Commercial Vehicle Operations Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) Program Presentation to: ITS America CVFM Presented by: Jeff Secrist Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration August 30, 2005

2 Agenda CVO Opportunities for VII FMCSA VII-Related Activities to Date Future FMCSA Involvement

3 CVO Opportunities for VII VII Working Group has identified a number of “high priority” use cases Three of these use cases are directly related to commercial vehicle operations:  e-screening  e-inspections  In-vehicle safety advisories)

4 CVO Opportunities for VII (continued) CVO also could participate in other VII activities:  Cooperative safety systems  Probe vehicles  Telematics  Mobility management

5 FMCSA VII-Related Activities to Date FMCSA currently participates in the VII Working Group FMCSA’s Office of Research and Analysis’s Technology Division has/is actively participating in several VII-related projects  Wireless safety inspections  Geo-fencing/hazardous material security  Advanced electronic screening concepts  In-vehicle safety advisories

6 FMCSA VII Activities to Date (continued) FMCSA also is investigating a series of projects that could be integrated with VII:  SmartPark  Roadside Testbed

7 FMCSA’s VII Strategy FMCSA is considering the role that it will play in the VII program FMCSA will pursue one of three strategies:  Wait and See  Moderated  Aggressive

8 FMCSA’s VII Strategy (continued) Factors affecting FMCSA decision will include:  Relationship of VII to FMCSA’s core mission of safety  Relationship of VII to FMCSA’s strategic goals  Ability of VII projects to leverage existing (e.g., roadside screening sites) and planned (e.g., 5.9 GHz DSRC) CVISN program investment  Consistency of VII with ITS/CVO Guiding Principles, including those related to data privacy and interoperability

9 CVO VII Next Steps FMCSA’s next steps will include:  Evaluate the ability of VII capabilities to support FMCSA’s safety mission and strategic goals  Identify linkages between VII capabilities and other FMCSA research and technologies projects  Coordinate commercial vehicle stakeholder input to the VII Working Group

10 CVO VII Next Steps (continued) Depending on the strategy selected other steps may include:  Refine VII capabilities based on stakeholder input  Explore policy issues related to VII deployment;  Develop business case for VII capabilities to encourage industry adoption; and

11 For more information: USDOT Joint Program Office  Bill Jones, (202)  Click on “major initiatives” Jeff Secrist   (202) TTY Access: (800)