The Smart Roadside Initiative began a few years ago when a representative cross-section of the commercial vehicle community attended the 2008 Smart Roadside Workshop. The participants at the workshop agreed that commercial vehicle safety, security, and mobility systems should be linked to a coordinated and comprehensive roadside program. A workshop sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) was held in 2008, and the stakeholder community identified goals and objectives–along with individual projects–that should be part of the program. Smart Roadside is currently a mode-specific item in the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategic Research Plan, 2010—2014. However, it is a multimodal initiative that includes not only FMCSA and FHWA, but also the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and the Office of the Secretary for Research and Technology due to its synergies with the Connected Vehicle Program. The vision for the Smart Roadside is one in which commercial vehicles, motor carriers, enforcement resources, highway facilities, intermodal facilities, toll facilities, and other nodes on the transportation system collect data for their own purposes and share the data seamlessly with relevant parties in order to improve motor carrier safety, security, operational efficiency, and freight mobility. This vision will be achieved through the application of interoperable technologies and information sharing between in-vehicle, on-the-road, and freight systems. In addition to articulating the vision, stakeholders representing the private-and public-sectors who attended the workshop recommended that FMCSA and FHWA actively pursue Smart Roadside with the following goals, which continue to be valid: * Enhance roadside enforcement operations through improved screening and automation of inspection and compliance checks. * Provide enhanced road condition and traffic information to support commercial vehicle route planning and to support improved access to intermodal ports, urban pick-up, and delivery locations. * Identify key components (e.g., motor carrier, commercial vehicle, commercial driver, cargo) and communicate with commercial vehicles in real-time at highway speeds. * Ensure that the necessary standards, protocols and architecture are developed to support both interoperable operations across the country and appropriate data privacy requirements. For the last several years, SRI capabilities have been under development. Beginning in August 2015, prototype tests of SRI capabilities to identify and screen for weight, credential, and safety compliance will begin for two locations, one in Michigan and one in Maryland. The audience for this document includes commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers and roadside CMV inspectors. The CMV drivers interface with the SRI prototype via a smartphone application. The CMV inspectors interface with the SRI via the system dashboard that provides the inspector truck and driver identification, truck weight and driver and carrier safety information. The CMV interface is accessible by laptop/desktop and by smartphone. This document is intended to provide users of the Smart Roadside Initiative prototype system with a working understanding of the system and procedures for its use. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting