SLIDE 1: Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) SAE Government Industry Meeting Washington, D.C. May 10, 2005 Raymond Resendes Vehicle Safety Technology Research National Highway Traffic Safety Administration U.S. Department of Transportation SLIDE 2: Presentation Outline - What is VII? - Why Deploy VII? - Who is Involved? - What’s Happening? SLIDE 3: Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Connecting Vehicles and Infrastructure Creating an “enabling communication infrastructure” SLIDE 4: Basic Premise - All new vehicles would be equipped with DSRC at 5.9GHz and GPS. - A nationwide roadway-based communications network will be created. SLIDE 5: VII Can Enable a Wide Range of Safety & Mobility Applications - for example * intersection collision avoidance * traffic management * weather sensing * traveler information SLIDE 6: How 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. SLIDE 7: Driving Forces: Safety SLIDE 8: Exceeding 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 SLIDE 9: Auto Industry/U.S. DOT Cooperative Research Vehicle / infrastructure cooperation is a critical element for preventing: * Intersection collisions * Road departure collisions These two factors account for 50% of the crashes and fatalities on our roads SLIDE 10 Driving Forces: Mobility SLIDE 11: Improving Reliability Through System Management and Operations System-wide Real-time Information is the Key! [pie chart] Bottlenecks East 40 West 30.6 North 45.9 Traffic Incidents East 25 West 38.6 North 46.9 Work Zones East 10 West 34.6 North 45 Bad Weather East 15 West 31.6 North 43.9 Poor Signage East 5 West North Special Events East 5 West North West North SLIDE 12: Traffic 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 - Applications include: Traffic signal timing Ramp metering Emergency response Evacuation Weather management Transit coordination SLIDE 13: Traveler Information - Current traveler information systems are dependent on limited data. - Probe vehicles could provide complete network information. - Tailored information could be provided directly to motorists: en-route alerts (weather, incidents, emergencies) congestion maps dynamic routing SLIDE 14: And Much More . . . - Safety Intersection Collision Avoidance Rail Crossing Warning Roadway Departure Warning Emergency Vehicle Preemption Emergency Brake Lights 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 SLIDE 15: VII Coalition - USDOT FHWA FMCSA NHTSA FTA - AASHTO 10 State DOTs - Auto Companies BMW Daimler Chrysler Ford GM Nissan Toyota VW SLIDE 16: Focus 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? SLIDE 17: 6 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 SLIDE 18: Technical 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 SLIDE 19: Track 3: Business Model * Develop the Requirements for the Deployment of VII Basic VII Concepts Technical Attributes Long Term Sustainability Requirements * Identify Business Options Satisfying those Requirements * Tradeoff Various Business Approaches SLIDE 20: Track 4: Institutional Issues Develop approaches to: * Protect individual privacy Drafting Privacy Principles * Address liability * Define data ownership issues SLIDE 21: Track 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 SLIDE 22: Track 6 Testing * Test Strategy in Review * Next - Develop Test Objective for each Phase of Testing SLIDE 23: Progress 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 SLIDE 24: Next Steps - Address Key Issues Demonstrate and Document Benefits Business Model Privacy Liability - Expand Coalition IBTTA Local government Other industry partners SLIDE 25: Imagine the Possibilities * Connecting Vehicles and Infrastructure * Creating an “enabling communication infrastructure via a Coordinated Investment”