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Current Activities
Major Initiative Status Report
Ongoing IVBSS activities:
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The IVBSS program has awarded a $25 million contract to the University
of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Partnering
with UMTRI are Visteon, Eaton, Cognex, Honda R&D Americas,
Battelle and the Michigan Department of Transportation. The consortium
will develop and test a new, integrated crash warning system in a
fleet of 16 passenger cars and 10 heavy-duty trucks. UMTRI will serve
as the primary contractor, coordinating the work of the partnership
and conducting the field experiments. The partners will contribute
an additional $6.6 million.
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An IVBSS Team has been formed, consisting of representatives from NHTSA, FHWA ITS Joint Program Office, FTA, FMCSA, NIST, and the Volpe Center. A Program Plan was completed and approved by U.S. DOT management.
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On September 21, 2004, a Public Meeting and Workshop was held in Novi, MI to present the Program Plan and to obtain input from stakeholders (link to Stakeholder Involvement page).
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Stakeholder input was gathered and used to fine-tune the Program Plan; changes to the Plan were presented to U.S. DOT management and approved.
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