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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently held a free public meeting to review status and future plans associated with the agency’s IntelliDrive multimodal transportation research initiative. The event focused in particular on applications involving real-time data capture and management and dynamic mobility.

Note: Subsequent to the initial publication of this article, the US-DOT ceased using the name “Intellidrive” for its Connected Vehicle Research program

 
The DOT describes IntelliDrive as a multimodal research initiative based on wireless vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications technologies, aimed at improving traffic safety and mobility while helping the environment.

IntelliDrive aims to address 82 percent of vehicle crash scenarios involving unimpaired drivers
(Source: IntelliDrive Safety Program Overview)

The two-day meeting, held Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, featured numerous talks and breakout discussions on the following topics:

• Background on the IntelliDrive Real-Time Data Capture and Management, and Dynamic Mobility Applications Programs
• Information about the IntelliDrive program’s concepts, organization, schedule, projects, procurements and products
• A discussion on how the IntelliDrive program plans to engage stakeholders in the future
• Details of the IntelliDrive program’s open data environment and its open source mobility applications
• Results of a recent request for information where stakeholders submitted the top dynamic mobility application concepts
• Information about upcoming procurements and other opportunities to participate in the development of IntelliDrive
• A discussion on cross-cutting policy issues
• An opportunity to discuss how improved mobility and efficient travel can support the environment and mitigate pollution

Presentation slides

Presentation slides from the event may be downloaded from the DOT’s website by clicking the titles of the sessions listed below:

• IntelliDrive Mobility and Environment: Welcome and Workshop Goals
• IntelliDrive Program Overview
• IntelliDrive Data Capture and Management Program
• IntelliDrive Dynamic Mobility Applications Program
• Applications and Data Environment Breakouts: Introduction
• Applications and Data Environment Breakouts Group 1: Arterial Data Environment
• Applications and Data Environments Breakout Group II: Freeway Data Environment
• Applications and Data Environments Breakout Group III: Corridor Data Environment
• Applications and Data Environments Breakout Group IV: Regional Data Environment
• IntelliDrive Mobility and Environment: Day 1 Breakout Report
• IntelliDrive for the Environment: Environmental Impacts and Mobility Impacts
• IntelliDrive Mobility and Environment: Welcome and Day 2 Agenda
• Applications and Impact Breakouts: Introduction
• Applications and Impacts Breakout Group I: Environmental
• Applications and Impacts Breakout Group II: Productivity
• Applications and Impacts Breakout Group III: Mobility
• Applications and Impacts Breakout Group IV: Safety and Security
• IntelliDrive Mobility and Environment: Day 2 Breakout Report
• IntelliDrive Mobility and Environment: Workshop Summary
• IntelliDrive Mobility Program Policy Roadmap
• Open Source Portal
• Open Data / Open Source Panel and Discussion
• Open Data under the Clarus Initiative