1. ITS: Now and the Future Shelley Row Director, ITS Joint Program Office
Every session attendee should have a packet. Packets contain:
A one-pager on each of the 9 ITS Initiatives
Shelley Row
Director, ITS Joint Program Office
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
January 14, 2008
Transportation Research Board 87th Annual Meeting

2. What to Expect in 2008 Current Program: A year of research results
Future Program: A strategic vision and action plan

3. Current Program: A Year of Research Results
Clarus
8 states and 3 Canadian provinces have integrated their road weather data into a nationally available system
3 multi-state teams have drafted Concepts of Operation that define Clarus-based applications
Regional demonstrations to build these applications are starting in ‘08
Innovations:
Most advanced quality checking of road weather (pavement-specific) observations ever
Demonstrating international data exchange and shared development of road weather information systems

4. Current Program: A Year of Research Results
Electronic Freight Management
Developed and evaluated an open architecture information exchange to improve cargo visibility and the efficiency of a truck-air-truck supply chain.
Six month operational test with an active supply chain was conducted May - Dec. ‘07
Early results:
Reduced freight forwarder time to prepare transportation status by 4 hours per day each (>75%)
Improved data accuracy at container freight station by at least 12%
Eliminated manual data entry and re-keying errors
Validated information exchange protocols / standards
Ready to advance industry adoption
EFM was conceived in partnership with industry. It was through a collaborative effort with industry that we identified the transfer of information that is part of any goods movement as an area that showed promise to improving supply chain efficiency. When we evaluated the ‘as is’ case of the supply chain in which we conducted the operational test we found that 40% of the transit time was spent with the goods idle awaiting information transfer before proceeding – this was our target of opportunity.
We conducted a six month operational test on a ‘live’ supply chain from a manufacturing facility in inland China to a distribution facility in Middle America. The supply chain belonged to Limited Brands.
The early results, that are being independently evaluated, are encouraging.
The system automatically produces a shipment status report that currently requires 4 to 6 hours per day for freight forwarders to prepare. This is a principal way that the Limited Brands monitors the performance of their supply chain, and involves a measurable savings to the forwarders.
All supply chain partners enjoyed better visibility into the location of the goods at any point along the supply chain; for the partner who integrated the data into their system, this meant improved accuracy of at least 12% just in the use of shipment information on the floor of the warehouse; this has eliminated work stoppages to investigate past data errors or gaps for CEFM shipments. A key feature of the system was that after the booking by the manufacturer in China, all data acquisition was automatic from existing supply chain systems. This completely eliminated the possibility of manual data entry or re-keying errors, something that is all too prevalent in industry. In addition, this visibility of the manufacturer’s booking gives the partners at destination as much as hours advance notice of a shipment compared with current operations. We will have more detailed results by this summer.
The system clearly demonstrated that the web services architecture and the messaging protocols that were designed for the operational test work very well, and the partner that integrated found it cost 10% of what a typical EDI implementation would cost. There are already opportunities we’ve identified for how to improve even more, but the basic concept is sound and workable in a real world setting.
A successful operational test is always good to have, but we are ready to advance to the real objective which is begin broader adoption and deployment of this information transfer capability into a greater percentage of truck-air-truck supply chains and to begin to make a difference in the efficiency of freight movement on a daily basis.

5. Current Program: A Year of Research Results
Integrated Corridor Management
Pioneer sites completed concepts of operation
Finishing requirements documents
Up to three sites selected for analysis, modeling and simulation of ICM in Summer ‘08
Modeling Innovations:
Combine macro-, meso- and micro-scopic modeling to conduct full multimodal corridor modeling addressing interacting effects of
Transit service enhancements
Responses to traveler information
Tolling, HOT lanes, and congestion pricing
Varying corridor conditions: weather, incident patterns, demand

6. Current Program: A Year of Research Results
Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems
Prototype testing for Phase I is nearing completion
Expect to initiate Phase II including field testing for light and heavy vehicle platforms Spring ’08
Fall ’08: Initiate light & heavy vehicle full-scale Field Operational Tests (FOT)
Test Innovations:
Multiple warning systems integrated into a vehicle
Arbitration between warning systems
FOTs to assess real-world system effectiveness

