Michigan VII: Technology Improving Lives Safety Summit Lansing, MI February 28, 2006 Gregory D. Krueger ITS Program Manager Michigan Department of Transportation

Challenge Safety – United States Highway Fatalities remain at about 42,000 - a new approach to preventing crashes is required to substantially improve highway safety Mobility – Congestion continues to worsen – a new approach is required to have significant impact on the current congestion trend. Economics – Develop a fusion between transportation and the advanced automotive industry

Overall Goals of VII: From a DOT Perspective Save Lives Save Time Save Money Spur Economic Development

Vehicle Infrastructure Initiative VII is the integration of surface transportation vehicles and the infrastructure those vehicles use. There are three components –Vehicles “talking” to the road –Roads “talking” to vehicles –Vehicles “talking” to vehicles Purpose: –To enable a number of new services that provide significant safety, mobility, and commercial benefits

VII Overview Motorola Presentation Video

Work Zone Safety CAUTION: Road Construction 500 Feet MOVE RIGHT

Work Zone Safety

Accident Alert CAUTION: Reduced Speed Ahead 500 Feet 45 MPH

Accident Alert REDUCED SPEED AHEAD

CAUTION: Edge of Pavement Lane Departure Warning MOVE LEFT

How Will This Happen? Vehicles Infrastructure InfoStructure Telematic s Driving & Traffic Traffic Operations Automotive Industry - Electronic signing - Highway design - Advanced power - Security & reliability - Crash avoidance - Incident ID & response - CMS & detour signing - Traffic & road database State of MI Telecom Industry DRIVER Safety & Mobility - Traffic information - Tracking and routing - Crash & safety notification - Safe driver interface - Remote diagnostics

Where is this Happening?

CICAS Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System

Lessons Learned: Advanced Data Analysis Figure courtesy DaimlerChrysler

Lessons Learned: Asset Management

Lessons Learned: Road Weather Information

Challenges Procuring, operating and maintaining technology in a concrete and asphalt world brings new challenges Public entities don’t have much experience with the proprietary nature of VII development We’re a long way from consensus on many VII issues, including technology, goals and objectives There are partners missing from the table that are necessary for success

Looking to the Future Expand our vision - Functionality and Geographically Test applications and show benefits Statewide support at all levels –Technicians –Engineers –Planning –Contracts and Purchasing –Senior Management –MSP –Others?

Deployment Expansion

MDOT Program MDOT SPR program is developing means to use the data collected and research methods to put that data to use. The VII-C and MDOT are developing applications for functional prototypes for the Michigan test bed: –Work Zone Safety –In-Vehicle Signing –Lane Departure $7M programmed by MDOT for VII in FY05-07 Coordinating with VII-C Proof of Concept test plans Hardware Investment for VII and Traditional ITS

Working Together MDOT and the State of Michigan are committed to the national VII program Partnerships are key –AASHTO –Smart Highways –Automakers –Others Sharing Results –

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