Sub Working Group - U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)– March 7th 2023 

Sub Working 

Group on 

Smart Traffic 

and Transit 

Technologies

• Team Members:

• Nicole Coughlin

• Benson Chan

• Steve Griffith

• Kevin Kornegay

• Debbie Reynolds
Sub Working Group - U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)– March 7th 2023 

Technology 

Overview

• Systems- security, 

intelligence, monitoring, 

management

• Hardware- traffic signals, 

cameras, sensors, off-road 

equipment, busses, trains, 

vehicles with varying levels 

of autonomy (drones, 

shuttles), EV charging 

equipment, micromobility
Sub Working Group - U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)– March 7th 2023 

Technology 

Overview

• Software- route planning

• Connectivity- Cellular 

Vehicle to Everything (CV2X), 5G, autonomous 

navigation (edge and cloud)

• Edge Computing (self driving 

vehicles)

• Artificial Intelligence

• Linkage to IoT AB Subgroup 

on Smart and Critical 

Infrastructure
Sub Working Group - U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)– March 7th 2023 

Opportunities 

and Benefits

• Safety Applications

• Improving Road Safety/Protecting 

Vulnerable Road Users

• Use Cases

• emergency vehicle traffic preemption

• entering school or work zone 

• pedestrian crossing ahead; 
Sub Working Group - U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)– March 7th 2023 

Opportunities 

and Benefits

• Support Functions

• Package, Food and Medicine 

Delivery

• Congestion 

Mitigation/Environmental

Benefits

• Orderly flow of traffic

• Less time idling

• Increase Productivity

• Less time stuck in traffic
Sub Working Group - U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)– March 7th 2023 

Barriers

• Policy/regulations

• Accessibility/inclusion

• Education/training and 

resources

• Interoperability

• Cybersecurity

• Funding
Sub Working Group - U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)– March 7th 2023 

Industry

Experts

• Selected State DOTs

• Vison Zero Network

• Highway Engineering 

Exchange Program

• Smart Cities Experts

• Research firm that talks 

about grid impacts 

associated with increased 

Electric Vehicles

• Security risks associated 

with transportation
Sub Working Group - U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)– March 7th 2023 

Other 

references

• Federal Agencies (NHTSA, 

US DOT)

• State and local jurisdictions

• Smart City examples

• Studies on the growth of the 

EV market
Sub Working Group - U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)– March 7th 2023 

Recommendations

• National Privacy/Data 

Framework

• Industry led Standards

• Interoperability

• Cybersecurity

• Technologies for 

Autonomous Vehicles
Sub Working Group - U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)– March 7th 2023 

Draft 

Recommendations

• Programs/Grants

• Underdeveloped and 

underserved communities

• Rural Areas

• Education/Workforce 

Development

• Aspects unique to smart 

transportation technologies
Sub Working Group - U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)– March 7th 2023 

Draft 

Recommendations

Recommendation 1: 

The federal government should support 

a National Privacy/Data Framework that 

clearly delineates the different aspects 

of data (i.e., machine versus personal) 

and how they should or shouldn’t be 

utilized in smart transportation 

technologies.
Sub Working Group - U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)– March 7th 2023 

Draft 

Recommendations

Recommendation 2: 

The federal government should support 

industry lead standards in areas such as 

telematics and sensor technologies for 

autonomous vehicles. These standards 

should be based on high-level safety 

guidelines determined by the National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Sub Working Group - U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)– March 7th 2023 

Draft 

Recommendations

Recommendation 3: 

The federal government should 

consider developing programs and 

grants to allow underserved and less 

developed communities as well as rural 

areas to adopt smart transportation 

technologies.
Sub Working Group - U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)– March 7th 2023 

Draft 

Recommendations

Recommendation 4: 

The federal government should support 

industry lead standards for minimum 

baseline interoperability and 

cybersecurity requirements for smart 

transportation technologies.
Sub Working Group - U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)– March 7th 2023 

Draft 

Recommendations

Recommendation 5: 

The federal government should invest 

and promote education and workforce 

development in smart transportation 

technologies.