This document is the final report for the North/West Passage Rural Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Demonstration Project. It summarizes the work conducted by the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University to develop a demonstration concept for the IntelliDriveSM Rural Risk Warning System (IRRWS), on behalf of the North/West Passage Pooled Fund States. The primary components of this report include: • A background section that provides an introduction to the concept of Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII), a description of the North/West Passage Pooled Fund, and an overview of previous research that served as a foundation to this project • The goals and objectives of the research • A summary of the initial literature review • A summary of the use case analysis, including a listing of the VII use cases identified as potentially appropriate for deployment in a rural setting • The outcomes of the North/West Passage pooled fund meeting, at which researchers presented the initial concept and solicited input for further development • Operational scenarios, which describe how the system could benefit a range of users under a variety of circumstances • A summary of impacts and benefits • Subsequent development and deployment efforts by project stakeholders. (Author/publisher)
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