This book introduces concepts and technologies of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). It
describes state of the art safety communication protocol called Dedicated Short Range
Communication (DSRC) currently being considered for adoption by the USDOT and automotive
industry in the US. However the principles of this book are applicable even if the underlying
physical layer protocol of V2X changes in the future e.g. V2X changes from DSRC to
cellular-based connectivity. Fundamental ITS concepts include topics like global positioning
system Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) Vehicle to Pedestrian (V2P) and Vehicle to Infrastructure
(V2I) communications human-machine interface and security and privacy. Fundamental concepts
are sometimes followed by the real-life test experimental results (such as in V2P Chapter) and
description of the performance metrics used to evaluate the results. This book also describes
equations and math used in the development of the individual parts of the system. This book
surveys current and previous publications for trending research in the ITS domain. It also
covers state of the art standards that are in place for the DSRC in the US starting from the
application layer defined in SAE J2735 all the way to physical layer defined in IEEE 802.11.
The authors provide a detailed discussion on what is needed to extend the current standards to
accommodate future needs of the vehicle communications such as needs for future autonomous
vehicles. Programs and code examples accompany appropriate chapters for example after
describing remote vehicle target classification function a pseudo code and description is
provided. In addition the book discusses current topics of the technology such as spectrum
sharing simulation security and privacy. The intended audience for this book includes
engineering graduate students automotive professionals engineers researchers and technology
enthusiasts.
