Request for Participation in Public Forums for the Development of a National Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS) Architecture |
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Rodney E. Slater
Federal Highway Administration
April 1, 1994
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Request for Participation in Public Forums for the Development of
a National Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS) Architecture
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation hereby announces its interest
in public participation in the definition of a national IVHS
architecture. The architecture will be used to establish standards
which will guide IVHS deployments and ensure the national compatibility
of IVHS technology. This notice announces the dates and locations of
the first series of meetings, scheduled to take place in April and May
1994. The subsequent series of meetings will be taking place in
November 1994, June 1995, and May 1996. The intent of these meetings is
to provide non-technical information on the architecture development
efforts and receive audience feedback. Because a variety of groups are
recognized as important to this definition process, the Department is
interested in participation from a broad range of individuals and
organizations including, but not limited to, elected officials from
State and local governments, consumer groups, vehicle manufacturers and
other private sector entities, transit authorities, toll authorities,
small businesses, academic institutions, associations, and individual
citizens.
DATES: The forums are scheduled as follows:
1. April 21, 1994, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Atlanta, Georgia.
2. April 26, 1994, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC.
3. April 27, 1994, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Boston, Massachusetts.
4. April 28, 1994, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., New York, New York.
5. May 4, 1994, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Chicago, Illinois.
6. May 5, 1994, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Kansas City, Missouri.
7. May 6, 1994, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas.
8. May 9, 1994, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Denver, Colorado.
9. May 10, 1994, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., San Francisco, California.
10. May 11, 1994, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Seattle, Washington.
ADDRESSES: The forums will be held at the following locations:
1. Atlanta--Atlanta Hilton & Towers, 255 Courtland Street, NE.,
Atlanta, Ga. 30303.
2. Washington--Marriott Crystal City, 1999 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,
Alexandria, Va. 22202.
3. Boston--Copley Plaza Hotel, 138 St. James Ave., Boston, Mass.
02116.
4. New York City--Roosevelt Hotel, 45 East 45th St., New York, N.Y.
10017.
5. Chicago--Ramada Hotel & Conference Center, 2875 N. Milwaukee
Ave., Northbrook, Ill. 60062.
6. Kansas City--Hilton Plaza Airport, 8801 NW 112th St., Kansas
City, Mo.
7. Dallas/Fort Worth--Grapevine Convention Center, 1209 S. Main
St., Grapevine, Tex. 76051.
8. Denver--Embassy Suites Airport, 4444 N. Havana St., Denver,
Colo. 80239.
9. San Francisco--Parc Oakland, 1001 Broadway, Oakland, Cal. 94607.
10. Seattle--Embassy Suites Hotel, 20610 44th Ave. West, Lynnwood,
Wash. 98036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Schagrin, FHWA, HTV-10,
Washington, DC 20590, (202)366-2180, Fax: (202)366-8712, office hours
are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except
for legal Federal holidays; or Mr. Rick Schuman, IVHS AMERICA, 400
Virginia Avenue, SW., suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20024, (202)484-4847.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The IVHS program is a national initiative to use computer,
electronics and communications technologies to increase the performance
of the Nation's surface transportation system. In the future, IVHS
technologies will be applied to all types of vehicles (trucks, buses,
and cars), to information devices (computers, kiosks, hand-held
devices), and to all parts of the surface transportation system
(freeways, urban arterial roadways, city streets, rural roads, and
intermodal connections). IVHS technologies will also be used to improve
safety, reduce congestion, improve air quality, and increase the
Nation's economic efficiency.
The objective of the IVHS Architecture Development Program is to
develop a national IVHS architecture by 1996. Teams headed by Hughes
Aircraft Co. (Fullerton, CA), LORAL/IBM (Manassas, VA), Rockwell
International Corp. (Anaheim, CA), and Westinghouse Electric Corp.
(Baltimore, MD), have been selected by the Department to develop
alternative system concepts, or ``architectures,'' for the IVHS
program.
IVHS represents an unprecedented opportunity to improve the
effectiveness of our Nation's surface transportation system while at
the same time helping to mitigate some of the harmful side effects,
such as vehicle emissions and energy consumption. The Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Pub. L. 102-24, 105
Stat. 1914) gives DOT the responsibility of providing the leadership
and guidance necessary to ensure national IVHS compatibility over the
long term. The teams listed above will each be exploring different ways
to achieve this compatibility.
The architecture development program began on September 15, 1993,
and will proceed in two phases. Phase I will last until December 1994
and will result in the definition of multiple system architectures.
Each of the teams listed above will define a unique architecture that
will be flexible enough to incorporate new functions and technologies
as the systems evolve over time. Each architecture will also be able to
accommodate varying levels of implementation so that public agencies
and private consumers can acquire only what is important to them. The
architecture will also provide guidance on integrating or upgrading
existing systems so as to preserve current investments.
Those teams that develop the most promising architectures will
continue into Phase II. Lasting from December 1994 to July 1996, Phase
II will focus on the detailed evaluation of the remaining
architectures. Throughout both phases, the teams will have the
opportunity to refine their architecture as they gain further knowledge
and insight (through such means as the architecture forums). At the
conclusion of Phase II in mid-1996, a single architecture will emerge.
This resulting architecture will be used to establish standards which
will guide IVHS deployments and ensure national compatibility.
At each of the meetings announced today, representatives of each of
the four teams currently involved in developing alternative system
definitions and deployment scenarios for a national IVHS will discuss
their architecture in terms of a broad vision as well as what the
socio-economic implications of each of these alternatives are. In
return, feedback will be solicited from the audience, which will be
used to help guide the definition of the architectures as well as
support the process for selection of a single national architecture.
Because a variety of groups are recognized as important to this
definition process, the Department is interested in participation from
a broad range of individuals and organizations including, but not
limited to, elected officials from State and local governments,
consumer groups, vehicle manufacturers and other private sector
entities, transit authorities, toll authorities, small businesses,
academic institutions, associations, and individual citizens.
All meetings in a given series will cover the same material.
Therefore, it is not necessary for interested parties to attend more
than one meeting in a series. Although there is no fee to attend these
meetings, pre-registration for planning purposes is requested.
TO PRE-REGISTER CONTACT: Valerie Cassan of IVHS America at (202) 484-
4847, Fax:(202) 484-3483.
References
The following references are provided in order to assist those
individuals desiring further background information on the IVHS
program. This is not a complete list of IVHS references.
1. Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems Act of 1991, Pub. L. 102-
240, title VI, part B, 105 Stat. 2189 (December 18, 1991).
2. Department of Transportation, IVHS Strategic Plan-Report to
Congress (Publication No. FHWA-SA-93-009, December 1992). Available
from the FHWA (HTV-10), 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC
20590, (202) 366-2196.
3. Strategic Plan for Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems in the
United States (May 20, 1992). Available from IVHS AMERICA, 400
Virginia Ave, SW., suite 800, Washington, DC 20024-2730, (202) 484-
4847.
4. Video: IVHS Technologies for Transportation. Available from
the FHWA (HTV-10), 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590,
(202) 366-2196.
(23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48)
Issued on: March 25, 1994.
Rodney E. Slater,
Federal Highway Administrator.
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