FEDERAL ACTIONS TO DELIVER THE IVHS PRGRAM

A status report is presented of the major activites that the Federal Highway Administration and other Department of Transportation agencies are undertaking to deliver the intelligent vehicle highway system (IVHS) program. The IVHS research and development program is designed to explore issues critical to IVHS implementation and to provide needed insight into new technologies and applications. Several broad categories of research will be pursued that relate to the following: research tools and knowledge base; environment for IVHS applications; defining opportunities for IVHS applications; developing IVHS applications. The implementation of a comprehensive set of operational test projects to address IVHS technological and institutional issues are discussed. IVHS Corridors program is discussed, as well as IVHS system architecture. Comments are also made on DOT's automated highway system (AHS) program.