Save the Date! First Annual Global Symposium on Connected Vehicles and Infrastructure - May 14-16, 2013

First Annual Global Symposium on Connected Vehicles and Infrastructure

May 14 – 16, 2013

University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex, Ann Arbor, MI

Sponsored by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), in association with the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) and ITS America

This symposium is focused on providing a timely, global forum for the exchange of ideas and advancements in connectivity between road users and the roadway infrastructure (V2X), right in the heart of connected vehicle industry. All modes of roadway transportation (including automobiles, freight vehicles, transit, and motorcycles) as well as vulnerable road users (pedestrians and bicyclists) and intersecting modes (e.g. rail) are incorporated.

The symposium will bring together leaders in government, industry, and academia to further technological innovation, behavioral sciences, policy and economic development, and to foster the deployment of connected vehicles and infrastructures. Participants will include representatives of the ITS, automotive, infrastructure and IT industries, roadway managers, vehicle- and infrastructure-based researchers, developers, practitioners, and policy makers working to promote connectivity for the advancement of transportation safety, mobility, and sustainability.

The symposium is held in a single-track format that will include individual presentations with updates from experts at the cutting edge of critical topics, as well as expert plenary and roundtable discussions to create a dialog that moves this effort forward. Specific sessions will include:

• Vehicle to Vehicle Communication Applications
• Vehicle to Infrastructure Communication Applications
• Policy Considerations: Security, Privacy, Liability, and Data Ownership
• Standards and Specifications to Accelerate Deployment and Support Continuing Innovation
• Economic Development Opportunities in a Connected Transportation System
• Connectivity Applications and Opportunities for Transportation and Urban Planning
• The Policy of Implementing and Managing a Connected Infrastructure
• Connectivity for Vulnerable Road Users
• Connectivity Applications to Address Environmental/Energy Use Issues.

For additional information, contact UMTRI at mailto: ConnectedVehicles@umich.edu