergencies)

– congestion maps– dynamic routing

• Current traveler information systems are dependent on limited data.

• Probe vehicles could provide complete network information.

• Tailored information could beprovided directly to motorists: – en-route alerts

(weather, incidents, emergencies)

– congestion maps– dynamic routing

And Much More . . .And Much More . . .

• Safety– Intersection Collision Avoidance -- Rail Crossing Warning– Roadway Departure Warning -- Emergency Vehicle– Emergency Brake Lights Preemption – Cooperative Forward Collision Warning

• Mobility– In Vehicle Signage -- Winter Maintenance– Traffic Signal Control -- Traveler Information – Weather alert

• Consumer & Commercial– Electronic Tolls– Drive thru Payment – Remote Diagnostics– Customer Relations Management

• Safety– Intersection Collision Avoidance -- Rail Crossing Warning– Roadway Departure Warning -- Emergency Vehicle– Emergency Brake Lights Preemption – Cooperative Forward Collision Warning

• Mobility– In Vehicle Signage -- Winter Maintenance– Traffic Signal Control -- Traveler Information – Weather alert

• Consumer & Commercial– Electronic Tolls– Drive thru Payment – Remote Diagnostics– Customer Relations Management

VehicleInfrastructureIntegration

VehicleInfrastructureIntegration

VII CoalitionVII Coalition– USDOT

• FHWA • FMCSA• NHTSA • FTA

– AASHTO • 10 State DOTs

– Auto Companies• BMW• Daimler Chrysler• Ford• GM• Nissan• Toyota• VW

– USDOT• FHWA • FMCSA• NHTSA • FTA

– AASHTO • 10 State DOTs

– Auto Companies• BMW• Daimler Chrysler• Ford• GM• Nissan• Toyota• VW

FHWAFHWA

NHTSANHTSA

FMCSAFMCSA

Focus of the CoalitionFocus of the Coalition

• Is the investment necessary to equip new vehicles and the roadway infrastructure with communications warranted?

• Can the investment by the public sector and auto industry be coordinated?

• Is the investment necessary to equip new vehicles and the roadway infrastructure with communications warranted?

• Can the investment by the public sector and auto industry be coordinated?

6 Concurrent Program Tracks6 Concurrent Program Tracks

• Track 1: Technical Implementation• Track 2: DSRC Prototype• Track 3: Business Models• Track 4: Policy• Track 5: Outreach• Track 6: Test Program

• Track 1: Technical Implementation• Track 2: DSRC Prototype• Track 3: Business Models• Track 4: Policy• Track 5: Outreach• Track 6: Test Program

Duration of Initiative: FY 04 - FY 08Duration of Initiative: FY 04 - FY 08VII Public Meeting

Proof of ConceptEngineering Test

Working Group Activity FOT

‘05

VII Public MeetingArchitectureArchitectureDSRC PrototypeDSRC Prototype

‘06 ‘07 MID ‘08‘04

Privacy Principles

Technical Summary - Tracks 1 & 2Technical Summary - Tracks 1 & 2

• 1 Technical– System Requirements - Complete– System Architecture - Complete– Deployment Planning - Initiated

• 2 DSRC Prototype– Critical Design Review Complete– Equipment into test - Fall ‘05

• 1 Technical– System Requirements - Complete– System Architecture - Complete– Deployment Planning - Initiated

• 2 DSRC Prototype– Critical Design Review Complete– Equipment into test - Fall ‘05

Track 3: Business ModelTrack 3: Business Model

• Develop the Requirements for the Deployment of VII– Basic VII Concepts– Technical Attributes– Long Term Sustainability Requirements

• Identify Business Options Satisfyingthose Requirements

• Tradeoff Various Business Approaches

• Develop the Requirements for the Deployment of VII– Basic VII Concepts– Technical Attributes– Long Term Sustainability Requirements

• Identify Business Options Satisfyingthose Requirements

• Tradeoff Various Business Approaches

Track 4: Institutional IssuesTrack 4: Institutional Issues

• Develop approaches to:– Protect individual privacy

• Drafting Privacy Principles

– Address liability– Define data ownership issues

• Develop approaches to:– Protect individual privacy

• Drafting Privacy Principles

– Address liability– Define data ownership issues

Track 5: OutreachTrack 5: Outreach

• 1st Public VII Meeting– Feb 9 & 10 in San Francisco– 250+ Attendees – Mostly Private Sector

• Begin Scheduling Focused Workshops– Telecommunications– Technical Architecture– Privacy

• 1st Public VII Meeting– Feb 9 & 10 in San Francisco– 250+ Attendees – Mostly Private Sector

• Begin Scheduling Focused Workshops– Telecommunications– Technical Architecture– Privacy

Track 6 TestingTrack 6 Testing

• Test Strategy in Review• Next - Develop Test Objective for each Phase

of Testing

• Test Strategy in Review• Next - Develop Test Objective for each Phase

of Testing

Progress to DateProgress to Date

• Industry Partnership Created• Technical Feasibility Established• Initial Requirements/Architecture Defined• DSRC 802.11p Standards Nearly

Complete• DSRC Industry Consortium Building

Prototype• Key Institutional/Deployment Issues

Identified• National Public Meeting Held

• Industry Partnership Created• Technical Feasibility Established• Initial Requirements/Architecture Defined• DSRC 802.11p Standards Nearly

Complete• DSRC Industry Consortium Building

Prototype• Key Institutional/Deployment Issues

Identified• National Public Meeting Held

Next StepsNext Steps

• Address Key Issues– Demonstrate and Document Benefits– Business Model– Privacy – Liability

• Expand Coalition– IBTTA– Local government– Other industry partners

• Address Key Issues– Demonstrate and Document Benefits– Business Model– Privacy – Liability

• Expand Coalition– IBTTA– Local government– Other industry partners

Imagine the PossibilitiesImagine the Possibilities

1980 1990 2000

Connecting Vehicles and Infrastructure

Connecting Vehicles and Infrastructure

Creating an “enabling communication infrastructurevia a Coordinated Investment”

Creating an “enabling communication infrastructurevia a Coordinated Investment”