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Planning for the future of transportation : connected vehicles.
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2015-01-01
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Abstract:For the past decade, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has been
researching and testing a system of vehicles that can sense the environment
around them and communicate with other vehicles and with infrastructure. This
vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications will
enable safety, mobility, and environmental advancements that current technologies
are unable to provide. The technology is expected to reduce unimpaired vehicle
crashes by 80 percent, while also reducing the 4.8 billion hours that Americans
spend in traffic annually.
In August of 2014, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
gave V2V communications technology the green light and is working on a
regulatory rulemaking that will require the technology to be installed in all new
light vehicles in the coming years.
In May 2015, Secretary Foxx announced the USDOT would accelerate the
deployment of connected vehicles. NHTSA will move ahead of its timetable for the
proposed V2V rule. The proposal is expected in 2015, rather than 2016.
In the summer of 2015, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will release a
V2I guidance document to assist transportation managers and operators interested
in adapting their traffic signals and other roadside devices so they are compatible
with the new connected vehicles.
New cars with connected vehicle technology are expected to be available by 2019.
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