ITS America to Host Free Webinar on Vehicle Technology Demonstrations at the 15th World Congress on ITS
WASHINGTON, DC, June 19, 2008 - The Intelligent Transportation
Society of America (ITS America) announced a free Webinar, "World
Congress Technology Demonstrations" will take place on June 25,
2008 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. The webinar will provide participants with
an overview of the largest fully-integrated demonstration of
vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-roadside communication
technologies and services. These planned technology demonstrations
will be operating on the streets and highways of New York from
November 16-20 during the 15th World Congress on Intelligent
Transport Systems, www.itsworldcongress.org.
These technology demonstrations will provide conference
attendees with a unique opportunity to experience Vehicle
Infrastructure Integration (VII), a U.S. Department of
Transportation initiative that is working toward deployment of an
advanced vehicle and roadside communications network that could
provide dramatic safety and mobility benefits.
"World Congress Technology Demonstrations" will be hosted by
Patrick McGowan of Telvent Farradyne who will discuss the
demonstrations that will be conducted at three venues at the
conference:
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VII Test Beds: two Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) equipped test beds are being developed in and around New York City. These include a 50-mile long freeway test bed on the Long Island Expressway and an arterial test bed loop in Manhattan adjacent to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. These test beds will be used to demonstrate applications such as in-vehicle signing, warnings, traveler information, and e-commerce.
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11th Avenue Theater: a five-block section of 11th Avenue will be closed to traffic during the World Congress to allow automakers and organizations to demonstrate applications such as vehicle-to-vehicle based collision avoidance, signal violation warning, and autonomous (driverless) vehicle operations.
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Transportation Management Center of the Future: a 3,200 square foot exhibition inside the convention center that will showcase the integration of data into the most advanced applications of transportation management center (TMC) systems. This demonstration will illustrate the future of TMCs and how these new cooperative system applications will change the way TMC operators do business in the years ahead.
Webinar participants will also be able to get real-time
feedback via the internet during the presentation and will also be
able to ask questions during a closing Q&A session. There is no
cost to participate in the webinar, registration is required. To
register, go to http://itsamerica.premiereglobal.com/attendee/RegisterLogin.aspx?hubconfID=419614&qtID=1&act=reg&cp=6695.
For the latest information on the 15th World Congress on ITS,
please visit www.itsworldcongress.org.
About the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport
Systems
Hosted by the Intelligent Transportation Society of America
(ITS America), ERTICO-ITS Europe, and ITS Japan, the 15th World
Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) will be held at the
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City from November
16-20, 2008. The 15th World Congress on ITS will be combined with
ITS America's 2008 Annual Meeting and Exposition, making it the
largest ITS event in 2008, expected to attract 10,000
transportation, technology and business professionals. Delegates to
the 15th World Congress on ITS will have access to more than 200
extraordinary education sessions, exciting technical tours, a
250,000-square-foot exhibit hall, live vehicle communications
demonstrations on the streets and highways of New York and
limitless opportunities to connect with an international audience
in a world-class city.
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Contact:
Sabrina Quirarte
ITS America
800-374-8472
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