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ITS America takes lead role in standards group ITS America Share     ITS America will once again lead administration of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group for Intelligent Transportation Systems, and serve as International Secretariat for the International Organization for Standardization's ITS Technical Committee. ITS America takes over from the Telecommunications Industry Association, which had administered the groups since 2006. The technical committee, formally known in the industry as Technical Committee 204 (ISO/TC204) is the main body responsible for international ITS standardization, which includes setting standards for information, communications and control systems related to surface transportation, including traveler information, traffic management, transit, commercial transportation, emergency services and commercial services in the ITS field. Excluded from this scope are in-vehicle devices and information which are covered by a separate subcommittee. The role of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group, which includes government and industry representatives, is to provide guidance, develop and approve U.S. contributions, and provide U.S. technical experts to the work of ISO/TC204. "Absent global standards, many ITS technologies are limited to local markets due to interoperability issues. The committee's work is critically important to ensure wider market penetration, lower costs and to advance the transportation technology industry," said Scott Belcher, President and CEO of ITS America. "We look forward to helping shape standardization in this fast-growing, dynamic field." Since its creation in 1992, ISO/TC204 has published nearly 120 standards and with 125 currently under development, ISO/TC204 plays a leading role addressing the commercial needs of the ITS industry, including standards addressing the overall ITS architecture, ITS database technologies, public transport/emergency management, traveler information systems, freight and commercial vehicles, toll collection, wide area communications and cooperative systems. The next meeting of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group will take place on July 6, 2011 at ITS America headquarters in Washington, D.C. Now is your chance to get involved! Membership is open to all organizations in the ITS industry with a U.S. presence. If you would like to participate or would like more information, please contact Tyler Messa, Director of Standards Initiatives at tmessa@itsa.org or +1.202.721.4227.
RITA announces competition for University Transportation Centers U.S. Department of Transportation Share
The U.S. DOT's Research and Innovative Technology Administration has formally announced plans to hold a competition for University Transportation Centers Program grants for the purpose of performing multi-modal and multidisciplinary research, education and technology transfer activities in support of the department's priorities. Proposals will be evaluated through a competitive process on the basis of demonstrated ability, research, technology and education resources, leadership, multi-modal research capability, commitment to transportation workforce development programs, technology transfer capability, the use of peer review and effective partnerships to advance diversity. The notice, which was published in the Federal Register last Friday, is available here. For more information, contact Curtis Tompkins in RITA's Office of Research, Development and Technology at 202-366-5661 or by email at Curtis.Tompkins@dot.gov.
News from ITS Asia Pacific: The 11th Asia-Pacific ITS Forum ITS Asia Pacific Share
 The Asia-Pacific Forum, which took place June 8-10, was a huge success with over 600 participants
from 20 countries and regions across the world. The Forum and Exposition was held at the Grand Hi-Lai Arena in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The event successfully created a platform where planners, engineers, government officials, stakeholders and experts in ITS fields from the Asia Pacific region and the world can join together to share their knowledge and experience in the deployment and implementation of ITS.
Prior to the conference, ITS Asia Pacific Board of Directors welcomed ITS Indonesia as a new member, and all members signed a revised ITS Asia Pacific Memorandum of Understanding. In addition, several bi-lateral MoUs were signed between: -ITS Taiwan and ITS America -ITS Thailand and ITS Malaysia -ITS Thailand and ITS Taiwan
Challenges to red light cameras span US MSNBC Share
In more than 500 cities and towns in 25 states, silent sentries keep watch over intersections, snapping photos and shooting video of drivers who run red lights. The cameras are on the job in metropolises like Houston and Chicago and in small towns like Selmer, Tenn., population 4,700, where a single camera setup monitors traffic at the intersection of U.S. Highway 64 and Mulberry Avenue. More
When your car helps you drive Los Angeles Times Share
Imagine two cars talking to each other to prevent collisions. "Connected vehicles that talk to each other and to the roadside to avoid crashes are the equivalent of seat belts and electronic stability control," said Scott Belcher, president of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, a nonprofit that fosters new technology to solve transportation problems in the U.S. More Why the world faces a massive traffic jam CNN Share
Sustainability is the biggest issue facing global business in the 21st century. While breakthroughs like improved battery technology will likely provide a solution to the CO2 challenge, another issue — "Global Gridlock" — is quietly taking its place. More
Northern Virginia's dire transportation needs clash with difficulties region poses to projects The Washington Post Share
Nowhere in Virginia do drivers forfeit more hours to traffic jams than on the freeways and byways of Washington, D.C.'s teeming suburbs and sprawling exurbs. Commuters stew in gridlocked traffic for hours every day. More Rumor mill: House leadership hostile to transportation reauthorization StreetsBlog Share
A few weeks ago, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor published his list of bills the House will attempt to get through before the August recess. The transportation reauthorization was not among them. Rumor has it that House leadership has put the kibosh on Transportation Committee Chair John Mica's plans to get a bill out of committee and to the House floor in July. Supposedly, House Speaker John Boehner has told Mica not to mark up a bill, since it would just languish without a vote anyway. More
Michigan transportation department to close 8 facilities Bloomberg Businessweek Share
A move by the Michigan Department of Transportation that will lead to the closing or consolidation of eight facilities is part of his administration's efforts to save money, Gov. Rick Snyder said recently. "We have to meet our budget goals. So we're just working through that process," the governor told reporters after speaking to small business owners in East Lansing. More Across Europe, irking drivers is urban policy The New York Times Share
While American cities are synchronizing green lights to improve traffic flow and offering apps to help drivers find parking, many European cities are doing the opposite: Creating environments openly hostile to cars. The methods vary, but the mission is clear — to make car use expensive and just plain miserable enough to tilt drivers toward more environmentally friendly modes of transportation. More
App watch: Making parking easier The Wall Street Journal Share
Don't you just hate it when you drive somewhere, only to spend almost as much time looking for parking as you did getting to your destination? A trio of app developers is trying to make that a thing of the past. Their app — Park Place — provides a comprehensive list of parking lots and garages near a location, along with the rates they charge and whether they're even open. More LightSquared, GPS industry square off on Capitol Hill Wireless Week Share
LightSquared defended its plans to build an LTE network in spectrum near GPS bands at a congressional hearing recently, where some expressed skepticism about whether the company should be allowed to launch its mobile broadband service in the L-band. More
Ford's Intelligent Vehicle Program — vehicle-to-vehicle communications Autos.ca Share
Recently, Autos.ca was invited to Dearborn, Mich., for a demonstration of Ford's latest "vehicle-to-vehicle" crash avoidance technology. Not yet available in consumer vehicles, but with completion of the research phase expected by 2013, and application shortly thereafter, the latest system is notable for its low cost and ability to be retrofitted to older cars. Ford is the first automaker to build prototype vehicles for demonstrations across the U.S. More |
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