Lesson

• The Tampa Connected Vehicle Pilot Program investigates damage to roadside units (RSUs) near lightning strikes and improves transient surge immunity by verifying nearby support structures are properly grounded.
• Facing a gap in standards interpretation, the Tampa and New York City Connected Vehicle Pilot Sites worked together to harmonize message structure for pedestrian safety applications.
• Connected vehicles should rely on more than one data feed to determine accurate location and speed
• The USDOT’s three Connected Vehicle Pilots successfully demonstrate cross-site over-the-air interoperability among six participating vendors.
• Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program yields program management best practices for integrating and testing large disparate systems.
• Allow for increased coordination with the Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC) early on in the DSRC licensing process to help reduce what is traditionally a very lengthy process.
• Incorporate standardized over-the-air update procedures to permit efficient firmware updates for connected vehicle devices.
• Use on-board connected vehicle (CV) technology and SPaT / MAP infrastructure messages to prevent wrong way entries on reversible express lanes.
• When installing antennas on streetcars to support wireless connected vehicle applications, verify that radio performance is not compromised by interference from high-voltage power lines.
• Use local student mechanics where possible to perform CV equipment installations to provide students with required trainee experience and to contain costs
• Obtain working prototypes of CV applications from the USDOT’s Open Source Application Data Portal (OSADP) to prevent time spent doing duplicative software development
• Prevent the need for channel switching (a safety hazard) by designing CV communications to include dual radios in each vehicle
• Include technical, operations, and legal personnel in stakeholder meetings to address the requirements of the CV deployment and ensure that participants' privacy is being maintained
• Consider installing additional vehicle detection equipment if it is determined that there is not sufficient market penetration for CV traffic signal control applications to work at their full potential
• Incentivize participation in CV deployments through benefits such as toll discounts
• Publish all CV planning documentation to serve as an example for other early deployers to follow