Introducing the US-DOT’s Connected Vehicle Research initiative
August 7, 2010
This article, by Shelley J. Row, director of the U.S. DOT’s ITS (intelligent transportation systems) Joint Program Office, introduces the IntelliDrive initiative, which is a major component of the agency’s current five-year ITS strategic research plan. The initiative aims to enhance safety, mobility, and environmental factors via wireless connectivity among ground vehicles, infrastructure, and passengers’ devices.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation is hosting a series of free workshops to let interested stakeholders help define the core of the agency’s new IntelliDrive System. IntelliDrive, a major component of DOT’s current five-year ITS (intelligent transportation systems) strategic research plan, aims to enhance safety, mobility, and environmental factors via wireless connectivity among ground vehicles, infrastructure, and passengers’ devices.
Market researcher Nielsen reports that Google’s Android OS grabbed a greater share of recent smartphone sales than Apple’s iPhone did. Additionally, smartphones have now achieved a 25 percent share of the U.S. mobile phone market and are expected to surpass featurephones by the end of next year.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) will host a one-day public meeting to provide a final report on the Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety System (IVBSS) program. The meeting, open to members of the vehicle safety research community and other interested parties, will take place October 20 in Michigan.