Smart roadside initiative : concept of operations.

2015PDFTech ReportFHWA-JPO-16-259Intelligent transportation systemsVehicle to roadside communicationsMotor carriersCommercial vehicle operationsWireless communication systemsWeigh stationsAutomatic vehicle identificationParkingTrucksUnited StatesUnited States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeBelella, PaulOwens, NickPaul, DennisLantz, BrendaBridgelall, RajPierce, DaveSchaefer, WillSchaefer, RonNewton, DianeLeidosUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationUnited States. Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office;Federal Highway AdministrationThe Smart Roadside Initiative (SRI) is one of several USDOT research and development projects intended to improve theefficiency and safety of the Nation\u2019s roadways by providing for the exchange of important safety and operationalinformation. This goal of this project is to define a framework to connect commercial vehicles, motor carriers, enforcementresources, highway facilities, intermodal facilities, toll facilities, and other nodes on the transportation system in order toprovide more complete, timelier, and better operations-driven information exchange. This framework will provide afoundation upon which technology can be built to meet operational needs for improving motor carrier safety, security,operational efficiency, and freight mobility, and enhancing protection and maintenance of infrastructure.This document is a Concept of Operations for a system that will be used to:\u2022 Uniquely identify commercial motor vehicles;\u2022 Locate, analyze and make available to users information about the vehicles, the carriers that own and/ormanage them, and the drivers that operate them, in order to facilitate electronic screening;\u2022 Facilitate the delivery of information regarding truck parking facilities; and\u2022 Support the development and delivery of functionality consistent with the US DOT\u2019s V2X CooperativeSystems program.This Concept describes current operations, user needs for enhancement, justification for changes, proposed operationalpolicies and constraints and expected outcomes, as well as sample scenarios for the application of the system. It willserve as a resource for development of engineering requirements for prototype SRI applications and SRI architecture, andsupport decision makers in their assessment of SRI systems