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 Update
District Department of Transportation
Howard University
Washington, DC
December 1, 2009
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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
IntelliDriveSM
Connectivity and the Future of Surface
Transportation
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The Problem!!!
Safety
• 40,000 deaths/year
• 6,000,000 crashes/year
• Leading cause of death for ages 4 to 34
Mobility
• 4.2 billion hours of travel
delay
• $87.2 billion cost of urban
congestion
Environment
• 2.8 billion gallons of wasted
fuel
It’s All About Connectivity
“The
Network”
E-payment
Opportunity
for
Innovation
 Real Time Network Data
Safety
Messages
Signal Phase
and Timing
Situation Relevant Information
Probe
Data
Instrumented
Roadside
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
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
IntelliDrive has the potential to
address 82% of the vehicle
crash scenarios involving
unimpaired drivers
Work Zone
Notification
Intersection Collision Avoidance
Federal Research
Investment
FEDERAL ITS STRATEGIC GOALS
Safety
• 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 media
http://www.slideshare.net/wsdot/social-media-wsdots-use-oftwitter
• 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