The Automotive Side of Vehicle Infrastructure Integration

ITS Georgia Meeting Savannah, GA - August 30, 2005

Dr. Jan UrbahnBMW of North America, LLCjan.urbahn@bmwna.com

The Automotive Side of VII”Hey Dude, where is my car…?”Good question, but…

…if you don’t know where your car is today…

…VII may not help you in the future finding it…

…at least not in its basic functionality…

…but perhaps by subscribing to opt-in private services.

The Automotive Side of VII”Hey Dude, where is my car…?”

Telematics today…

The Automotive Side of VIITelematics Today – BMW Assist

Life is Full…Let BMW Assist…

Safety & SecurityRoadside AssistanceAutomatic Crash NotificationSOS – Emergency RequestStolen Vehicle Recovery

The Automotive Side of VIITelematics Today – BMW Assist

Life is Full…Let BMW Assist…

ConvenienceConciergeCustomer Relations

The Automotive Side of VIITelematics Today – BMW Assist

Life is Full…Let BMW Assist…

And moreDirections, Traffic and WeatherHands-free Personal Callingusing Bluetooth cellular phone

The Automotive Side of VIITelematics Today – BMW Teleservice

Manual and Automatic Service Request

The Automotive Side of VII”Hey Dude, where is my car…?”

VII more than yet another telematics systems…

ITS in the USUS DOT ITS Initiatives – 2005 Program

Safety

Integrated Vehicle Based Safety

Systems

Cooperative Intersection

Collision Avoidance

System

Next Generation9-1-1

Mobility

Integrated Corridor

Management Systems

Mobility Services

for All Americans

Clarus

Emergency Transportation

Operations

Global Connectivity

Universal Freight Manifest

Cross Cutting: Vehicle Infrastructure Integration

The Automotive Side of VIIWhat is VII?

Creating an “Enabling Communication Infrastructure” to support Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communications (VII Coalition)

The Automotive Side of VIIThe Objective of the VII-InitiativeTo determine if the investment necessary to equip new vehicles and the roadway infrastructure with communications is warranted and can be synchronized. (VII Coalition)

Convergence of TechnologyVehicle Infrastructure Integration

TelematicsService

Providers

Traffic Management Center(TMC)

CommunicationHot Spot (WIFI)Satellite to

Vehicle

GPS

Vehicle-to-

Vehicle

Vehicle -to-

Roadside

PrivateSectorUses

Vehicle toCellular

DSRCDSRC

DSRC=Automotive Safety Radio – High Availability – Low Latency

ITS in the USVII – Why now?

Wireless communication became ubiquitous in the past 10 years

A vast number of standards and chipsets to choose from:

801.11a,b,gCDMA2000 EV-DO (Rev A)GSMUMTSEDGE802.16e…802.11p – PHY and MAC for DSRC

High Bandwidth for relativly low costs

The Automotive Side of VIIDSRC – Unique Capabilities

Current Networks in use -Are operated centrally -Have a wide area coverage-Have a high communication latency

DSRC Networks-Are operated locally-Can have a dedicated coverage-Have a low latency / high availbility

ITS in the USDSRC is a Short Range Radio

Road Side Unit (RSU)

300m (1000m max) - “Hot Spot”-Topology NetworkHigh data rate : 6-27 MbpsData onlyHalf duplex : One-way at a timeSecurity and privacy

ITS in the USDSRC operates at 5.9 GHz

Unlicensed UNII-WiFi WiMax DSRC

5.4705.470 5.8255.825 5.8505.850 5.9255.925Frequency - GHzFrequency - GHz

172 174 176 178 180 182 184

Control

Optional 20 MHz Optional 20 MHz

HALL*

5.8555.855 5.8655.865 5.9255.925

*High Availability and Low Latency

The Automotive Side of VIIActive Safety Potential

ITS in the USGoal: Zero Fatalities

1990 20001980

Fatality RateFatality Rate

FatalitiesFatalities

42,64342,643

1.481.48

V I

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“While crashworthiness standards have been and will continue to be very important, we are reaching the point of diminishing returns by focusing only on crashworthiness. The biggest return on investment in terms of lives saved and injuries prevented in the future will come from accelerated development and deployment of crash avoidance technologies.”

–Jeffrey W. Runge M.D., Administrator NHTSA

ITS in the USGoal: Zero Delays

1990 20001980

Hours of Delay

Hours of Delay

VMTVMT

Added CapacityAdded Capacity V I

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46hrs/yr

28%

2%

In the last 25 years the amount of Vehicle Miles Traveled rised by 28%, but the roadway network only grew by 2%. The result are more and longer traffic delays.

The Automotive Side of VIIPossible VII applications

Signal Violation WarningStop Sign Violation WarningCurve Speed WarningElectronic Brake Lights Advance Warning Information to VehiclesIn Vehicle SigningRamp MeteringSignal Timing & AdjustCorridor ManagementTraveler InformationElectronic PaymentLocalized Weather/Road Condition Warning Winter MaintenanceProbe Based Mapping

The Automotive Side of VIIPossible VII applications

But no personal communications like

VoIP, SMS, Email,Etc…

The Automotive Side of VIIDSRC – New Opportunities

Enabler for Cooperative Safety Functions

Vehicle to Vehicle Communicatione.g. Rear Crash Warning

Vehicle to Roadside Communicatione.g. CICAS

The Automotive Side of VIIThe Role of the Vehicle

–Car provides Access to the network–Customer experiences functionality of network through the car–Manufacturer of vehicle is 1st contact for the customer and network-user

The Automotive Side of VIIInstitutional Issues Identified

PrivacyData ownershipData accessLiabilityDeployment policy issues

For a successful operation these issues have to be covered with policies.

The Automotive Side of VIIInstitutional Issues - Privacy

Public Road

Private Sphere

The Automotive Side of VIIPrivacy

Privacy will be ensured by Policy…

…and supported by communication protocol

Anonymous Communication by hardware design for VII-basic safety and mobility services

Privacy Policy with Service Provider for supplemental optional VII services

The Automotive Side of VIIProposed Personal Data Limitations

Potential Data Use

Anonymous data only

Opt-in only Vehicle-specific information not

available by design and/or law

Vehicle-specific data protected by

corporate privacy policies and/or applicable law

Public-Sector Transportation

X X

Public-Sector Commerce

X

Public-Sector Regulation and Permitting

X (unless required by regulation or law)

X

Enforcement / Collision Investigation

X

Homeland Security / Surveillance

X

Private-Sector Commerce

X (unless vehicle owner opts in)

X X

Private-Sector Transportation

X

The Automotive Side of VIIStandards are a basic requirement!VII is designed based on standards

-802.11p for physical communication-IEEE 1609 for upper layer protocols and security-SAE for common message set

The Automotive Side of VIIGlobal Research

BMW works in the European Car-2-Car-Communication Consortium

European Research Programs for Active Safety

Look for Synergies in Research

The Automotive Side of VIISummary

Today the customer can experience safety and security, mobility and convenience services.

In the future VII will provide crash avoidance functions

Ensure privacy and robustness of operations

Standards enable nationwide usage

Look for global synergies in research

Thank you for your attention!

Questions?