7. Current Program: A Year of Research Results
Maintenance Decision Support System
Version 5.0: incorporates radar and satellite images, updates the road temperature model, and generates alerts to predicted problems
Moved from a research project to a market ready technology
Innovations:
First program to convert weather forecasts into a transportation decision tool
Integrated AVL data into MDSS for tactical tool and strategic use

8. Current Program: A Year of Research Results
Mobility Services for All Americans
Phase I sites design development in Summer ‘08
Two sites selected for field testing to begin in ‘08
Test Innovations:
Electronically connected human services transportation network
Optimizing human services transportation providers for efficient service
Single point of contact for the customer
Multi-modal trip planner: First door-to-door multi-modal regional trip planner
Only one in USA that provides a wholistic, integrated, multi-modal approach for a D2D trip planning. It is regional not just local routes. It provides information on using solutions as follows:
Transit rail only w/ real time to destination
All rails (CTA and Metra) and bus (CTA and PACE).
Mix of driving to park and ride and using public transit from that point
Drive only using alternative routes such as highway, toll roads and arterials w/ real time to destination
Parking availability and cost
Environmental impact (carbon contribution) for driving portion
To all, adds walking distance to the transportation solution or destination
Deployment planned for late spring/early summer. Mainly in Chicago region; will receive data from Gary, IN and Milwaukee, WI corridor for trip timing.

9. Current Program: A Year of Research Results
Next Generation 911
Concept of Operations, Requirements and Architecture documents completed in ’07
Proof of Concept: combination Lab / Live PSAP testing of selected components of the NG911 architecture (Spring 2008)
Test Innovations:
Ability to place 911 “calls” to PSAPs via text message
Ability to transmit telematics data directly to PSAPs
Ability to interconnect individual PSAP networks
I believe the team is "signing the dotted line" with the top 4 PSAPs from the list of 50+.  FYI, they are:  Helena, MT, Rochester, NY, Seattle, WA and St. Paul, MN.   Once everyone is on board, we can go public with this info. LF

10. Current Program: A Year of Research Results
Vehicle Infrastructure Integration
Safe Trip 21: demo in November ‘08
Proof of concept test underway in MI and CA
Innovations:
Most extensive DSRC/WAVE protocol test bed to date (56 RSEs)
Prioritization of radio channel access for safety (while also supporting other applications)
Multi-channel DSRC radios use entire 75 MHz DSRC bandwidth to assure capacity; Supports many vehicles and many services
System supports wide diversity of applications with single radio
Local safety systems, network services, V2V, Probe Data, Advisories, etc
Groundbreaking method to maintain privacy & anonymity while ensuring legitimacy of messages & data
Common vehicle data interface across vehicle OEMs
Applications development starting with stakeholder discussions
New public web site:

11. Current Program: A Year of Research Results
ITS Standards Program
SAFETEA-LU Section 5307, Part 4 directed ITS Standards Expert Panel
TRB Published June 18, 2007 Report Recommendation:
“Articulate a strategic vision of the role of standards in furthering the development and use of ITS and define USDOT’s role in realizing this vision.”
JPO developing Standards Program Strategic Plan
Process defined by March ’08, plan complete Fall ’08
Will engage relevant stakeholders in process
Questions to be addressed by standards strategic plan
Criteria for Federal support for standards development?
Additional standards needed to meet ITS needs?
Optimum roles of USDOT, SDOs, contractors and end users in standards development, deployment and maintenance support?
Alternative standards development processes worthy of pursuit?

