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Ken Leonard, Director, ITS Joint Program Office
Ken Leonard, Director
ITS Joint Program Office
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The Intelligent Transportations Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO)

OUR VISION:
Accelerate the use of ITS to transform the way society moves.

OUR MISSION:
Lead collaborative and innovative research, development, and implementation of ITS to improve the safety and mobility of people and goods.

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The ITS Joint Program Office’s 2020-2025 ITS Strategic Plan

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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s ITS research focuses on several high-priority areas including Emerging and Enabling Technologies, Data Access and Exchanges, ITS Cybersecurity Research, Automation, ITS4US, and Accelerating ITS Deployment. The ITS Strategic Plan includes in-depth discussion of the ITS Program’s strategic goals, these research areas, and four technology transfer programs.

Learn more in the 2020-2025 ITS Strategic Plan.

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The ITS Joint Program Office-through the Professional Capacity Building Program (ITS PCB), the FHWA Office of Operations, and training partners-provides opportunities to learn about existing and emerging ITS technologies. Most training courses are free to public sector agencies.
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Videos

  • Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communication: The Future of Vehicle Crash Avoidance
  • Collection of Connected Vehicle videos – ITS Joint Program Office
  • Safety Pilot Model Deployment: Connected Vehicles
  • Always On: Driving the Connected Cars of the Future (Source: CNET)
  • Ford Demons trates Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication for Increased Safety
  • Hey, No Messaging While Driving, Unless It’s Your Car Doing It – Ford Safety Technology Preview
  • Next Big Thing - What's the Future of So-called Talking Cars? (Source: CNET)
  • Device and Conquer: Connected Cars (Source: CNET)
  • Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication: A New Generation of Driver Assistance and Safety

Websites

  • ITS Joint Program Office
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications website
  • Safecar.gov (NHTSA)

Additional Resources

  • Connected Vehicle and ITS Infographics
  • Free Training on Connected Vehicles
  • How Connected Vehicles Work
  • ITS ePrimer – Module 13: Connected Vehicles
  • Connected Vehicle Pilots
  • Safety Pilot at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
  • NHTSA Connected Vehicle Readiness of Technology Report
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