DOT 47-08
Friday, April 4, 2008
News Digest
U.S. Department of Transportation Seeks Business Models for
Vehicle-Infrastructure Communications Network. The U.S. Department of
Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) today
issued a Request for Information (RFI) to private industry, state and local
governments, and others seeking input on potential business models for the
financing and operation of a nationwide communications network between vehicles
and the roadway infrastructure. The input and ideas will be used to identify
candidate models for the deployment of Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII),
which will enable the advancement of crash avoidance technologies in vehicles,
real-time traffic information to reduce congestion and improve navigational
systems, and other technologies that will improve the safety and efficiency of
travel. As part of the VII initiative, RITA will conduct an operational field
test of deployment-ready technologies at the November Intelligent Transportation
Systems World Congress in New York City. The RFI is available at https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=edc11e67892a6a47ce1d586a7072a899&tab=core&_cview=0
Contact: Kim Riddle 202-366-5128.