1. I NTELLIGENT T RANSPORTATION S YSTEMS

2. I NTELLIGENT T RANSPORTATION ENABLES ELEMENTS WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM — VEHICLES, ROADS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, MESSAGE SIGNS, ETC.— TO BECOME INTELLIGENT BY EMBEDDING THEM WITH MICROCHIPS AND SENSORS AND EMPOWERING THEM TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES.

3. U NDERLYING T ECHNOLOGY

4. G LOBAL P OSITIONING S YSTEM (GPS) Combined with traffic information allows alerts Accurate to 10 meters Require line of sight to satellite

5. D EDICATED -S HORT RANGE C OMMUNICATIONS (DSRC) Infrastructure Communication

6. R ADIOWAVE OR I NFRARED B EACONS Long distance communication Motion tracking

7. W IRELESS N ETWORKS Ad hoc Networking

8. M OBILE T ELEPHONY Short rang communication

9. R OADSIDE C AMERAS

10. P ROBE V EHICLES OR D EVICES

11. E XAMPLES

12. S MART T RAFFIC L IGHTS Communicate with approaching vehicles Reduce fuel usage Lower emissions

13. B UMP

14. A UGMENTED R EALITY Safer driving with GPS

15. S PACE M ANAGEMENT -T ATA T OWERS Optimal Parking Space Cars and building powered sustainably

16. Efficient Travel Conserve Resources P REDICTIVE M APS

17. S ELF D RIVING C ARS Save Time Closer Traffic Clusters Safer Driving

18. No Delays

19. Accident Ahead

20. Expect Delays

21. Low Visibility

22. F URTHER R EADING /S OURCES IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumb er=6979 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumb er=6979 Explaining International IT Application Leadership http://www.itif.org/files/2010-1-27- ITS_Leadership.pdf http://www.itif.org/files/2010-1-27- ITS_Leadership.pdf Virginia Intelligent Transportation Systems Blog http://virginiaits.blogspot.com/