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
Connected Vehicle Safety for Rail
Progress and Insights
Research Accomplishments
- FRA is leading research to develop a ConOps for connected vehicle safety for rail. The effort began in September 2011 and was completed in 2012 with broad stakeholder acceptance.
- System and Perfomance Requirements documents are drafted and awaiting industry review.
Critical Research Insights
- FRA is also partnered with Virginia Tech and the US Naval Academy in a research effort to characterize the performance of the DSRC radio set in a rail environment (locomotive mounted). The goal of this project is to determine the feasibility of a V2V communication scheme for highway-rail crossing applications.
Next Steps
- FRA has drafted a system design package for a retrofit device which would at connected vehicles functionality to an existing active grade crossing protection system. Based on the previously developed large system ConOps, this package is ready for industry review by the Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnership.