For Presentation at

27th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting

Hanoi, Vietnam

Walter Kulyk

Director, Office of Mobility Innovation

Federal Transit Administration

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. Department of Transportation Intelligent Transportation Systems Program

2006 Update and Key Developments

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ITS and SAFETEA-LU

• SAFETEA-LU Contains Strong ITS Research Support – $110 million per year

• Final Bill Did Not Provide Deployment Funds

• Bill Did Contain CVISN Funding (Title IV – FMCSA)

• Bill Includes a Real-time System Management Information Program

• Bill Supports Increased Emphasis on Management and Operations

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ITS Research and Development (5301-5310)

• Program reauthorized and expanded.• $550 million over 5 years

– Road weather - $20 million (5308)– I-95 Corridor - $35 million (5211)– Rural and Interstate Corridor Communications Study – $3 million (5507)

• New advisory committee required.• New 5-year program plan required.

Work underway to establish advisory committee. Program plan to be completed by August.

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ITS Deployment Funding

• Mainstreamed throughout Federal-aid program; including high priority projects.

• Eligible under NHS, STP, and CMAQ.• Operational and management strategies must be

included in metropolitan transportation plans.• Categorical NEPA exclusion.• ITS Deployment funds in 2005 only.• $100 million, over 4 years, for CVISN deployment.

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Major Initiatives

Integrated Vehicle-Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety SystemsBased Safety Systems

Cooperative Cooperative Intersection Intersection

Collision Avoidance Collision Avoidance Systems Systems

Next Generation 911Next Generation 911

SafetySafety

Integrated CorridorIntegrated CorridorManagement SystemsManagement Systems

Mobility Services for Mobility Services for All AmericansAll Americans

Clarus Clarus

Emergency Emergency TransportationTransportation

OperationsOperations

MobilityMobility

Universal ElectronicUniversal ElectronicFreight ManifestFreight Manifest

Global ConnectivityGlobal Connectivity

Crosscutting:Crosscutting:

Vehicle InfrastructureVehicle InfrastructureIntegrationIntegration

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Integrated Vehicle Based Safety Systems (IVBSS)

• Goal: Accelerate introduction of integrated vehicle-based safety systems

into the U.S. vehicle fleet.• Approach

- Develop performance specifications and test procedures for integrated systems that includes rear-end, lane change, and run-off-road crash avoidance.

• Status– Completed development and testing of stand-alone systems as part of IVI Program.– Extensive stakeholder engagement to scope program.– Cooperative Agreement to develop/field test an integrated system to UMTRI.– Completed crash analysis and development of test scenarios (Volpe).– Conducted IVBSS Public Meeting completed – 115 participants.

• Plans for 2006– Complete initial draft of objective test procedures.– Conduct technical interchange meetings and develop specifications for the following:

Human factors and Driver-Vehicle Interface (DVI) System performance requirements Independent evaluation requirements.

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Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System (CICAS)

• Goal: Advance deployment of intersection collision avoidance systems at the most hazardous signalized intersections

• Approach- Develop and test intersection violation warning system. Conduct research on gap-

assist systems.• Status

– CAMP has begun work on the stop sign and signal violation warning task.– MN and CA DOT’s have begun work on the gap stop sign assist and gap left turn

assist respectively.– A cost benefits analysis tool is being developed to give better estimates relating to

CICAS value and potential for deployment.

• Plans for 2006– Conduct a concept of operations workshop for violation warning – Begin testing of driver vehicle interfaces for violation warning.– Complete independent evaluation plan for violation FOT.– Conduct research activities for gap-assist work.– Develop initial version of cost benefit tool.

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Next Generation 911 (NG911)

• Goal: Design a 9-1-1 system enabling the transmission of voice, data, or

video from different communication devices, to the 9-1-1 call center and on to the emergency responder networks

• Approach High-level system architecture and migration plan for the Next Generation 9-1-1 system.

• Status– RFI completed - favorable response in quantity and quality.– Completed initial systems engineering analysis including the Concept of Operations.– Contract support acquired for systems engineering, outreach and project coordination.– Posted RFP pre-solicitation notice for NG9-1-1 system design.

• Plans for 2006– Engage other Federal stakeholder agencies.– Complete and execute comprehensive outreach plan.

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Integrated Corridor Management (ICM)

• GoalTo provide the institutional guidance, operational capabilities, and ITS technical methods needed for effective ICM Systems.

• Status– Completed a Generic Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for release in May 2006– Completing a Planning and Implementation Guide to assist in analyzing and implementing ICM

strategies for a given corridor– Released a Request for Applications to select up to 8 Pioneer Sites (closes May 15)

• Plans for Remainder of 2006– Select up to Eight Pioneer Sites.