12. Current Program: A Year of Research Results
Professional Capacity Building
New look at workforce development, education and training
Engage associations and universities in discussion to leverage and coordinate all resources

13. Future Program: A Strategic Vision & Action Plan
ITS Advisory Committee
Program Plan
Common,
Clear,
Concise
Vision
Major Initiatives Ending
Approach:
Listen and gather information
ITS Advisory Committee
JPO & DOT modal staff
Others
Trends & current state of ITS
Wishing for our future
Distill input into high leverage ideas
Reauthorization
Converging Trends
Growing expectations for connectivity & information
Global economy
Rapid technological advances
Changing funding approaches and public/private roles
Security
Environmental sustainability
Growing congestion
Stagnant safety

14. Transportation Problems
Future Program: A Strategic Vision & Action Plan
Transportation
Problems
Congestion
Safety
Productivity
System Performance

15. Future Program: A Strategic Vision & Action Plan
Information Technology
Explosion
Expectations for information
Ubiquitous Connectivity
Hand-held devices
Person-to-person
Networking
A Wireless World
Mobile Wireless Devices
TVs
PCs
Game Boys
iPods
PDAs
1.5B
820M
190M
50+M
50M 2B
Portable GPS is the fastest growing Consumer Electronics category.
9 million units in 2007 (16 million forecast for 2008)

16. Future Program: A Strategic Vision & Action Plan
Mobile Wireless Devices
TVs
PCs
Game Boys
iPods
PDAs
1.5B
820M
190M
50+M
50M 2B
Wireless World
Federal Research &
Technology Transfer
System Performance

17. Future Program: A Strategic Vision & Action Plan
Connected vehicle
Vehicle to vehicle
Vehicle to infrastructure
Communicate appropriately with driver
Real time information
All roads
All modes
All the time

18. Future Program: A Strategic Vision & Action Plan
Observations: Public Sector
General acceptance of technology in transportation
ITS use has grown: TIM, signals, freeway mgt, transit mgt, toll collection, CVISN
ITS investment is slow;
Constrained resources
Growth in public/private partnerships
Growth in tolling & pricing
Data limitations (extent and quality) limit value
Looking for new models for data acquisition
21 state actively pursuing tolling porjects
71 hwy projects worth $104B currently proposed for private financing, construction & ops
Revenue from tolls and PP ventures may acount for 50% or more of new expressway built in the US over the next 10 years - AASHTO

19. Current Statistics – 2006 Deployment Statistics Database (108 metro areas surveyed)
70-77% freeway/arterial agencies collect volume
61% of freeway & arterial agencies collect speed
39% signalized intersections covered by electronic surveillance
39% freeway agencies disseminate weather info
38% freeway miles in metro areas with R-T traffic data collection by the public sector
35% freeway agencies disseminate travel times
14% states disseminate transit data
13% arterial agencies deploy parking data collection systems
8% freeway agencies disseminate parking information

20. 511 Deployment Status Accessible by 46% of Population
= 511 Operational (“Live”)
= Expected “Live” in 2008
as of October 15, 2007
D.C.
Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati
Nebraska
Utah
I-81 Virginia
Arizona
Minnesota
South Florida (Miami)
Orlando / I-4
South Dakota
Iowa
Kentucky
San Francisco Bay area, California
Montana
North Dakota
Alaska
Maine
New Hampshire
Washington [State]
Vermont
Oregon
Kansas
North Carolina
Sacramento, CA
Tampa, FL
Accessible by 65% of Population in 2008

21. Current Statistics – National Traffic & Road Closure Information Web Site (public agencies)
98% include work zone locations
80% provide camera images
78% provide incident information
68% link to private data sources
58% provide weather conditions
46% provide traffic flow information
28% provide traffic speed
22% provide travel time or delay
14% provide transit information

22. Travel Times on DMS Status
Total, as of November 14, 2007
= Provide Travel Times (36)
= Plan to Provide Travel Times(19)
Posting Travel Time Messages on DMS
Atlanta, GA
Baton Rouge, LA
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Columbus, OH
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
Fort Worth, TX
Hampton Roads, VA
Houston, TX
Jacksonville, FL
Kansas City, MO
Knoxville, TN
Los Angeles, CA
Louisville, KY
Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis, MN
Nashville, TN
Newark, NJ
NW Indiana, IN
NYC bridge approach, NY, NYC Staten Island Expressway
Long Island (INFORM),NY
Orlando, FL
Portland , OR
Raleigh, NC
San Antonio, TX
San Bernardino, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
Seattle, WA
St. Louis, MO
Tampa, FL
Wilmington, DE
Plan to provide travel times
Albuquerque, NM
Austin, TX
Baltimore, MD
Birmingham, AL
Boise, ID
Charlotte, NC
Des Moines, IA
Las Vegas, NV
Miami, FL
Memphis, TN
New Orleans, LA
Northern Virginia (DC metro), VA
Oklahoma City, OK
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Phoenix, AZ
Providence, RI
Sacramento, CA
Tallahassee, FL
D.C.

23. Future Program: A Strategic Vision & Action Plan
Observations: Technology Private Sector
Fast technology evolution
Growing use of navigation systems (on 69% of all models)
Growing desire to deliver real-time traffic information
Some are marketing real-time information
Data quality and coverage is limited
Many technologies are vying to be the data solution
No clear winner…yet
OEMs are looking to technology for vehicular safety
Autonomous safety systems are growing
Factory-fit GPS Navigation becoming mainstream, and prices are falling.
No longer just on premium vehicles (now available on 69% of all models).
1.8 million sold in 2007 (cumulative 7 million vehicles with GPS navigation on road)
GPS option price as low as $1,000 expected (Navteq)
37% of customers would change next vehicle purchase if Navigation not available (JDPA)
Portable GPS is the fastest growing Consumer Electronics category.
9 million units in 2007 (16 million forecast for 2008)
Average 2007 price-point = $300 (was $980 in 2004)
Real Time Traffic now an expected part of GPS Navigation Systems.
75% of PND owners would select Navigation in next vehicle purchase (Navteq).
Every car manufacturer is now adopting real-time-traffic.
77% of customers “Definitely” or “Probably” want Traffic in next vehicle purchase (Navteq).
Traffic increases Navigation Satisfaction by 8% and Perceived Value by 12% (JDPA)

24. “NavTraffic” coverage growth since launch
2004 Launch: 20 Markets
Flow data in 15 Markets (4,800 road miles with flow)
Today: 79 Markets
Flow in 24 Markets (8,500 road miles with flow)
2005
2006
2007
2008
Markets with Incident data 22 44 80
100
Markets with Flow data 17 20 24 33
Road miles with DOT flow data
5,000
5,500
6,100
7,200
Road miles with ITIP flow data
1,900
2,200
2,400
4,400
Total road miles with flow data
6,900
7,700
8,500
11,600
The 8500 is 6,100 miles of DOT data and 2,400 of ITIP (Traffic.com) data.
Source: Vehicle Traffic Information Coalition

25. Source: Vehicle Traffic Information Coalition

26. Automotive Adoption of Real-Time Traffic
Number of OEM Models with available factory-installed XM NavTraffic
OEM
Traffic Intro
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Honda/Acura
MY 2005 1 4 -
GM/Cadillac
Toyota/Lexus
MY 2007 2 5
Nissan/Infiniti 8
Ferrari
MY 2008
Total 9 19
40+
50+
OEM NavTraffic Annual Production
Source: Vehicle Traffic Information Coalition

27. Future Program: A Strategic Vision & Action Plan
Observations of the ITS Program
Specific ITS applications are moving forward through leadership in the modal administrations (FHWA, FTA, FMCSA, NHTSA)
Signal systems
Freeway & traffic incident management
Transit management
CVISN
ITS program should focus on a few high-leverage issues
Potential for significant pay off at a national scale
Issues that transcend a single mode

28. Vision – What would we wish for?
End-to-end transportation trip information
Everything I need to know for my trip (time, cost, weather, environmental impacts)
Supports transportation options for personal lifestyle choices
Available whenever and however I want
Transportation network is managed for optimal performance (including the use of pricing)
Technology-enabled performance measures support outcome-based investment decisions
Infrastructure
Maintenance
Operational performance
End-to-end freight movement is seamless and secure

29. Future Program: A Strategic Vision & Action Plan
Vision – What would we wish for?
End-to-end transportation trip information
Everything I need to know for my trip (time, cost, weather, environmental impacts)
Supports transportation options for personal lifestyle choices
Available whenever and however I want
Transportation network is managed for optimal performance (including use of pricing)
Technology-enabled performance measures support outcome-based investment decisions
Infrastructure
Maintenance
Operational performance
End-to-end freight movement is seamless and secure
Real Time Travel Data
All Roads
All Modes
All the Times

