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IntelliDriveSM Research, Development and Emerging Technologies

National ITS Perspective Panel

Joseph I. Peters, Ph.D.Federal Highway Administration

US Department of Transportation

Workshop on ITS Architecture UpdateDistrict Department of Transportation

Howard UniversityWashington, DC

December 1, 2009

Overview

• Partners

• IntelliDriveSM R&D Program

• R&D Opportunities for DDOT

Partners• US DOT

• Research and Innovative Technology Administration• Federal Highway Administration• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration• Federal Transit Administration• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

• States• Counties• Cities• Original Equipment and After Market Manufacturers• Associations and Consultants• Academia

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IntelliDriveSM Connectivity and the Future of Surface

Transportation

The Problem!!!

Safety• 40,000 deaths/year• 6,000,000 crashes/year • Leading cause of death for ages 4 to 34Mobility• 4.2 billion hours of travel

delay• $87.2 billion cost of urban

congestionEnvironment• 2.8 billion gallons of wasted

fuel

Probe Data

E-payment

Real Time Network Data

Situation Relevant Information

Instrumented Roadside

Opportunity for

Innovation

It’s All About Connectivity

Safety Messages

“The Network”

Signal Phase and Timing

Opportunity for Greater Mobility & Efficiency

• Creating an information-rich environment for multi-modal transportation solutions.– Traveler information for rerouting or

“modal shift” options– Better management & system

performance of road network– Urban planning

• Environmental benefits– Reduced stopping/starting at traffic

signals which consumes 3-5 times more fuel than constant driving

– Nav systems with real time information can reduce fuel consumption by 10.5% over systems without real time traffic data

Intersection Collision Avoidance

Opportunity for Safer Driving

• Greater situational awareness– Your vehicle can “see” nearby

vehicles and knows roadway conditions you can’t see

• Reduce or even eliminate crashes thru:– Driver Advisories– Driver Warnings– Vehicle Control

Work ZoneNotification

IntelliDrive has the potential to address 82% of the vehicle crash scenarios involving

unimpaired drivers

Federal Research Investment

FEDERAL ITS STRATEGIC GOALSSafety• Transformative safety through vehicle and

infrastructure connectivity.Mobility• Capture complete, real-time information on all roads

and all modes to support transformational system performance.

• Achieve transformational transportation management and system performance through applications of vehicle and infrastructure connectivity.

• Realize “next generation” electronic payment systems that support transformational system performance.

Environment• Enable environmental management through vehicle

and infrastructure connectivity.

MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS

Application Areas

•Vehicle to Vehicle for Safety

•Vehicle to Infrastructure for:

•Safety

•Mobility

•Environment

Cross Cutting

•Architecture update

•Michigan Test Environment

•Post Proof of Concept Research

•Policy Roadmap

•Standards

•Technology Scan

•Professional Capacity Building

Opportunities for the District DOT

• Information, e.g., – For Commuters,

Tourists, Commercial Drivers

–On Conditions, Access, Routes, Parking & Schedules

• Management, e.g.,–Pedestrian & Vehicle

Flow–Parking

Advanced Traffic Management

• Safer pedestrian crossings through better detection

• Better planning through better modeling

• Better modeling and management through better data

• Better data through connecting people, vehicles, and infrastructure

– Connecting advanced signal controllers with vehicles

Social Media in Traveler Information Services

• WSDOT Twitter service– http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/inform/twitter

(7,000+ followers as of 11/25/09)– Users sign up, follow specific feeds– Know Before You Go program

• Puget Sound traffic conditions by route• Mountain pass conditions by pass• US/Canada border wait times

– Twitter within larger WSDOT plans for social mediahttp://www.slideshare.net/wsdot/social-media-wsdots-use-of-twitter

• Oahu Twitter– http://twitter.com/ktlink

(1,126 followers as of 11/25/09)– Roadway incident reports from Honolulu Police Department

Partnering Opportunities Available Now

• IntelliDriveSM Pooled Fund Study• Transportation Management Center

Pooled Fund Study• Small Business Innovative Research• IntelliDriveSM Systems Engineering and

Architecture Update

Summary

• Turn Partners into Partnerships• Participate in the IntelliDriveSM Program• Continue the dialogue

– Visit us at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center– 20 minutes away

Enabling the future of surface transportation through connectivity