VII Test Beds

Two DSRC-equipped test beds are being developed in and around New York City. These include a 50-mile long freeway test bed on the Long Island Expressway and an arterial test bed in Manhattan with two loop routes north and south of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on the west side of Manhattan. These test beds will be used to demonstrate applications such as in-vehicle signing, warnings, traveler information, and e-commerce.

Tour buses will be equipped with video screens that will replicate a driver interfase so large numbers of delegates can experience these applications. The test beds will be built in compliance with the National VII Architecture and will be left in place after the World Congress to serve as a national VII test bed for future research and development.