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TÜV Rheinland to provide European perspectives to US connected vehicle research programme

TÜV Rheinland’s ITS group, together with Booz Allen Hamilton, will support the US Department of Transportation (US DoT) Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office’s (ITS JPO) work to harmonise international ITS standards for connected vehicle technology. Specifically, TÜV Rheinland will bring to the US DoT European experiences and perspectives on the development and harmonisation of international connected vehicle standards. The standards address technologies that help build a strong and interc
March 22, 2012 Read time: 1 min
2236 TÜV Rheinland’s ITS group, together with 1971 Booz Allen Hamilton, will support the 324 US Department of Transportation (US DoT) Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office’s (781 ITS JPO) work to harmonise international ITS standards for connected vehicle technology.

Specifically, TÜV Rheinland will bring to the US DoT European experiences and perspectives on the development and harmonisation of international connected vehicle standards. The standards address technologies that help build a strong and interconnected global transportation network, including vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure and other intelligent transportation communication equipment. The company will also compare the work performed by the EU and U.S. on the standards development and review vendor information.

US DoT selected the Booz Allen Hamilton and TÜV Rheinland team due to their advanced technical capabilities. Additionally, Booz Allen Hamilton has extensive experience in development and deployment of international standards.

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