About
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.
Planning for the Future of ITS
The ITS Joint Program Office’s 2020-2025 ITS Strategic Plan
About ITS JPO
Current Research
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.
Research Areas
Intelligent Transportation Systems Deployment
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ITS Deployment
- ITS4US
- Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Resources
- Connected Vehicle Pilots
- Connected Vehicle News and Events
- Connected Vehicle Deployer Resources
- Connected Vehicle Deployment Assistance
- Connected Vehicle Applications
- Sample Deployment Concepts
- Connected Vehicle Publications
- National ITS Architecture
- Smart City Challenge
Technology Transfer
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Technology Transfer
Research Archive
National ITS Reference Architecture
Research Plan
The primary focus of the National ITS Architecture program is on the following efforts:
- Track 1: Maintenance of the National ITS Architecture: This track is focused on activities to:
- Support and manage the evolution of the National ITS Architecture (including changes due to deployment experiences, changes in requirements, and changes due to results from public and private sector ITS research programs);
- Assist the US DOT policy makers in defining policy consistent with the National ITS Architecture, existing legislation (currently, MAP-21), and application regulations, including the "Architecture Rule" (23 CFR part 940);
- Maintain and upgrade the Turbo Architecture tool; and
- Support mapping of the ITS standards to the National ITS Architecture and participate in international ITS standards and architecture harmonization activities.
- Track 2: Deployment Support: Activities in this track are focused on providing ITS deployment support during the transportation planning processes at the State, regional, and metropolitan planning organization (MPO) levels (and, on occasion, at the local level); provide technical support and training in the architecture and systems engineering process; and promote and facilitate the use of the National ITS Architecture among Federal, State, local, and private sector planners, implementers, integrators, and manufacturers.
- Track 3: Border Architecture Coordination: This track focuses on continued technical support to ITS architecture activities along the United States and Canada border and, to the extent possible, future ITS architecture activities along the United States and Mexico border.
- Track 4: Development of a V2V and V2I (V2X) Cooperative Systems Architecture: Activities in this track focus on the development of the V2X cooperative systems architecture, using a systems engineering process. This architecture is called the Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture (CVRIA). Activities also include integrating this architecture with the existing National ITS Architecture and maintaining, upgrading, and enhancing the functionality of this new section over time, as well as participating in international harmonization of V2X architectures in Europe, Australia, Japan, and other countries, as appropriate.