Located in front of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, the 11th Avenue Theater will be the site of live demonstrations of active safety systems and other dynamic applications not practical to conduct in real traffic. A five block section of 11th Avenue will be closed to traffic to allow vehicle manufactureres, proposed U.S. Department of Transportation SAFE TRIP-21 aftermarket providers, and autonomous vehicles from the DARPA Urban Challenge to demonstrate applications such as vehicle-to-vehicle based collision avoidance and signal violation warning.

Thousands of World Congress attendees will be able to watch these demonstrations in a narrated, exciting theater-like environment in front of the Convention Center. Attendees will also be able to ride along in these VII-equipped vehicles and personally experience various cooperative safety applications.

KOSTAL
Dr. Harry J. Asher, Director of Product
Management and Emerging Technologies
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VIIDAS Safety! — Kostal VII Driver Assistance System (VIIDAS) Live Demonstration

Kostal will demonstrate several Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC )-based driver assistance safety applications. Examples include: Forward Collision Warning, Intersection Collision Warning, Signal Violation Warning, and Left-Turn Assistance. These demonstrations will allow observers in the 11th Avenue Theater venue to see first-hand how DSRC will reshape the future of vehicle safety.

Mercedes-Benz Research &
Development North America, INC.
Gordon Peredo
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Mercedes-Benz Showcases Integrated Safety
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. (MBRD NA) continues to support the development of Daimler’s vision of accident-free driving.

During the 2008 ITS World Congress, MBRDNA will demonstrate a prototype of a communications-based safety system in a Mercedes-Benz S-Class in front of the Convention Center. The demonstration will highlight the potential of DSRC technology, in conjunction with other Mercedes-Benz active safety systems and cooperating with roadside equipment, to enable proactive and preventive responses to intersection hazards and to avoid potential intersection collisions.

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
Deb Schmid, Principal Specialist
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Cooperative Autonomy for Safety and
Mobility (SwRI and INRIA Demo)

Southwest Research Institute is conducting a $5 million internal research and development program, called the Southwest Safe Transport Initiative (SSTI ), to improve safety in urban traffic environments. SSTI is charged with developing enabling technologies to provide cars, trucks, and tractors with active safety and autonomous capabilities. Southwest Research Institute and the Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA ) of France will be jointly demonstrating how an autonomous vehicle can cooperate with a human-driven vehicle using Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC ) to develop a shared situational awareness thereby increasing the safety and mobility on the nation’s roadways.

Commercial Heavy-Duty Probe Data
Utilizing DSRC

Southwest Research Institute developed an application on the On-Board Equipment (OBE ) that extracts probe data directly from the World Congress’ demonstration tour bus data interface (J1939) and processes this data on the OBE for transmission through the Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VI ) network. This software is an example of how VII can facilitate commercial vehicle operations. Additionally, Southwest Research Institute coordinated integration efforts with the demonstration tour bus company and human machine interface developers for demonstration applications on the buses.

NISSAN
Roy Goudy, Senior Principal Engineer
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Nissan’s 11th Avenue Theater demonstration invites participants to experience advanced crash avoidance systems. The opportunity will allow drivers to experience current technologies as well as provide a look into Nissan’s development work on cooperative safety systems that utilize the vehicle infrastructure

Autonomous Vehicle Demonstration
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Ryan Lamm, Manager
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Significant improvements have been made over the past several decades to surface infrastructure and vehicle safety systems to reduce the number of fatalities around the world. A significant number of vehicle accidents are still attributable to driver error. Technology is advancing at a significant pace and in the future, removing the driver entirely from vehicle control could provide a safer, more environmentallyfriendly, and more convenient way for people to commute. This demonstration will bring together leaders in the field of autonomous vehicles to highlight what the future of surface transportation might look like. Participants include Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University and Southwest Research Institute. integration (VI ) network.

TOYOTA
Akio Masegi, Project Manager,
IT & ITS Planning Division
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Latest Intelligent Vehicle Technologies Toyota Motor Corporation will demonstrate its state-of-art vehicle technologies at the 2008 ITS World Congress in New York. It is Toyota’s vision to promote the improvement of “safety,” “comfort,” and “environmental impacts” of surface transportation systems through introduction of new technologies. Recent developments on sensing technologies and communication-based safety systems allow us to further enhance the potential of ITS vehicle technologies. During this event, Toyota plans to demonstrate its latest vehicle systems using on-board sensing systems and 5.9GH z DSRC communication technologies between vehicles and between vehicle and roadside infrastructure.

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF
AMERICA , INC .
Mr. Chu-Hee Lee
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Volkswagen Group of America will demonstrate the autonomous driving vehicle equipped with cutting-edge sensors and artificial intelligence. In addition, World Congress delegates will experience wireless communication based safety and mobility applications illustrating the potential benefits of a Vehicle Infrastructure Integration network.

The 11th Avenue Theater will also feature vehicle demonstrations from the following companies:

• Honda
• Ibeo Automobile