PB FARRADYNE - Intelligent Vehicle Technology Transfer

Vehicle Communications
Presented by:
Suzanne J. Murtha, ITS America
smurtha@itsa.org
November, 2006
VII - A Unique Partnership
Is Required
Key stakeholders are:
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FHWA
US Department of
Transportation
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State Departments of
Transportation
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Automobile
Manufacturers
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NHTSA
To address both technical and policy
issues
Subject to disclaimer.
VII Consortium
• Industry consortium founded to develop pre-competitive safety
technologies
• Michigan 501 (c6) non-profit
• Eight (8) light-duty vehicle manufacturers
Subject to disclaimer.
VII National Coalition
Relationships
The National VII Coalition was
established in 2004 to determine if
the investment necessary to equip
new vehicles and the roadway
infrastructure with
communications is warranted and
can be synchronized.
Existing
Government
and Industry
Policy
makers
VII National
Coalition
VII National Executive Leadership Team
VII National Working Group
VIIC
USDOT
State & Local DOTs
Subject to disclaimer.
VII Consortium
• Industry consortium founded to develop pre-competitive safety
technologies
• Michigan 501 (c6) non-profit
• Eight (8) light-duty vehicle manufacturers
Subject to disclaimer.
Federal VII Applications
Applications being tested will push the limits of the system
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Traveler Information
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Traffic Management: Ramp Metering
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Traffic Management: Signal Timing Optimization
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Traffic Management: Corridor Management
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Traffic Management: Corridor Management Load
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Traffic Management: Winter Maintenance
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Traffic Management: Pothole Maintenance
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Weather Information: Traveler Notification with Clarus
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Weather Information: Traveler Notification without Clarus
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Weather Information: Improved Weather Observing with Clarus
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Electronic Payments: Toll Roads
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MI DOT
VII Data Use Analysis and Processing (DUAP) Project
9 Areas of Interest
Real-Time traffic
 Historic traffic
 Performance measures
 CMAQ
 Weather
 Asset management
 Traffic signal operations
 Predictive traffic impacts
 Network health monitoring
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Motorola – Mesh
Networks
A wireless mesh network is…
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A network of radio transceivers
Distributed de-centralized packet routing
algorithms
Provides “multi-hop” connectivity between
nodes
Ad hoc in nature (nodes can be added or
removed dynamically)
Requires fewer backhaul links
TO INTERNET
& PSTN
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XM NavTraffic
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The nation’s leading traffic data
information service, enhancing the
vehicle’s navigation system with
continuously updated traffic data
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Enables on-board navigation
systems to provide personalized
traffic information for each driver’s
needs
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The best available traffic
information, aggregated from
multiple government and
commercial sources
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Adds daily relevance to navigation
and helps congestion mitigation
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Widely adopted by leading
automotive manufacturers and
aftermarket navigation systems
providers
Subject to disclaimer.
XM NavTraffic – Platform
Architecture
Gathering
Processing
Delivery
End Use
Incident Data
(Multiple Government
& Commercial
Sources)
Flow Data
(Multiple Government
& Commercial
Sources)
Traffic
Aggregator
XM Uplink
Traffic information on
navigation system
Subject to disclaimer.
XM ParkingLink Concept
(In Development)
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Real-time parking space
availability integrated with a
navigation system
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Information most needed
while in the vehicle
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Allows user to easily
identify a parking facility
with available space, and
route directly to it
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Working with leading
parking industry operators
to develop source data
availability & network
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Bringing These All Together:
World Congress 2008
• Demonstrations of ITS
and Vehicle
Communications
Systems
15th World Congress on
ITS and 2008 ITS America
Annual Meeting
• DSRC-based and
Otherwise
• Permanent
Installations to Stay in
New York
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Bringing These All Together:
World Congress 2008
Long Island Demonstration
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NYC Northern Route
1,4
Safety/Transit Route
5
Traffic/travel time
5
3
2
1
5
1,8
1
7
1
8
Commercial Route
Parking Info
9
9
8
Subject to disclaimer.
NYC Southern Route
1
1
1
Parking Info
Traffic/travel time
9
9
1
5
1,6
5
7
8
5
8
Traffic/travel time
8
Safety/Transit Route
1
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CES Timeline
June 30th: contracts for Techzone participation
due
July 15th: contract addendum due
July 1st: exhibitor directory opens
July 31st: initial 60% payment due
August 30th: early equipment/furniture orders due;
deadline for Innovations entries
September 15th: early signage/graphic orders due;
exhibitor directory deadline; logo files for
directory/onsite signage; early shipping orders
due
October 1st: remaining 40% payment due
November 8th: final graphic orders due
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