The application of communication technologies in vehicles will change traffic in the future. As well efficiency as safety will be significantly improved. But for a successful market introduction we have to overcome several barriers. Based on the results of many single projects which have focused on different applications we now have the qualification available to start an integrated approach. The feasibility and effect of an integrated system have to be tested in real life. Standardisation, harmonisation and frequency allocation are still challenges to be met, especially in the European Union with its meanwhile 27 member states. Only in close co-operation between OEMs, suppliers, research institutes, political and standardisation bodies the implementation of communication technologies in traffic will be realised.

Ingrid Paulus has been with AUDI AG since 1982 conducting various tasks in process engineering, quality assurance and technical development. She is Head of Transport and Environment since 2000.
Since its foundation in 2003, she is a Steering Committee Member of the Car-2-Car Communication Consortium. Ingrid Paulus is also Steering Committee Member of the oncoming vehicular communications German field test SIM TD.
She received a Diploma in Physics 1982.

The Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) Initiative was established by the United States (US) Department of Transportation (DOT) with the goals of reducing accidents and vehicle-related deaths, improving traffic efficiency and enabling a new generation of vehicle-based service and entertainment applications. The program is supported by a wide range of participants, including the USDOT, State DOTs, all of the major auto manufacturers, and a broad range of companies involved in the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) business. The VII system consists of a nationwide infrastructure of roadside wireless access points and vehicle-based communications equipment. The access points are to be deployed across the country at intersections, freeway interchanges and other locations deemed to be useful to system users. They will support communication to and from vehicles using dedicated short range communication (DSRC) based on the IEEE 1609 and 802.11p standards and operating in the 5.9 GHz band under licenses granted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Applications aimed at safety, mobility and commercial solutions will implemented to achieve program goals. An overview of the VII architecture and infrastructure will be presented.

Mr. Pickering, is a senior associate at Booz Allen Hamilton. He holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware and Syracuse University; and an M.B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University.

He has over 25 years of professional experience in the design, development, test and implementation of radar and sonar processing systems, wide area public safety radio networks and intelligent transportation systems.

At Booz Allen, Mr. Pickering is a member of the senior management team of the Wireless Mobility Solutions Team. He is currently the Program Manager for Booz Allen’s Vehicle Infrastructure Integration contract with the US Department of Transportation.