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U.S. Department
of Transportation Seeks Business Models for Vehicle-Infrastructure Communications
Network
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Kim Riddle
202-366-5128 |
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Friday, April 4, 2008 - 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.
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