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FHWA developing 2015 infrastructure guidance for connected vehicles

The US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) plans to issue deployment guidance on connected vehicles to transportation infrastructure owner/operators in 2015 and is seeking input on what would best support decision-making and deployments at the state and local level. The FHWA is specifically seeking input on the following: • What type of guidance is needed to best support the successful deployment of connected vehicle technologies? • What specific issues would you like to see addressed for plannin
January 23, 2014 Read time: 1 min
The US 831 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) plans to issue deployment guidance on connected vehicles to transportation infrastructure owner/operators in 2015 and is seeking input on what would best support decision-making and deployments at the state and local level.
 
The FHWA is specifically seeking input on the following:

•    What type of guidance is needed to best support the successful deployment of connected vehicle technologies?
•    What specific issues would you like to see addressed for planning, design and integration, institutional and legal issues, implementation and/or operations?
•    Are there any additional tools, training, or resources that you would like to see developed?
•    Any other concerns/comments?

The "%$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal Linking Drivers and Roads http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/13janfeb/01.cfm false http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/13janfeb/01.cfm false false%>" article in the January/February 2013 edition of Public Roads provides a good background on connected vehicle technologies and their benefits.
 
Comments can be submitted through until 4 April 2014 at Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal website http://www.its.dot.gov/connected_vehicle/fhwa2015_connected_vehicles.htm false http://www.its.dot.gov/connected_vehicle/fhwa2015_connected_vehicles.htm false false%>

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