The

purpose

of

this

document

is

to

identify

the

focus

and

themes

for

the

next

installment

of

the

ITS

Strategic

Research

Plan

and

to

invite

stakeholders

to

participate

in

their

discussion.

The

goal

of

presenting

themes

is

to

enable

continuity

of

the

current

research

programs

while

establishing

new

or

redefined

goals

and

objectives

to

meet

emerging

research

needs.

The

themes

fall

into

three

broad

categories:

• Maturing

Connected

Vehicle

Systems

–

Focuses

on

what

is

needed

to

accelerate

the

maturity

of

vehicle-­‐

based

communications

with

surrounding

systems

• Piloting

and

Deployment

Readiness

–

Focuses

on

the

security,

policy,

business

opportunities,

capabilities,

pilots,

and

incentives

needed

to

support

vehicle-­‐to-­‐infrastructure

(V2I)

and

vehicle-­‐to-­‐infrastructure

(V2I)

implementation

• Integrating

with

the

Broader

Environment

–

Focuses

on

the

integration

and

decision

support

capabilities

to

enable

V2V

and

V2I

interaction

with

other

governmental

services

and

public

utilities.