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Michigan VII: Technology Improving Lives Safety Summit Lansing, MI February 28, 2006 Gregory D. Krueger ITS Program Manager Michigan Department of Transportation Slide 2 Challenge Safety United States Highway Fatalities remain at about 42,000 - a new approach to preventing crashes is required to substantially improve highway safety Mobility Congestion continues to worsen a new approach is required to have significant impact on the current congestion trend. Economics Develop a fusion between transportation and the advanced automotive industry Slide 3 Overall Goals of VII: From a DOT Perspective Save Lives Save Time Save Money Spur Economic Development Slide 4 Vehicle Infrastructure Initiative VII is the integration of surface transportation vehicles and the infrastructure those vehicles use. There are three components Vehicles talking to the road Roads talking to vehicles Vehicles talking to vehicles Purpose: To enable a number of new services that provide significant safety, mobility, and commercial benefits Slide 5 VII Overview Motorola Presentation Video Slide 6 Work Zone Safety CAUTION: Road Construction 500 Feet MOVE RIGHT Slide 7 Work Zone Safety Slide 8 Accident Alert CAUTION: Reduced Speed Ahead 500 Feet 45 MPH Slide 9 Accident Alert REDUCED SPEED AHEAD Slide 10 CAUTION: Edge of Pavement Lane Departure Warning MOVE LEFT Slide 11 How Will This Happen? Vehicles Infrastructure InfoStructure Telematic s Driving & Traffic Traffic Operations Automotive Industry - Electronic signing - Highway design - Advanced power - Security & reliability - Crash avoidance - Incident ID & response - CMS & detour signing - Traffic & road database State of MI Telecom Industry DRIVER Safety & Mobility - Traffic information - Tracking and routing - Crash & safety notification - Safe driver interface - Remote diagnostics Slide 12 Where is this Happening? Slide 13 CICAS Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System Slide 14 Lessons Learned: Advanced Data Analysis Figure courtesy DaimlerChrysler Slide 15 Lessons Learned: Asset Management Slide 16 Lessons Learned: Road Weather Information Slide 17 Challenges Procuring, operating and maintaining technology in a concrete and asphalt world brings new challenges Public entities dont have much experience with the proprietary nature of VII development Were a long way from consensus on many VII issues, including technology, goals and objectives There are partners missing from the table that are necessary for success Slide 18 Looking to the Future Expand our vision - Functionality and Geographically Test applications and show benefits Statewide support at all levels Technicians Engineers Planning Contracts and Purchasing Senior Management MSP Others? Slide 19 Deployment Expansion Slide 20 MDOT Program MDOT SPR program is developing means to use the data collected and research methods to put that data to use. The VII-C and MDOT are developing applications for functional prototypes for the Michigan test bed: Work Zone Safety In-Vehicle Signing Lane Departure $7M programmed by MDOT for VII in FY05-07 Coordinating with VII-C Proof of Concept test plans Hardware Investment for VII and Traditional ITS Slide 21 Working Together MDOT and the State of Michigan are committed to the national VII program Partnerships are key AASHTO Smart Highways Automakers Others Sharing Results www.michigan.gov/mdotvii Slide 22 QUESTIONS ? ? ?