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Safety management plans available for 2 USDOT Connected Vehicle Pilot sites

Updated May 2, 2016

vehicle-to-vehicle-communicationThe safety management plans for the Wyoming and Tampa Connected Vehicle Pilot deployment sites under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) are now available online.

The Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment program “seeks to combine connected vehicle and mobile device technologies in innovative and cost-effective ways” with the aim of improving mobility transportation, system productivity, safety and environmental impact.

Three pilot sites, including Wyoming, Tampa, and New York City, were selected to conduct three phases of operation. These include concept development, design/build/test and operations.

Here are ITS JPO’s highlights of the safety management plans:

These applications support a flexible range of services from advisories, roadside alerts, parking notifications, and dynamic travel guidance. Application information is available either directly to equipped fleets or to fleet management centers, who will then communicate it to trucks using their own systems. This safety management plan provides guidance on identifying safety scenarios and risk mitigation strategies for phase 1 of the ICF/Wyoming deployment.

The plan can be accessed here.

This safety management plan identifies the major safety risks associated with the implementation of the THEA Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment and lays out a preliminary plan to promote the safety of the participants and surrounding road users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders. The plan describes the potential safety risk scenarios within the proposed system and applications. The plan then assesses the level of risk for each safety scenario and provides the safety operational concept, including functional safety requirements, the proposed safety management strategies, and response plans.

The plan can be accessed here.

USDOT held a webinar April 1 that covered deployment issues for the New York City Department of Transportation’s program covering the “Concept of Operations” phase.