G4 Apps

Intelligent VehiclesITS Canada ATMS Detection Webinar

June 13, 2013

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Reducing costs, emissions. Improving mobility, effi ciency.

Applications as Services

Data

Infrastructure Vehicle WebDesign,

Integration

Operations Fusion:• Vehicles-Agencies• Technologies, Data

G4 AppsObjectives - Demands

Km’s

100M’s

SpatialAccuracy

Planning

Information100M’s

Meters

Cm’s

msecseconds

minutesdays

Latency

Operation

Safety

G4 AppsInnovation Rates

Innovation

Exponential

Time

Linear

G4 Apps Evolving Technologies, Vehicles

A Continuously Evolving Composite• By area, by road, by needs

• As device and vehicle functionality advances

• As penetration increases, decreases

• Most value in cooperation with newest vehicles

• Older vehicles safe for all, no less benefits

• Best technologies, most cost effective

• Fused technologies, algorithms

• Coordinated management view, messages

New Systems

Existing Systems

Loosely ConnectedVehicle

Connected Vehicle

Existing Systems

G4 Apps Intelligent Vehicles

Current Vehicles

Connected VehiclesUSDOT – OEM

Program

AutonomousVehicles

• Self Driving,• Standalone Awareness?

Data, services, driving assistance• Drivers, vehicles• Agencies• Third parties

Current Vehicles• LDW, ABS• Radar, ACC• Head Units• Smart Phones

G4 AppsAutonomous Vehicles

• Self driving• Self reliant – no intelligent

infrastructure needed…..• No Connectivity needed….• Extensive sensors, algorithms

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Autonomous Vehicles:Active Players, Timelines

General Motors:Autonomous Driving: Reducing Accidents and Increasing Independence The dream of a car that can drive itself is closer to reality than you might think. In fact, we expect se mi-autonomous vehicles to be available to customers before the end of this decade and the technology fo r fully autonomous vehicles capable of navigating the roadways ready during the next decade.

G4 AppsAutonomous Vehicles

Key Benefits• Consumer interest• Moving at faster pace of innovation• Connected vehicles may clear paths• Safer – and accepted as such…• Tighter packing at higher speeds• Dynamic traffic management• More efficient than mass transit?

Key Challenges• Cost• Operation in snow, rain• Operation in complex environments• Liability

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Capabilities, Awareness• Vehicles have GPS, DSRC,

(…cellular data), processors, driver interface, vehicle interface

• Infrastructure has intelligence, DSRC, SPaT (CICAS)

Connected Vehicles: How it Works

(CICAS)• Maps, assets, conditions

Actions• Each vehicle broadcasts location, heading, speed an d more every 100ms• Each vehicle receives messages from other vehicles and infrastructure• On Board Unit (OBU) calculates collisions etc., war ns driver, other actions

G4 Apps Collision Warning

G4 Apps Traffic Signal Violation Warning

The in-vehicle system will use information communicated from infrastructure located at traffic signals to determine if a warning should be given to the driver. The communicated information would include traffic signal status and include traffic signal status and timing, traffic signal stopping location or distance information, and directionality. The type of road surface and weather conditions near the traffic signal may also be communicated as this could be used to better estimate braking distance.

G4 Apps Adaptive Traffic Signal Control

• Reduced need for dedicated traffic sensors• CVs provide much broader range of data• Enables new control strategies such as:

• Dilemma zone (dynamic amber duration)• Enhanced coordination (platoon

tracking)• Queue balancing/spillback control• Transit priority 68% of collisions involving

bicyclists occurred at 68% of collisions involving bicyclists occurred at

• Transit priority• Integration with dynamic lane markings• Traveller information

30% of fatal collisions and more than 50% of personal injury collisions occur at intersections or are related to intersection operations

30% of fatal collisions and more than 50% of personal injury collisions occur at intersections or are related to intersection operations

bicyclists occurred at intersections bicyclists occurred at intersections

G4 Apps CV Safety Pilot, Timeline

USDOT Safety Pilot• Underway since August 2012• USDOT, MDOT• 2500 light vehicles, 30 heavy, 3 transit• 30+ general Roadside Units• 13 Intelligent signal controllers

Key Milestones• NHTSA regulation for light vehicles 2013

• Likely all new vehicles MY 2018• NHTSA and FMCSA regulations for heavy

vehicles in 2014• Includes aftermarket devices• Likely phase in 2016…

• State DOT programs• Intelligent corridors 2016

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Intelligence in vehicles

Security, privacyGeo data

Road Signs

MobileBrowsing

ApplicationData etc.

Loosely Connected Vehicles

Geo dataTrafficAlarmsEventsVehicle probe

Servers

ControlCenter

• Operations grade – accuracy, latency• Safe driver interface• Safe operation during loss of connection• Distributed interactive system

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CBSA Auto PrimaryInspection CBSA Truck Primary

InspectionToll

Facility

DutyFree

US-Bound TruckStaging Area

Border Wait Time

Driver Information• Trip planning, at decision

points, in zone• BWT multiple crossings• Individual remaining time• Incident recognition, adapt• Planned events

Staging Area

CBP Truck PrimaryInspection

CBP Auto PrimaryInspection

DutyFree

Agencies• Real time• Current wait time by vehicle type• Accurate within 5 minutes with 3%

vehicles participating• Ends of queue locations• Historic actuals• Self adapting algorithms

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Border Wait Time: Evolution, Hybrids

Loosely Connected Intelligent Vehicle• Operations level…• Infrastructureless – no cost, wide coverage • Very inexpensive – only the design cost• Data by vehicle type• Feedback to individual via device

Connected Vehicle• Safety level• Requires infrastructure – provides safety…• Vehicle type data• Feedback to individual via device

• Multiple crossing well in advance• Interactive with Loosely Connected system

BT/WiFi etc.• Information level• Inexpensive $10Ks per crossing• Infrastructure based – limit coverage• Feedback via VMS, website• Vehicle type data awkward

Traditional ITS• Reliable, safety level• Expensive $100Ks per crossing• Generally limit coverage• Feedback via VMS, website• Vehicle type data awkward

• Feedback to individual via device• Multiple crossing well in advance

• BUT requires opt in

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Hybrid Solution for Special Events

• General traffic monitored by Bluetooth/WiFi• Event vehicles (buses, participants, goods) contain loosely connected vehicle

intelligence• Restricted lane travel time monitoring, management• Communications to drivers• Service Level Agreement audit trail