USDOT ITS Strategic Planning

Valerie BriggsITS Joint Program Office

June 15, 2009

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Background

ITS Program was started by Congress in 1991– $3.3B allocated to date– $1.8B for research– $1.5B for deployment (earmarks)

ITS Program Headlines:– Field operational tests– Deployment– Integration

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The ITS Program: Past, Present and Future

Deployment Demonstration/Deployment

Traditional ITSTechnologies

Ramp Metering

Transit Information

TransportationManagement

Centers

Major ITS Initiatives

IVBSS

The Universe of ITS

MSAA

NG911

ICM

CV Electronic Credentialing

VII - POC

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BackgroundMajor research initiatives

– Integrated Corridor Management (ICM)– Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII)– Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance Systems (CICAS)– Next Generation 911 (NG911)– Emergency Transportation Operations (ETO)– Mobility Services for All Americans (MSAA)– Clarus– Integrated Vehicle Based Safety Systems (IVBSS)– Electronic Freight Management (EFM)– Congestion Initiative– Rural Safety Initiative

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Background

Major research initiatives– ICM – Funding continues in FY 10– VII (IntelliDrive) - Funding continues in FY 10– CICAS (IntelliDrive) - Funding continues in FY 10– NG911 – Funding complete– ETO – Funding complete– MSAA – Funding complete– Clarus – Funding set aside– IVBSS – Funding complete– EFM – Funding complete– Congestion Initiative – Funding complete– Rural Safety Initiative – Funding complete

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It’s time to plan for the next generation of ITS research

• What are the major opportunities in technology

• Where’s the next leap forward

• What’s the Federal role

• What’s the best use of resources

• How do we move to the next generation of ITS while supporting what we have today

Background

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Next Generation ITS Research

Some things we heard:– Focus the program– Have an overarching direction– Be vocal– Put forward a vision– Engage the community– Technology is out pacing government research– Change the game to leverage private sector innovation

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Next Generation ITS Research

Noteworthy Trends: Transportation– Stagnant safety statistics– Growing congestion– Growing environmental awareness– Emphasis on performance measurement & management– Troubled transportation financing– Road pricing and financing alternatives– Growing acceptance of the role of public agencies in

transportation performance– Growing interest in transit– Transportation impacts lives – it’s no longer transparent

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Next Generation ITS Research

Go California- Caltrans

A Performance Revolution is Coming!

• Multi-modal solutions

• Focus on moving people not cars

• Integrated network performance

• Allocating transportation via price signals

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Next Generation ITS Research

Noteworthy Trends: Technology– Wireless technology boom– Strong consumer market– Fast pace of innovation– Expectation for information– Ubiquitous connectivity– Person-to-person networking

Mobile Wireless Devices

TVs PCs Game Boys

iPods PDAs

1.5B

820M

190M50+M 50M

2B

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Next Generation ITS Research

A Data Revolution is Coming!

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Connectivity

• Safety technologies in vehicles

• Multi-modal solutions– Seamless Service for

• Transportation management• Travel information• Pricing• Environmental information

Next Generation ITS Research

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ITS JPO Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives

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Next Generation of ITS Research

Vision : A national, multi-modal surface transportation system that features a connected transportation environment among vehicles, the infrastructure, and portable devices to serve the public good by leveraging technology to maximize safety, mobility and environmental performance

– Vision pertains to next generation research program• All other facets of ITS are still relevant

– This is the research work that will carry us into the wireless world to serve the collective public good

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“Connectivity” is manifested in IntelliDriveSM

• IntelliDriveSM is a suite of technologies and applications that use wireless communications to provide connectivity:– With and between vehicles– Between vehicles and roadway infrastructure– Between vehicles, infrastructure and wireless consumer

devices

• IntelliDriveSM embodies connectivity

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ITS JPO Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives

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Parameters for Future Research

– Consistent with US DOT Goals, ITS Program Vision– Few, focused, high value, bold– Potential for significant impact at a national scale– Generally address research or deployment issues that support

multi-modal vision– Address a clear research question that would not otherwise

be filled due to:• Too big or too risky for any one entity alone• Too many players and no clear ownership

– Expected to offer a positive, measurable return on investment– Offer a justifiable or clear Federal role– Appear to be implementable, technically feasible, and have a

clear champion, with supportive partners– Will be a market catalyst

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Goal 1. Transformative safety through vehicle and infrastructure connectivity

• Enable active and passive safety applications (i.e., applications designed to assist vehicle operators in avoiding imminent crashes and which require low latency communications).

• Improve safety by providing in-vehicle advisories which do not require low latency communications.

• Perform testing necessary to support regulatory and advisory activities, evaluations of system performance effectiveness, and the development and validation of standards.

• Provide a foundation for technologies to enable partial or full vehicle control.

• Enable vehicle-based applications such that they achieve program objectives without negatively impacting driver focus.

• Harmonize standards and architecture internationally around the vehicle platform.

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Goal 2. Capture complete, real-time information on all roads and all modes to support transformational system performance

• Capture real-time data from connected vehicles, mobile devices and infrastructure.

• Capture real-time system cost information across all modes.

• Develop a technology framework that enables the integration of real-time data from all sources for use in transportation management and performance measurement.

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Goal 3. Achieve transformational transportation management and system performance through applications of vehicle and infrastructure connectivity

• Create applications and strategies for the use of real-time mobility and cost data for use by transportation managers to ensure the safe, efficient, and secure movement of people and goods.

• Utilize real-time mobility and cost data for dynamic decision-making by transportation users.

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Goal 4. Realize “next generation” electronic payment systems that support transformational system performance

• Create interoperability of electronic payment systems across modes (parking, transit, pricing, tolls, etc.).

• Define technology framework to support emerging state and national policy for transportation financing.

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Goal 5. Enable environmental management through vehicle and infrastructure connectivity

• Capture real-time environmental data from vehicles.

• Integrate real-time environmental data from all sources for use in transportation management and performance improvement.

• Create applications that use real-time data on environmental impact for use by transportation managers.

• Create information from real-time data on environmental impact for use in traveler information.

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Goal 6. Establish an institutional foundation for deployment of safety, mobility, and environmental applications based on vehicle and infrastructure connectivity

• Identify and research solutions to address institutional foundations, governance, privacy issues, potential regulations, and policies, both nationally and internationally, to implement transportation technologies.

• Address social equity in all goal areas to ensure that all users benefit from transportation solutions.

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Major Milestones in the Development of the ITS Strategic Plan

• April 20 – Request for Information posted

• May 20 – Request for Information closes

• June 4 – Stakeholder Workshop

• June-July – Completion of program proposal drafts; internal briefings and evaluation

• July – Comparison of proposed programs and budget

• August – Presentation of proposals to the ITS Management Council (DOT Modal Administrators)

• September – Development of FY 2010 budget and development of ITS Strategic Plan

• October 1 – Launch of new research initiatives

Thank you for you input!

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