Intelligent Transpotation System -- Development in the U.S.

"Smart Highway Lab" in Michigan
11-18-2008 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation has announced to deploy advanced technology along the Telegraph Road corridor in Oakland Country for the sake of next generation vehicle safety and mobility applications. In this plan, the DSRC radios will be used to broadcast traffic signal information.

"The connected vehicle concept gives us the unique opportunity to shape the future of transportation by improving safety and mobility on heavily traveled highways and permitting countless other applications that can help us all spend more time with our families and less time on the road," said MDOT director Kirk T. Steudle.


"Smart Way" in Tennessee
11-18-2008, advanced information technologies are used for improving the safety and operation of highway and public transit in the TDOT SmartWay project. The components of SmartWay include roadway traffic sensor, camera video surveillance, dynamic message signs, hellp freeway service patrols, transportation management centers, incident management, construction information, TDOT Smartway Information System (TSIS), and Information on Weather-Related Road Conditions.