x-Vehicles - Vehicle Functionality
Subsystem Description
The Vehicle Subsystem (VS) provides the sensory, processing, storage, and communications functions necessary to support efficient, safe, and convenient travel. These functions reside in general vehicles including personal automobiles, commercial vehicles, emergency vehicles, transit vehicles, or other vehicle types. Information services provide the driver with current travel conditions and the availability of services along the route and at the destination. Both one-way and two-way communications options support a spectrum of information services from low-cost broadcast services to advanced, pay for use personalized information services. Route guidance capabilities assist in formulation of an optimal route and step by step guidance along the travel route. Advanced sensors, processors, enhanced driver interfaces, and actuators complement the driver information services so that, in addition to making informed mode and route selections, the driver travels these routes in a safer and more consistent manner. Initial collision avoidance functions provide 'vigilant co-pilot' driver warning capabilities. More advanced functions assume limited control of the vehicle to maintain safe headway. Ultimately, this subsystem supports completely automated vehicle operation through advanced communications with other vehicles in the vicinity and in coordination with supporting infrastructure subsystems. Pre-crash safety systems are deployed and emergency notification messages are issued when unavoidable collisions do occur.
Functional Area: Basic Vehicle Reception
Provides drivers basic transportation information including formatted traffic advisories, event, and other traveler information as well as broadcast alerts.
| ID | Requirement | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The vehicle shall receive formatted traffic information from a center and present it to the driver. | Existing |
| 9 | The vehicle shall present information to the driver in audible or visual forms without impairing the driver's ability to control the vehicle in a safe manner. | Existing |
Functional Area: Vehicle Toll/Parking Interface
On-board systems to support paying toll without stopping and pay for parking without the use of cash through the use of an active tag interface and debit/credit card interface.
| ID | Requirement | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | The vehicle shall respond to request from parking field equipment for credit identity, stored value card cash, etc. | Planned |
| 4 | The vehicle shall provide an interface with the traveler card / payment instrument carried on-board the vehicle - to exchange identity information and payment transactions. | Planned |
Functional Area: Vehicle Traffic Probe Support
On-board systems that identify location, measure traffic conditions such as link travel time and speed and transmit data to a center or roadside equipment.