Commercial Motor Vehicle Connectivity V2I Communications & Safety Pilot Participation Cem Hatipoglu, PhD Transportation Specialist, FMCSA, Technology Division Place 1/19/2010 Talking Freight

Overview  Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) concept  V2I opportunities  Safety Pilot (SP)  Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) participation plans in the SP This presentation is a basic introduction to the subject matter.

V2V versus V2I  V2V : vehicles talk to each other  V2I : vehicles talk to Infrastructure (Roadside, bridges, speed or curvature warning signs, traffic lights, railroad crossings, etc) V2V/V2I Communication mechanism is the same.

V2V and V2I at work Connectivity has major safety potential.

Wireless Communications  Numerous mechanisms exist (satellite, cellular, bluetooth, Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC), etc). DSRC enables a new set of exciting possibilities  V2V and V2I are based on three core functions  Identification of the “Relevant Information” to exchange,  Communication of that information with other vehicles and the infrastructure,  Performance of safety functions using rich data Improved Safety, Mobility, Efficiency through secure wireless communications

V2I is not new  Trucks have long history of leading V2I research and deployment  Multi-modal efforts have been ongoing for years under CVII and other ITS Research topics  DSRC framework enables new functions and expands the scope of V2I vision DOT and Trucking Industry started leveraging V2I connectivity long before the recent emphasis

Sample V2I applications V2I for Safety, Security, Roadside  Smart Roadside  Wireless Roadside Inspection  Universal Truck Identification  Virtual Weigh Station/Electronic Screening  Truck Parking  Electronic credentialing  Retarder disable in zones  Border crossing inspection automation  Truck restricted road/lane warning V2I for Crash Relevant  Road curvature warning  Low-clearance bridge warning  Intersection safety  High Road Grade/Brake fade warning  Speed limit warning Roadside and other new Safety initiatives are streamlined via common wireless connectivity

What is next  Numerous DOT research and development efforts ongoing to make V2I and V2V become a reality sooner than they would on their own  NHTSA has 2013/2014 timeline for regulatory decision on DSRC based technologies  A large-scale Safety Pilot Test planned in 2012 Trucks are a part of Regulatory Decision activities and participate in all V2V and V2I efforts

Safety Pilot Objectives  Support NHTSA 2013 Regulatory V2V Decision with Field Data (2014 for Trucks)  Support and test real world V2V and V2I implementations within a data rich environment  Create Public Awareness & Acceptance  Safety Pilot Environment:  Mixed traffic, but consists of a dense concentration of LVs, CMVs, TVs, and RSEs with DSRC enabling technologies Safety Pilot location will be selected in Procurement activities are underway.

Commercial Motor Vehicles in SP  Multi-modal effort: FHWA, FMCSA, NHTSA, RITA  The SP plans include 61 CMVs and 3000 total vehicles  Without proper sized CMV involvement, the results would be inconclusive for all vehicle types ● CMVs pose unique challenges to the vehicle network − Long, tall, heavy and they vary in all dimensions during operation ● 3 integrated trucks with safety applications ● 8 trucks with retrofit kits ● 50 Here-I-Am (HIA) vehicles Truck team is very proactive in SP design

Thank you For further Information, contact: Cem Hatipoglu FMCSA 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE W Washington, D.C Thank you for your attention.