Intelligent Transportation Systems Benefits, Costs, and Lessons Learned 2018 Update Report

2018Final ReportPincus, MarciaPDFTech ReportFHWA-JPO-18-641DTFH61-11-D-00036BenefitsCostsIntelligent transportation systemsConnected vehiclesLessons learnedUnited StatesUnited States. Dept. of Transportation. ITS Joint Program OfficeGreer, LizFraser, Janet L.Hicks, DrennanMercer, MikeThompson, KathyNoblis, Inc.United States. Dept. of Transportation. ITS Joint Program OfficeIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeFederal Highway AdministrationIntelligent transportation systems (ITS) provide a proven set of strategies for advancing transportation safety, mobility, and environmental sustainability by integrating communication and information technology applications into the management and operation of the transportation system across all modes. In the future, ITS technologies will transform surface transportation by offering a connected environment among vehicles, the infrastructure and passengers' wireless devices, allowing drivers to send and receive real-time information about potential hazards and road conditions. The U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s (U.S. DOT) ITS research program focuses on the overall advancement of ITS through investments in emerging ITS technologies, as well as supporting the evaluation of deployed ITS. This report presents information on the benefits, costs, and lessons learned regarding ITS planning, deployment, and operations obtained from almost twenty years of evaluation data. The report is based upon three related Web-based databases, known collectively as the ITS Knowledge Resources (KRs). The Knowledge Resources were developed by the U.S. DOT\u2019s ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) evaluation program to support informed decision making regarding ITS investments by tracking the effectiveness of deployed ITS. The Knowledge Resources contain over eighteen years of summaries of the benefits, costs, and lessons learned of specific ITS implementations, drawn primarily from written sources such as ITS evaluation studies, research syntheses, handbooks, journal articles, and conference papers. They can be accessed online at www.itskrs.its.dot.gov. The report has been developed as a collection of factsheets presenting information on the performance of deployed ITS, as well as information on the costs, and lessons learned regarding ITS deployment and operations. The report has been designed to be flexible for the user. This 2018 update report includes 10 new or revised factsheets relative to the 2017 Update Report