30. conventional navigation
Average trip speed was 18.5% faster
than conventional navigation. 20
Average trip speed
[km/h] 19 18
3.0km/h
18.5% 17 16
Right hand side bar graph shows average trip speed of Fastest route.
Left hand side shows conventional one.
The difference is 3km/h, about 18%, faster than conventional.
The data has been gathered during last February through our telematics services. 15 14
Travel time improvements:
Japanese Vehicle Information and Communication System (VICS) – 15% savings in travel time
European CLEOPATRA project – 10% savings in travel time
Fuel efficiency improvements:
Australian study found the use of traffic information provided up to 33% fuel economy improvements.
In this study, the benefits of real-time traffic technology compared favorably to hybrid vehicles.
conventional
navigation
Fastest route
Comparison of average trip speed
during Feb ‘07
Nissan Motor Co.

31. Average Fuel Consumption was 10.5% less than conventional navigation.
1.3
Average Fuel
Consumption
[Liters]
1.2
10.5%
1.1
1.0
Final effect slide shows fastest route consumes 10.5% less fuel than conventional. CO2 : 11.8%
0.9
0.8
conventional
navigation
Fastest route
Comparison of Fuel Consumption
during Feb ‘07
Nissan Motor Co.

32. Vision – What would we wish for?
Vehicles can “see” what’s happening around them and communicate appropriately with drivers
Vehicles are wrapped in information
Everyone has technology-enabled safety in their vehicles
Information is communicated to drivers appropriately
Technology in transportation reduces negative impact on the environment (air quality & fuel consumption)
Improved system performance
Improved driver decision-making

33. Future Program: A Strategic Vision & Action Plan
Connected vehicle
Vehicle to vehicle
Vehicle to infrastructure
Communicate appropriately with driver
Real time information
All roads
All modes
All the time

34. Future Program: A Strategic Vision & Action Plan
Reconceive public and private roles and responsibilities
Understand the benefits
Safety
Mobility
Productivity
Environmental
Look to the next generation technology solutions
Leverage worldwide research

35. Mission & Goal Areas Goal Areas Safety Mobility Environment
JPO’s mission is to lead the creation of information and communications technology solutions to achieve the best performing surface transportation system in the world.
Goal Areas
Safety
Mobility
Environment
21st Century Institutions and Partnerships

36. Goal: Safety
Theme: Prevent fatalities and injuries on the surface transportation network
Connected Vehicle – Create capability for all vehicles to have 360 degree awareness of hazards, and communicate appropriately with drivers

37. Goal: Mobility Realize complete transportation system visibility
Theme: Improve network performance for movement of people and goods
Realize complete transportation system visibility
Real Time data on all roads, all modes, all the time
Enable performance measurement across the transportation system
Catalyze the development of applications to optimize network performance
Enable delivery of end-to-end transportation information for trip planning (personal & business)

38. Goal: Environment/Energy Theme: Minimize impact of surface transportation on the environment by reducing the carbon footprint and increasing fuel efficiency
Conduct research to understand relationship between technology-enabled congestion reduction and environmental impacts (carbon footprint & fuel efficiency)
Conduct research to understand the relationship of the combined impacts of safety, mobility, and environment on the transportation system

39. Goal: 21st Century Institutions and Partnerships Theme: Foster new institutional relationships to enable better use of technologies in transportation
Research new public-private partnerships to improve the use of ITS technologies in transportation
Examine innovative financing models to foster use of ITS technologies in transportation
Identify and research solutions to address institutional barriers in the use of ITS technologies in transportation

40. Future Program: A Strategic Vision & Action Plan
Next Steps
Comments on mission and goal areas
Refine and narrow goal areas
Clarify Federal role
Develop metrics for each goal
Develop an action plan
Publish the updated Program Plan
Update on current program status
New section on the Strategic Vision and Action Plan

41. What to Expect in 2008 Current Program: A year of research results
Future Program: A strategic vision and action plan
Connected vehicle
Vehicle to vehicle
Vehicle to infrastructure
Communicate appropriately with driver
Real time information
All roads
All modes
All the time
Your thoughts and comments are welcomed