Moving Ahead

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Moving Ahead

• Next Generation DSRC
• A Vendor View
• ITS America Annual Meeting
• May 19, 2003
• Dick Schnacke, TransCore

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Topics

• Where we are
• How its going
• Problems / issues
• Do we really want to be doing this?
• Whats ahead

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Where we are

• Concept definition complete and exciting
• Solution development mostly complete but
  complex still many rough edges
• Standards smooth but slow
• Proving the solution well planned and just
  ahead
• Proving the market highly controversial
• Producing product ???

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How its going

• Generally well
• Slower than desired, but appropriate for the
  process
• Interest increasing in many quarters
• Government(s)
• Agencies
• Vehicle OEMs
• ITS/Telematics groups

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But..

• This aint yo mamas tolltag anymore

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Issues

• Wireless LAN with big, hairy extensions
• Nodes entering, leaving and moving about at high
  speed
• Nodes in proximity of reflective surfaces
• Large communication zones full of users
• Multiple, overlapping communication zones
• Controlled, multi-channel operation
• Priority mechanism that cannot fail
• Risks and costs

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Why are we doing this?

• Present-generation tolltag technology has
  enabled numerous applications and created a
  significant business environment
• Electronic tolling systems
• Electronic traffic monitoring systems
• Electronic CV mainline screening systems
• Electronic CV border clearance systems
• Electronic parking payment systems
• Other fee payment systems (eCommerce)
• Fleet management systems (highway and rail)
• Congestion control and dispatch systems
• Transit vehicle priority and management systems
• Security access systems

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But..

• Quantum leap in performance enables many new
  applications
• Safety initiatives demand new technology
  solutions
• Over 100 new applications have been identified by
  a variety of potential users

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And..

• New applications new business opportunities
• New opportunities real interest in many
  industry areas
• Manufacturers
• System integrators
• Service / content suppliers

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Whats ahead

• Finish standards
• Prove concepts and standards through testing
  demonstrations
• Breadboard hardware
• Considerable software
• Numerous interfaces
• Numerous use cases
• Sell the concepts
• Product-ize and sell the product

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The Market

• Most efforts seem centered on technology
  development and an eventual market-push scenario
• More desirable is market education resulting in
  an eventual market-pull scenario
• Theres still time to turn push into pull, but
  the time to start is now

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Know Your Customer
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5.9 GHz Questions I hear all the time

• Hows the development going? Fine
• When will it be in testing? 9-12 months (?)
• When can I buy it? 3-5 years (?)
• Should I wait for it? Individual decision, but
  probably not
• How much will it cost? OBU more, RSU probably
  less
• Will it be interoperable with my current system?
  No
• Will migration be a nightmare? No, easy

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In summary

• 5.9 GHz systems are getting closer
• They offer unique capabilities important to
  emerging applications
• Performance is high and expected to get higher
• Costs will be tolerable and expected to go lower
• It will happen