# Presentation: 878283

## ITS Program Advisory Committee Meeting 

- July 31-August 1, 2008

## Agenda Day 1

- July 31 (12-5:30pm)
- Call to order and introductory remarks
- Crosswalk of existing program initiatives to new program goals and focus areas
- Remarks from RITA Administrator
- ITS World Congress Activity Update
- UTC Coordination Activities
- Discussion of Advice Memorandum

## ITS Program Activity Centers

- In FY08 and FY09, the ITS Program will continue to heavily support the Departmental goals of safety and mobility, while beginning to migrate program resources increasingly toward safety
- Approximately half of the initiatives underway in FY08 end in FY09.

## ITS Program Activity Centers

- By FY10, most of the ITS Program’s resources will be devoted toward supporting the safety goal.

## Research Initiatives Crosswalk to Program Goals – FY08

| FY08 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   | Safety | Mobility/ Congestion | Productivity |
| VII | P | S |  AB |
| CICAS | P | AB |   |
| IVBSS | P | AB |  AB |
| NG911 | P | AB |  AB |
| ETO | P | S |  AB |
| Rural Safety | P | AB |   |
| ICM | AB | P |  AB |
| Congestion Initiative | AB | P |  AB |
| MSAA | AB | P |   |
| Clarus | S | P |  S |
| EFM | AB |  AB | P |
| (in millions) | 40 | 56 | .5 |

- “P” = Primary focus of Initiative
- “S” = Secondary focus of initiative
- “AB” = Ancillary Benefit achievable in this goal area
- 11 Initiatives and research efforts supported by ITS Program funds

## Research Initiatives Crosswalk to Program Goals – FY09

| FY09 |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   | Safety | Mobility/ Congestion | Environment | Institutional |
| VII | P | S | AB | S |
| CICAS | P | AB | AB |   |
| IVBSS | P | AB |   |   |
| ICM | AB | P | AB | AB |
| Congestion Initiative | AB | P | S | AB |
| Clarus | S | P | S | AB |
| (in millions) | 37 | 58 | N/A | N/A |

- In FY09, only 6 of the current initiatives are still underway, enabling a smooth transition toward focusing additional resources on safety research.
- Added focus areas in environment and institutional issues

## Research Initiatives Crosswalk to Program Goals – FY10

- By FY10, only three of the current research initiatives are still underway.
- Programmatic activities focused on safety
- Opportunities for new research initiatives focused on safety, with some new starts expected to focus on mobility and the environment.

| FY10 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   | Safety | Mobility/ Congestion | Environment |
| VII | P | S | AB |
| CICAS | P | AB | AB |
| ICM | AB | P | AB |
| Safety New Starts | P | S | AB |
| Environment New Starts | AB | AB | P |
| (in millions) | TBD | TBD | TBD |

## Transitioning to Safety Focus

- Road safety statistics paint a stark picture:
- 6 million crashes per year
- 42,000 fatalities per year
- Direct economic costs of $230.6 billion per year (2000 dollars)
- Transitioning to RITA offers new opportunities to dramatically restructure the ITS Program
- RITA Administrator has initiated a challenge goal to reduce the vehicle crash rate by 90% by 2030
- Prioritizing safety as the main ITS Program research goal enables the JPO to systematically select, plan, execute, oversee, and align research projects and activities to achieve a focused and measureable safety outcome.

## Safety Focus

- A different approach is needed to dramatically affect road safety
- Aggressive application of advanced technology to create a more integrated environment among road users of all types
- Vehicle crashes substantially impact system performance
- Traffic crashes account for 25% of all congestion
- Improving system performance by improving road safety can dramatically reduce fuel consumption and related GHG emissions.

## Safety Focus 

- Goals/Investment Areas
- Technology scanning and research
- Safety applications
- Testbeds
- Architecture and standards
- Non-technical issues
- Research on ancillary benefits to mobility and the environment
- Near, medium, and long term components

## Safety Focus

- Centering the ITS research program and resources around safety will enable identification of a core set of activities and measureable outcomes
- Structuring remaining program resources to fill gaps not addressed by the safety goal enables a balanced, aligned, and efficient research program.
- ITS JPO is working to develop a program structure to support a focus on safety.

