UVA CTS Annual Report 2015 | Page 28

CONNECTED VEHICLE POOLED FUND STUDY PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF CONNECTED VEHICLE APPLICATIONS A connected vehicles environment holds the potential to support a fundamental advance in surface transportation. While the vehicle component and infrastructure component of the transportation system have traditionally been only loosely coupled (through static signing, vehicle presence detectors, etc.), connected vehicle technology will allow the components to “work” actively together – creating a fully connected vehicles and infrastructure environment. This provides the potential for reduction in congestion, saf