• Award up to 8 cooperative agreements to develop local CONOPS and system requirements (year 1)

• From 8, select up to 4 sites for detailed analysis and modeling of ICM Strategies (year 2)• From 8, select up to 4 sites for demonstration (year 3 to 5)

– Begin development of additional analysis, modeling and simulation tools• Modify existing tools to do “Corridor” analysis that are network benign and measure

benefits for the operational strategies• Identify common performance measures and data accuracy requirements

– Conduct Webinars to Collect Stakeholder Input on the Generic Concept of Operations.

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Mobility Services for All Americans (MSAA)

• Goal: Improve mobility and accessibility for all, including the transportation disadvantaged.

• Approach– Use ITS transit technologies to integrate and enable coordination of transportation

services among public transportation and health and human service providers.• Status

– Released request for proposals (RFP) to seek local community partners to plan and design ITS-enhanced human service transportation models.

– Selected an independent contractor team to provide direct technical support to the model planning and design demonstration sites.

– Developed proposal evaluation plan and established Federal Interagency Proposal Evaluation Panel.

• Plans for 2006– Select and partner with up to 10 local communities to plan and design coordinated

human service transportation models utilizing ITS technologies.– Complete definition of measures to gauge program performance.– Launch a new web-based MSAA public forum and continue promotion of

stakeholders outreach, participation and training.

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Clarus

• Goal: Establish a nationwide road weather observation network.

• Approach– Integrate existing road weather sensors into a national network.

Combine with other weather data for improved roadway-based forecasts.

• Status– Draft System Design complete; prototype Proof-of-Concept is being built

and will be tested May through September• Participation from Utah, Minnesota, and Alaska

• Plans for 2006– Compete and award a Clarus regional multi-state demonstration – Release feasibility study on meteorological value of applying VII data– Coordinate with NOAA’s National Surface Observing System Program to

incorporate Clarus design

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Emergency Transportation Operations (ETO)

• Goal: Improve major emergency evacuation through use of ITS

• Approach– Being reevaluated. Initially focused broadly on ETO. Being rescoped to focus on

evacuations.

• Status– Nine projects initiated in 2005 to address a range of emergency transportation

operational issues. Five complete, including:• Guidance for Transportation Operations in Biohazard Emergencies• Travel Information for Disaster Situations• Recommended Practices for Managing “No Notice” Evacuations

– Nearing completion of gap analysis of state-of-the-practice for evacuations.

• Plans for 2006– Utilize gap analysis to restructure initiative to focus on effective transportation

management support for evacuations.– Identify ITS evacuation decision support tool(s) and resources to facilitate highway

related evacuations and re-entry.– Complete standard work facilitating exchange of incident information between

public safety and transportation communities.

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Electronic Freight Management (EFM)

• Goal: Establish a common message portal that enables real-time access to shipment information by all supply chain partners.

• Approach– Establish open-system architecture and standards for exchange of shipment

information. Demonstrate feasibility with a manufacturer and their partners in air freight supply chain.

• Status– Agreement with Limited and seven of their supply chain partners in place. – System design of a web based informational exchange initiated.– Engaged standards development and implementation organizations.– Engaged key Federal partners.

• Plans for 2006– Detailed level system design will be completed.– Currently developing SOW for Field operational test of web based service. – Expand industry awareness through outreach to industry associations and other

shippers.

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Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII)

• Goal: Accelerate availability vehicle-vehicle and vehicle-infrastructure

communications.

• Approach– Facilitate nationwide deployment of a communications infrastructure on the roadways

and in all production vehicles through public-private partnerships.• Status

– Architecture developed– Initial applications identified and development process underway– VII component and network prototype development underway – Privacy principles developed.– Workshops for Privacy Advocates– Benefit Cost Analysis Underway

• Plans for 2006– Complete DSRC standards & prototype testing– Begin system integration testing.– Finalize privacy principles.– Benefits/cost Analysis Complete

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Key Accomplishments

• 511 Traveler Information Number – FCC Assigned 511 for Traveler Information– 60% of Population Will Have Access in 2006

• Regional Architectures – Approximately 250 in Place• CVISN

– 12 States Completed Core Deployment – 30 States Deploying

• Electronic Toll Collection– 96 % of all Toll Plazas

• Transit – 47% of All Fixed Route Buses Equipped with AVL• Traffic Management – Over 50 Traffic Control Centers

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• Several Vehicle Safety Systems Developed and Tested – Adaptive Cruise Control– Rear End Collision Warning– Road Departure and Lane Departure Waning Systems– Automatic Collision Notification Systems

• Work Conducted Cooperatively With Industry

• These Systems Are or Will Soon Be Available in Production Vehicles

Key Accomplishments - Safety

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In Summary- The Year Ahead

• Implementation of SAFETEA-LU Programs with ITS implications.

• Many major initiatives in system design phase.

• Several major initiatives in proof-of-concept phase.

• Continued support for ITS deployment.

• Move of ITS-JPO to RITA.

• Beginning to look beyond existing major initiatives.