## World Congress Activities - Update

- Update on SAFETRIP21 – Gary Ritter
- Update on World Congress Demos by ITS America – Scott Belcher
- Additional USDOT Activities

## ITS World Congress Activities - Update

- ITS World Congress to be held in New York, NY November 16-20, 2008.
- US DOT to have an Exhibit Booth
- Focus on Research Results of the Major Initiatives
- 800 ft2 booth space, booth #119 (plan to include graphics, photographs, etc)
- 5 Stations to showcase different programs
- Secretary Peters invited to speak
- Administrator Brubaker and JPO staff planning to speak.

## ITS World Congress Activities - Update

- US DOT is participating in the 11th Avenue Theater through CAMP.
- Different car manufacturers will show that ITS technologies are interoperable.
- Working to define participation in TMC of the Future.
- More information available at:  _[www.itsworldcongress.org](http://www.itsworldcongress.org/)__ _

## University Transportation Centers (UTCs)

- UTCs:
- DOT invests in the future of transportation through its UTCs, awarding grants to universities to advance the state-of-the-art in transportation research and develop the next generation of transportation professionals.
- Current Activities:
- Professional Capacity Program: Reviewing UTC areas of interest and research themes
- Discussion initiated in 2007 on the potential benefits of closer coordination between DOT programs and staff and university efforts and staff (ongoing).
- Initial outreach to RITA UTC staff
- PCB program gap analysis underway

**Notes:**
History of UTC program:
- Initiated in 1987 (via transp. Act) – created 10 centers 1 per Federal Region.
- 1991 (ISTEA) reauthorized the UTCs for an additional six years and added four national centers and six University Research institutes (URI). 
Mission:  To advance U.S. expertise and technology transfer. The six URIs each had a specific transportation research and development mandate. 
In 1998 (TEA-21) reauthorized the program addit. 6 years & added 23 centers (total of 33). Established education as 1 of the primary objectives of a UTC & institutionalized the use of strategic planning in university grant management.

Currently the program exists and is managed within the US DOT multi-modal, Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) 

## University Transportation Centers (UTCs)

- Preliminary Ideas include:
- Targeted delivery of local professional development for the transportation workforce.
- Engagement of UTC instructors in the creation of local professional development opportunities.
- More local knowledge and technology transfer.
- A broadening of opportunities within the transportation workforce for students who pursue UTC fellowships and scholarships.

**Notes:**
Transportation Professional Capacity Building  Overview provided to the CUTC Conference by Suzanne Sloan, Volpe. Included ITS PCB overview included the following:

That the transportation PCBs are looking to partner with university organizations to collaborate on course content development and local delivery.

Preliminary thoughts/ideas (also on slide) include:
Targeted delivery of local professional development of transportation workforce.
Engagement of UTC instructors in the creation of local professional development opportunities.
More local knowledge and technology transfer.
A broadening of opportunities within the transportation workforce for students who pursue UTC fellowships and scholarships.

## Advice Memorandum

- Distributed informally to ITS SPG and ITS Management Council
- Transmitted formally to the Secretary for her information and review
- Upon the Secretary’s review, ITS JPO will widely distribute the Advice memorandum to the wider transportation community
- ITS JPO will provide its response to the Advice Memorandum to the Advisory Committee shortly
- Formal transmittal of Department’s response to advice of the Committee in the February 2009 Report to Congress
- Posted on the ITS Program Advisory Committee Web page on the ITS JPO Website

## SAFETEA-LU Mandated Duties of ITSPAC

- SAFETEA-LU specifies that, at a minimum, the ITS Advisory Committee shall:
- Provide input into the development of the ITS aspects of the Department’s strategic plan; and
- Review, at least annually, areas of ITS research being considered for funding by the Department, to determine:
- Whether these activities are likely to advance either the state-of-the-practice or state-of-the-art in intelligent transportation systems;
- Whether the intelligent transportation system technologies are likely to be deployed by users, and if not, to determine the barriers to deployment; and
- The appropriate roles for government and the private sector in investing in the research and technologies being considered.

## Day 2 - Program Updates

- Program Updates
- NG911, ETO, IVBSS, VII, CICAS, Clarus, Congestion Initiative, ICM, MSAA, EFM, Rural Safety
- Strategic Discussion
- Advancement of state of the practice/art
- Likelihood of deployment, barriers to deployment
- Appropriate roles of government, private sector

## Agenda Day 2

- August 1 (7:30am-2pm)
- Call to order and Review of Objectives
- Program Updates
- NG911, ETO, IVBSS, VII, CICAS, Clarus, Congestion Initiative, ICM, MSAA, EFM, Rural Safety
- Strategic Discussion
- Advancement of state of the practice/art
- Likelihood of deployment, barriers to deployment
- Appropriate roles of government, private sector

## Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1)

- Accomplishments this year
- NG9-1-1 Architecture Analysis Report NG9-1-1 System Description and Requirements Document
- Preliminary Analysis of Cost, Value, and Risk Human Machine Interface Display Design Document
- Preliminary Transition Plan
- Executive Summary: Preliminary Analysis of Cost, Value, & Risk
- Proof of Concept Deployment Plan
- NG9-1-1 Transition Issues Report
- Data Acquisition and Analysis Plan
- Proof of Concept Test Plan
- Proof of Concept Site Selection
- Completed Proof of Concept Testing (live demonstrations in progress)
- Obligated this year
- Approximately $2,250,000 of the $4.6 million, 24 month contract

## Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1)

- Expected Accomplishments FY09
- NG9-1-1 Initiative closes 12/08
- Final reports
- Proposed Budget FY09
- No new FY2009 funds are anticipated
- NG9-1-1 transitions to National 9-1-1 Office

## Emergency Transportation Operations (ETO)

- Accomplishments this year
- Camera Phone Proof of Concept Final Report
- Evacuation Management Modeling Assessment (Guidance tool due in August)
- The Best of Public Safety and the ETO CD
- Obligated this year
- Approx. $353,000

## Emergency Transportation Operations (ETO)

- Expected Accomplishments FY09
- ETO Initiative Follow-on
- Final reports
- Proposed Budget FY09
- No new FY2009 funds are anticipated
- ETO Initiative and ETO Initiative follow-on activities will be closed out.

## Rural Safety Innovation Program

- Technology component of the broader Rural Safety Innovation Program
- Objective: To promote and expedite the deployment & operational testing of effective ITS technologies at dangerous rural locations
- Funding: $6M contribution of FY 08 funding from ITS/JPO
- Approved at the December 10, 2007 ITS Management Council meeting
- Multiple competitive grants of $200K - $1.3M planned (single grants not to exceed $5M)
- $400,000 set aside for independent evaluation
- Three phase project
- Phase I:  Competition and selection of 4-10 rural partners (based on # and cost of proposals)
- Phase II:  Rural deployment of ITS technologies
- Phase III:  Independent evaluation and publication of results

**Notes:**
Recap of RSIP – ITS component

NOTE: 3 Phase Project, but 2 Phase Application Process (may sound confusing)
3 Phase project (as indicated on slide above)
Phase I:  Competition and selection of 4-10 rural partners (based on # and cost of proposals)
Phase II:  Rural deployment of ITS technologies  
Phase III:  Independent evaluation and publication of results

2-Phase application process (as reflected on the next slide):
Phase I – application “brief” for selection of ITS projects which complied with 	Phase I application requirements (per announcement)
Phase II – complete, expanded application. More detailed work plan, budget, 	staffing plan etc.

