A MAJOR NATIONAL INITIATIVE IS UNDERWAY TO APPLY PROVEN INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES TO SURFACE TRANSPORTATION TO IMPROVE ITS EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE ITS NEGATIVE IMPACTS. COLLECTIVELY, THESE APPLICATIONS ARE KNOWN AS INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS OR IVHS-AND ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE A $200 BILLION INDUSTRY OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.

IVHS WILL BE APPLIED TO ALL TYPES OF VEHICLES (TRUCKS, BUSES AND CARS), TO INFORMATION DEVICES (SIGNS, COMPUTERS, KIOSKS, AND HAND-HELD DEVICES), AND TO ALL PARTS OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (FREEWAYS, URBAN ARTERIALS, RURAL ROADS, TRANSIT STATIONS, PORTS, AND INTERMODAL CONNECTIONS). DEPLOYING IVHS CAN IMPROVE SAFETY, REDUCE CONGESTION, IMPROVE MOBILITY AND ACCESSABILITY, REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, IMPROVE ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY AND CREATE A DOMESTIC IVHS INDUSTRY.

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (USDOT) AND THE INTELLIGENT VEHICLE-HIGHWAY SOCIETY OF AMERICA (IVHS AMERICA) ARE WORKING WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS AT THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS TO MAKE IVHS A REALITY.

HOWEVER, DECISIONS ON THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF IVHS IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE MADE PRIMARILY BY STATE, REGIONAL AND LOCAL AGENCIES, PRODUCT AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, TRANSIT AND COMMERCIAL FLEET OPERATORS, CONSUMERS AND PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS-NOT USDOT AND IVHS AMERICA. THE ULTIMATE COURSE OF IVHS WILL DEPEND UPON THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF THESE "STAKEHOLDERS."

OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS NATIONAL IN SCOPE, WITH PEOPLE AND GOODS ABLE TO MOVE ACROSS JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES WITH EASE. TO CONTINUE TO FOSTER THIS FREE MOVEMENT, CONGRESS HAS DIRECTED USDOT TO ENSURE THE NATIONWIDE COMPATIBILITY OF IVHS.">OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS NATIONAL IN SCOPE, WITH PEOPLE AND GOODS ABLE TO MOVE ACROSS JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES WITH EASE. TO CONTINUE TO FOSTER THIS FREE MOVEMENT, CONGRESS HAS DIRECTED USDOT TO ENSURE THE NATIONWIDE COMPATIBILITY OF IVHS.">KEYWORDS:


SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE, INTELLIGENT VEHICLE

A MAJOR NATIONAL INITIATIVE IS UNDERWAY TO APPLY PROVEN INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES TO SURFACE TRANSPORTATION TO IMPROVE ITS EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE ITS NEGATIVE IMPACTS. COLLECTIVELY, THESE APPLICATIONS ARE KNOWN AS INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS OR IVHS-AND ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE A $200 BILLION INDUSTRY OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.

IVHS WILL BE APPLIED TO ALL TYPES OF VEHICLES (TRUCKS, BUSES AND CARS), TO INFORMATION DEVICES (SIGNS, COMPUTERS, KIOSKS, AND HAND-HELD DEVICES), AND TO ALL PARTS OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (FREEWAYS, URBAN ARTERIALS, RURAL ROADS, TRANSIT STATIONS, PORTS, AND INTERMODAL CONNECTIONS). DEPLOYING IVHS CAN IMPROVE SAFETY, REDUCE CONGESTION, IMPROVE MOBILITY AND ACCESSABILITY, REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, IMPROVE ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY AND CREATE A DOMESTIC IVHS INDUSTRY.

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (USDOT) AND THE INTELLIGENT VEHICLE-HIGHWAY SOCIETY OF AMERICA (IVHS AMERICA) ARE WORKING WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS AT THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS TO MAKE IVHS A REALITY.

HOWEVER, DECISIONS ON THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF IVHS IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE MADE PRIMARILY BY STATE, REGIONAL AND LOCAL AGENCIES, PRODUCT AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, TRANSIT AND COMMERCIAL FLEET OPERATORS, CONSUMERS AND PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS-NOT USDOT AND IVHS AMERICA. THE ULTIMATE COURSE OF IVHS WILL DEPEND UPON THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF THESE "STAKEHOLDERS."

OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS NATIONAL IN SCOPE, WITH PEOPLE AND GOODS ABLE TO MOVE ACROSS JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES WITH EASE. TO CONTINUE TO FOSTER THIS FREE MOVEMENT, CONGRESS HAS DIRECTED USDOT TO ENSURE THE NATIONWIDE COMPATIBILITY OF IVHS.