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Basic Vehicle Reception
- The vehicle shall receive formatted traffic information from a center and present it to the driver.
- The vehicle shall receive transit information from a center and present it to the driver.
- The vehicle shall receive event information from a center and present it to the driver.
- The vehicle shall receive evacuation information from a center and present it to the driver.
- The vehicle shall receive wide-area alerts and present it to the driver.
- The vehicle shall provide data from the vehicle itself to the driver. This vehicle data may include vehicle conditions, environmental conditions, safety or position warnings.
- The vehicle shall prioritize safety and warning messages to supersede advisory and broadcast messages.
- The vehicle shall support driver input in audio or manual form.
- 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.
Vehicle Short Range Traveler Information Reception
- The vehicle shall receive traveler information including traffic and road conditions, incident information, maintenance and construction information, event information, transit information, parking information, and weather information.
- The vehicle shall receive advisory information, such as evacuation information, proximity to a maintenance and construction vehicle, wide-area alerts, work zone intrusion information, and other special information.
- The vehicle shall receive indicator and fixed sign information including static sign information (e.g., stop, curve warning, guide signs, service signs, and directional signs) and dynamic information (e.g., current signal states and local conditions warnings identified by local environmental sensors).
- The vehicle shall store a translation table for road sign and message templates used for in-vehicle display.
- The vehicle shall present the received information to the driver in audible or visual forms without impairing the driver's ability to control the vehicle in a safe manner.
Interactive Vehicle Reception
- The vehicle shall receive formatted traffic and travel advisories from a center and present them to the driver upon request.
- The vehicle shall receive yellow pages information (such as lodging, restaurants, theaters, and other tourist activities) from a center and present it to the driver upon request.
- The vehicle shall receive event information from a center and present it to the driver upon request.
- The vehicle shall collect vehicle data and present it to the driver (including vehicle conditions, environmental conditions, safety and position warnings, and enhanced vision images) upon request.
- The vehicle shall provide the capability of translating signage for presentation to the driver, including fixed signage, situational messages, or work zone intrusion messages.
- The vehicle shall accept reservations for yellow pages services, non-motorized transportation information and event information.
- The vehicle shall prioritize safety and warning messages to supersede advisory and broadcast messages.
- The vehicle shall base requests from the driver on the vehicle's current location, and filter the provided information accordingly.
- The vehicle shall accept personal preferences, recurring trip characteristics, and traveler alert subscription information from the driver and send this information to a center to support customized traveler information services.
- The vehicle shall support driver input in audio or manual form.
- 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.
- The transit vehicle shall receive formatted traffic and travel advisories from a center and present them to the transit vehicle traveler upon request.
Vehicle Intersection Safety Warning
- The vehicle shall monitor the area surrounding the vehicle as it approaches an intersection to determine the proximity of other objects to the vehicle. Obstacles could include animals, other vehicles, pedestrians, debris in roadway etc.
- The vehicle shall evaluate the likelihood of a collision between two vehicles or a vehicle and a stationary object, based on the proximity of other objects to the vehicle and the current speed and direction of the vehicle.
- The vehicle shall receive warnings and collision avoidance data (intersection congestion, approaching vehicles, potential collision hazards, etc.) from the roadway field equipment.
- The vehicle shall provide warnings to the driver about the presence of potentially hazardous situations and need for immediate action.
- 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.
Vehicle Toll/Parking Interface
- The vehicle shall respond to requests from toll collection equipment for credit identity, stored value card cash, etc.
- The vehicle shall respond to request from parking field equipment for credit identity, stored value card cash, etc.
- The vehicle shall provide an interface to the driver to make requests for advance payments of tolls, parking, and transit fares and present the status of electronic payment transactions.
- The vehicle shall provide an interface with the traveler card / payment instrument carried on-board the vehicle - to exchange identity information and payment transactions.
- 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.
Vehicle Location Determination
- The vehicle shall provide the vehicle's current location to other in-vehicle functions.
- The vehicle shall calculate the location from one or more data sources including positioning systems such as GPS, sensors that track vehicle movement, and maps used to determine the likely vehicle route.
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