## Rural Safety Innovation Program

- Current Status
- July 7, 2008 deadline for Phase II application submissions
- 20 applications received for ITS projects
- Applications have been distributed to reviewers
- Schedule
- Complete Phase II Project Proposals review by 7/21/08
- Brief RITA & FHWA Administrators and Directors 8/04/08
- Brief Deputy Secretary and Rural Safety Group 8/05/08
- Announce awards August 18, 2008
- Applicant obligates funds by September 30, 2008

**Notes:**
HISTORY of Current Status
- Rural Safety RFA released on 2/29
- 98 proposals received, and evaluated
24 ITS project applications identified to submit applications for phase 2
Evaluation team established – each application will be reviewed by a minimum of 2 
	individuals, including subject matter expert.
History of Current Schedule
- Project Applications (Phase I) were due April 14, 2008
- Successful applicants (24) were notified by May 12, 2008 to submit Phase II applications
- Phase II Project Proposals were due July 7, 2008
- 20 Applications for Phase II have been received, categorized by general topic area (road weather, speed etc.) and distributed to reviewers
Current Status
- Project Applications (Phase I) were due April 14, 2008
- Successful applicants were notified on or by May 12, 2008
	24  ITS project applicants
- Draft statement of work for independent evaluation completed and under revision
- Phase II Project Proposals were due July 7, 2008
	20 of the 24 ITS applicants submitted Phase II proposals
- Evaluators complete review 7/21/08
- Brief Administrators Paul Brubaker, and Jim Ray; and Jeff Paniati, and Shelley Row 8/04/08
- Brief Deputy Secretary and RSIP Multi-modal Planning Group 8/05/08
- Announce awards August 18, 2008
	- Applicant obligates funds by September 30, 2008

## Integrated Vehicle Based Safety Systems (IVBSS)

- Accomplishments this fiscal year
- Completed Phase I, began Phase II
- Light and heavy vehicle system designs complete
- Light and heavy vehicle systems successfully tested
- All system software to be finalized and regression tested
- Field Operational Test (FOT) fleet builds to begin
- Obligated this year
- $2.14M FY08 IVBSS program budget
- $1.99M committed to date
- $1.99M obligated to date

## Integrated Vehicle Based Safety Systems (IVBSS)

- Expected Accomplishments FY09
- Complete light and heavy vehicle FOT fleet builds
- Complete light and heavy vehicle pilot FOTs
- Begin 1 yr. car & truck full-scale FOTs
- Proposed Budget FY09
- Est. $1.2M in new Federal funds to be obligated

## Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII)

- Accomplishments this year
- Developed concepts of operation and minimum system performance requirements for initial set of V2V applications
- Initial demonstration of V2V applications among multiple vehicle manufacturers
- Proof of concept testing completed
- Benefit cost analysis updated
- Institutional framework and legal issues studies
- Program rebranded (Aug 2008)
- Website established
- Future program direction defined
- SafeTrip-21
- Obligated this year
- $16.2M (projected)

## Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII)

- Expected Accomplishments FY09
- Technology Scanning and Research
- Technology scan reports
- Deployment acceleration study
- Architecture and Standards
- Revised VII architecture as an open platform and recommended new standards
- Completion and publishing of DSRC standards (IEEE 1609 and 802.11p by Dec. 2008 and Dec. 2009 respectively)
- Concept for interoperability certification process and IEEE 1609 test methods
- Safety Applications
- Concept of operations for security/certificate authority
- Initiate development of next set of high value cooperative vehicle applications
- Identify framework for safety field operational test

## Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII)

- Expected Accomplishments FY09 (Continued)
- Test Beds
- Establish national VII test beds
- Begin testing to support industry and government research and development needs
- Non-Technical Issues
- Rebrand program
- Website/knowledge management tool
- Institutional framework recommendations
- Analysis of policy issues and recommendations
- Return on investment report on deployment approach
- Ancillary Benefits to Mobility and Environment
- Concept of operations and requirements definition for public sector applications
- Proposed Budget FY09
- TBD

## Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance Systems (CICAS)

- Accomplishments this year
- Violation scenario
- Selected the DVI for testing
- Developed prototype system
- Conducted and analyzed the results of prototype testing (Pilot and Objective)
- Released Performance Specifications and Objective Tests
- Signalized left turn assist scenario
- Concept of operations document completed
- Traffic Signal interface and sensors installed at test intersection
- Stop sign assist scenario
- Human Factors Experiment for DII design complete
- Driver infrastructure interface sign purchased and installed at test intersection
- Concept of operations document completed
- Obligated this year
- $2,014,000

## Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance Systems (CICAS)

- Expected Accomplishments FY09
- Violation scenario
- Plan for overall safety field test as part of VII
- SSA
- Design report, including performance specifications, objective test procedures, and results of objective testing
- Report on communication architecture describing minimum system requirements
- SLTA
- Reports on defining state map and message sets
- Field Data collected and analyzed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Gap Assist System.
- Development of an algorithm for an all red scenario
- Proposed Budget FY09
- $2M

## Clarus 

- Accomplishments this year
- Executed the *Clarus* Regional Demonstration
- Phase 1 Concepts of Operations of *Clarus*-based services completed (on time/on budget)
- Phase 2 – Connected States to the *Clarus* System (12 new states, 3 new provinces, 1 municipality)
- Phase 3 – build, deploy and evaluate services (RFP on the street, to be awarded in 9/08)
- Obligated this year
- Obligated:  $900k

## Clarus

- Expected Accomplishments FY09
- Regional Demonstration
- Build the *Clarus*-based services defined in Phase 3
- Add 10 more states to the *Clarus* system
- Work with private sector providers to utilize *Clarus*
- Assist NOAA with their system design to incorporate *Clarus* functionality
- Enhance Quality Checking services within *Clarus*
- Develop initial algorithms to collect road weather observations from mobile platforms (i.e., VII)
- Proposed Budget FY09
- $2.1M (about 50% of the Road Weather Management funds from SAFETEA-LU 5308)

## Congestion Initiative

- NY did not obtain legislative authority.
- Obligated money to Minnesota, Seattle, and San Francisco
- Initiated UPA National Evaluation
- Obligated this year
- $21.4 million

## Congestion Initiative

- Expected Accomplishments FY09
- National Evaluation Framework – Fall 2008
- Site Specific Evaluation Plans – Spring 2009
- Systems Operational – September 2009
- Proposed Budget FY09
- $40 million

## Integrated Corridor Management (ICM)

- Completed 8 Pioneer Site Concepts of Operations and Systems Requirements Documents
- Completed Analysis, Modeling and Simulation of a Test Corridor
- Selected Three AMS Pioneer Test Sites
- Created several articles and tech transfer materials
- Obligated this year
- $2,775,000

## Integrated Corridor Management (ICM)

- Expected Accomplishments FY09
- Three Pioneer Site AMS Experimental Plans – Fall 2008
- Three Pioneer Site AMS Results Documents – September 2009
- Select up to three Pioneer Site Demonstration Sites – September 2009
- Proposed Budget FY09
- $7.8 million

## Mobility Services for All Americans (MSAA)

- Accomplishments this fiscal year
- All demonstration sites (8) completed their Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC) designs
- Obligated this year
- FY08 obligated: $400K (as of July 15)
- FY08 committed: $2.25M

## Mobility Services for All Americans (MSAA)

- Accomplishments Next Fiscal Year
- Select 3-4 sites for TMCC model deployment
- Plan and carry out stakeholder outreach and knowledge transfer activities
- Proposed Budget FY09
- $1.25M

## Electronic Freight Management (EFM)

- Accomplishments in FY 2008
- CEFM Op Test Completed Dec 2007
- Adoption Task Awarded May 2008
- CEFM Evaluation Final Report delivered June 2008
- RFI for industry participation in case studies published June 2008
- Obligated this year
- $599,979 obligated in FY 2008

## Electronic Freight Management (EFM)

- Expected Accomplishments FY09
- Development of EFM Translation Engine - 1st Q
- Development of new UBL XML Messages – 1st Q
- Development of an EFM Registry - 2nd Q
- Deployment of an EFM Adoption Package – 3rd Q
- Documentation of EFM Adoption Case Studies – 4th Q
- Proposed Budget FY09
- $600,000 for continued Deployment activity.