ITS Heartland
April 24, 2016
Travel Time
Connectivity in
Dynamic
Messaging
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2014
Solar panel- North facing
Solar table
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5/3/2016
• Retrofit fiber optic / flip disc / Older LED
• 30‐60% of cost of new sign
• Reduced maintenance cost
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5/3/2016
Wrong Way Initiative
Texas DOT- San Antonio District
• Study began in 2010
• Begun implement planning 2011
• Test signs w / radar
• Radio controlled sign program
• All Solar installation
Wrong Way
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5/3/2016
Focus on dedicated lanes of traffic
for Florida DOT
-Toll Ways
-HOV Lanes
-Detours
Limited View Initiative
Limited study
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5/3/2016
Graphic Route Interface Panels
GRIPS Sign Dvelopment
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Color coded speeds
Matching travel time
Speed limits up to 85 MPH
Blank out Technology
6 seconds viewing
600 feet visibility
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5/3/2016
Flood Warning
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High water
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5/3/2016
Statewide Solar travel time program, 2015 Deployment on both 2 and 4 lane roads
137 Travel Time locations
131 Bluetooth locations
Both 4 lane and 2 lane routes
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April 2014
Roadside Dynamic Messaging Connectivity
Market or motorist communication –
What is the information- vital or otherwise
Who makes the decisions- driver / car / both
Method of Communication
TechnologyTechnology available and in the forecastable future
Practicality of implementation- timing
Integration
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April 2014
Roadside Dynamic Messaging Connectivity – Product Development
Short termManaging tenets in Traffic Management- messaging to the public
Reliability of the information
timeliness of the information
Reliability of the technology
Cost of implementation / maintenance
Technology life span
Technology availability
Developmental or evolutional capability of the technology
Market acceptance
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April 2014
Roadside Dynamic Messaging Connectivity – Product Development
Five years- Traffic Management Tenets hold true
Roll out of autonomous cars- Production lines expected
10-20% drivers relinquish manual control
20 years- TMC tenets to hold true w/ multiple message delivery locations
Typical U.S fleet conversion-80% in 20 years – still valid?
Driving decisions? Routing? Predictive information- algorithms?
No matter technology or time era, - time of travel primary information
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April 2014
Roadside Dynamic Messaging Connectivity – Product Development
Time broadcast necessities-Reliable
-Fast
-Predictive- algorithm based
-Integration capabilities
-Cost of implementation / maintenance
- Rural or Urban
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April 2014
Roadside Dynamic Messaging Connectivity – Product Development
-Highly
accurate
-Updates up to 3 times a
minute
-No maintenance
-Low implementation costs
-Ease of integration
-Future capabilities
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April 2014
Travel time data are send to the DMS via modem
DMS controller elaborates appropriate message and display
Predictive and real time
TMC Override / Message
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Arizona Gateway Pilot, DMS Connect
DMS Travel Time Connectivity
Flexibility, Simplicity, and Reduced Cost
No road side data collection systems or
maintenance costs. No device failures
The entire road network
Configurable at any time: you can change the
route. Any latitude / longitude location
Affordable installation
Updated once a minute. More reliable
Looking to the future: predictive weather
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December, 2013
Arizona Gateway connectivity Pilot
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High tourism state / Alt routes
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Multiple two lane roads
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Considerable distances
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Travel time to key locations
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International and national
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8 routes, multiple destinations
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Low cost ITS / Federal funding
Minimize maintenance
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April 2014
Better Solutions in Messaging Technology
Arizona
Gateway Rural Connectivity Pilot
Pilot Dynamics  p Flagstaff to Phoenix
 Travel time to key locations
 All solar
 5 locations on route
 Key intersection locales
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April 2014
SESA- The Brands of ITS Innovation
Mike McKay
mike.mckay@sesamerica.com
(401)316‐3341
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