Smart Roads. Smart Bridges. Smart Grids.

Smart Roads. Smart Bridges. Smart Grids.
If we are going to spend billions of dollars to fix our ailing infrastructure, let's make sure we do it right. Here are the technologies to make that happen.

Intellidrive SM

IntelliDriveSM

Traffic crashes resulted in more than 41,000 lives lost in 2007 and contribute to traffic congestion and increased fuel consumption and emissions. IntelliDriveSM research is focused on preventing crashes by enabling active safety applications that rely on interoperable wireless communication among vehicles and with infrastructure elements, via an open communications platform. The wireless networking capabilities at the heart of IntelliDriveSM also support numerous mobility, environmental, and convenience applications.

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Contact

For more information about this initiative, please contact:

Mike Schagrin
Project Lead, IntelliDriveSM, ITS Joint Program Office
202-366-2180
Mike.schagrin@dot.gov

Valerie Briggs
Team Lead, Knowledge Transfer and Policy, ITS Joint Program Office
202-366-5015
Valerie.briggs@dot.gov

Next Generation of GPS Devices Will Save More Fuel by Michael Graham Richard, Gatineau, Canada on 03.27.08 Cars & Transportation

Traffic jams, apart from being a major cause of lost productivity and frustration, are also a source of pollution and wasted fuel. Idling cars are getting zero miles per gallon. The Economist reports that technology might soon help drivers get where they are going in less time, and thus, burn less fuel.

GPS devices are already seeing rapid adoption, and they are helping, but they alone are not enough: Most use signposted speeds to calculate trip times, don't have real-time traffic data, and don't take into account the changes in traffic flows that occur on different days and at different times of the day (or because of special circumstances, such as accidents, bad weather, etc). ....read more

INRIX announces ambitious European strategy, partners with ARC Transistance

INRIX, a U.S. provider of traffic data today has unveiled its European strategy which includes three different areas: an agreement with ARC Transistance to aggregate traffic incident data in 16 countries, local partnerships to build up traffic flow data and a technology partnership with leading Dutch research organization TNO.

Transportation for Tomorrow

The US surface transportation system links Americans to each other and to the world. This enormous network of highways, ports, freight and passenger railroads and transit systems is vital to America’s economy, security and way of life. It is currently the best surface transportation system in the world – the challenge now is to ensure that it remains the best in the future.

4.4.3.1 Traveler Information-Related Functional Flow Diagrams

Traveler Information, one of the key components of any ITS regional deployment, depends on the coordination of multiple entities. The Functional Flow Diagrams presented in this section all revolve around how Traveler Information is and could be provided.

National ITS Architecture - New

NEW Version 6.0:
The National ITS Architecture provides a common framework for planning, defining, and integrating intelligent transportation systems. It is a mature product that reflects the contributions of a broad cross-section of the ITS community (transportation practitioners, systems engineers, system developers, technology specialists, consultants, etc.).

ITS New Mexico

The formation of a state chapter of ITS America is soon to be a reality in New Mexico. There will be a meeting of organizations both public and private to form the new ITS State Chapter of ITSA. We will keep you posted.

National VII Coalition

A National VII Coalition has been established to determine the feasibility of widespread deployment and to establish an implementation strategy. The Coalition consists of automobile manufacturers, AASHTO, ten State Departments of Transportation, and the US DOT.