Commercial Motor Vehicle

ConnectivityV2I Communications

& Safety Pilot ParticipationCem Hatipoglu, PhD

Transportation Specialist, FMCSA, Technology Division

Place1/19/2010 Talking Freight

Overview

Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) concept

V2I opportunities Safety Pilot (SP) Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV)

participation plans in the SP

This presentation is a basic introduction to the subject matter.

V2V versus V2I

V2V : vehicles talk to each other

V2I : vehicles talk to Infrastructure (Roadside, bridges, speed or curvature warning signs, traffic lights, railroad crossings, etc)

V2V/V2I Communication mechanism is the same.

V2V and V2I at work

Connectivity has major safety potential.

Wireless Communications

Numerous mechanisms exist (satellite, cellular, bluetooth, Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC), etc). DSRC enables a new set of exciting possibilities

V2V and V2I are based on three core functions Identification of the “Relevant Information” to

exchange, Communication of that information with other vehicles

and the infrastructure, Performance of safety functions using rich dataImproved Safety, Mobility, Efficiency

through secure wireless communications

V2I is not new

Trucks have long history of leading V2I research and deployment

Multi-modal efforts have been ongoing for years under CVII and other ITS Research topics

DSRC framework enables new functions and expands the scope of V2I vision

DOT and Trucking Industry started leveraging V2I connectivity long before

the recent emphasis

Sample V2I applications

V2I for Safety, Security, Roadside Smart Roadside

Wireless Roadside Inspection

Universal Truck Identification

Virtual Weigh Station/Electronic Screening

Truck Parking

Electronic credentialing

Retarder disable in zones

Border crossing inspection automation

Truck restricted road/lane warning

V2I for Crash Relevant Road curvature warning

Low-clearance bridge warning

Intersection safety

High Road Grade/Brake fade warning

Speed limit warning

Roadside and other new Safety initiatives are streamlined via common wireless

connectivity

What is next

Numerous DOT research and development efforts ongoing to make V2I and V2V become a reality sooner than they would on their own

NHTSA has 2013/2014 timeline for regulatory decision on DSRC based technologies

A large-scale Safety Pilot Test planned in 2012Trucks are a part of Regulatory Decision

activities and participate in all V2V and V2I efforts

Safety Pilot Objectives

Support NHTSA 2013 Regulatory V2V Decision with Field Data (2014 for Trucks)

Support and test real world V2V and V2I implementations within a data rich environment

Create Public Awareness & Acceptance

Safety Pilot Environment: Mixed traffic, but consists of a dense

concentration of LVs, CMVs, TVs, and RSEs with DSRC enabling technologiesSafety Pilot location will be selected in

2011. Procurement activities are underway.

Commercial Motor Vehicles in SP

Multi-modal effort: FHWA, FMCSA, NHTSA, RITA The SP plans include 61 CMVs and 3000 total

vehicles Without proper sized CMV involvement, the results

would be inconclusive for all vehicle types

● CMVs pose unique challenges to the vehicle network− Long, tall, heavy and they vary in all dimensions during

operation

● 3 integrated trucks with safety applications

● 8 trucks with retrofit kits

● 50 Here-I-Am (HIA) vehicles

Truck team is very proactive in SP design

Thank you

For further Information, contact:

Cem HatipogluFMCSA1200 New Jersey Ave, SEW66-409Washington, D.C. 20590202-385-2383

cem.hatipoglu@dot.gov

Thank you for your attention.