San Francisco Bay Area commuters will have access to cutting-edge real-time traffic, transit, and road safety information as a result of a $12.4 million partnership announced by the DOT and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). The award to Caltrans is part of the new DOT SafeTrip-21 initiative, which will test various ITS technology applications designed to reduce gridlock and traffic-related fatalities and injuries on America’s roadways, and improve public transportation services.The SafeTrip-21 partnership will field test GPS-equipped cellular phones from up to 10,000 volunteer commuters and transit vehicles transmitting data from roads in a 200-mile radius to traffic management centers. The additional traffic information gathered by these “probes” will help all Bay Area commuters make intelligent travel choices and avoid congestion while driving to work or using local transit systems.
SafeTrip-21 is working to develop a consumer friendly platform that brings together existing technologies including trip planning and traveler information; safety advisories; on-board displays of commuter rail and transit bus connections; electronic toll collection, and parking reservation and payment services. The partnership also will establish a national “test bed” to advance the development of a Vehicle Infrastructure Integration system, which uses WiFi and Dedicated Short Range Communications to alert drivers to unsafe conditions so they can avoid crashes before they happen.
Other SafeTrip-21 partners include the University of California—Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH), California Center for Innovative Transportation (CCIT), Nokia, NAVTEQ, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, and Nissan.
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