Action
Notice; request for information.
Summary
The USDOT is seeking comments from all sources (public, private, governmental, academic, professional, public interest groups, and other interested parties) on the Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI). The IVI is being established as a major new component of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Program. The intent of the IVI is to improve significantly the safety and efficiency of motor vehicle operations by reducing the probability of motor vehicle crashes. To accomplish this, the IVI will accelerate the development, availability, and use of driving assistance and control intervention systems to reduce deaths, injuries, property damage, and the societal loss that result from motor vehicle crashes. These systems would help drivers process information, make decisions, and operate vehicles more effectively. These systems would include provisions for warning drivers, recommending control actions, intervening with driver control, and introducing temporary or partial automated control of the vehicle in hazardous situations. The IVI systems also would improve mobility and highway efficiency through the application of selected motorist information services. Sensing, processing, and communications technologies would be installed in passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses, and may be complemented by highway infrastructure technology. These integrated technologies would be linked to automated actuators and controls as well as in-vehicle driver interfaces that adhere to well-founded human factors requirements. The purpose of this document is to solicit comments on the approach, to obtain expressions of interest in the participation, and to request responses to specific questions provided in this document. This is neither a request for proposals nor an invitation for bids.