Driving the Future: Vehicles Draw Data from Roadside, Stoplights

In this article, the authors discuss the applications of emergent signalization techniques brought by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) project. VII yokes the technologies of GPS with that of Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) in order to unify and coordinate various traffic information data to provide warnings to drivers and operators in the event of an accident or an emergency. VII applications include in-vehicle signing (IVS), signal violation warning (SVW), and signal pre-emption (SPE) for emergency vehicles. SVW uses a Multiband Configurable Networking Unit (MCNU) that interacts with an intersection’s signal controller in order to alert the driver if a violation is imminent. SPE allows for secure signalized preemption that disallows invalid users. IVS is the system which presents this information to drivers.

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• Authors:
  • Proietti, Mario
  • McNew, Justin
• Publication Date: 2006-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 40-41
• Serial:
  • GPS World
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Advanstar Communications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1048-5104

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced driver information systems; Driver information systems; Driver support systems; Motor vehicle navigational aids; Traffic signal preemption
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01031881
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 5 2006 7:48AM