3. Departure Time Planner using V2V and V2I Communication

Travel time information helps commuters plan their travel efficiently. They will be able to make decisions on what route to take, what mode to take, what time to start the journey, etc. It also helps transportation agencies understand the spatiotemporal evolution of traffic conditions on the road network. However, obtaining travel time information is not trivial and has not been explored sufficiently for heterogeneous conditions. Towards addressing this issue, the present project proposes to use Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) devices and the Wi-Fi sensors to gather continuous spatiotemporal traffic stream data, develop a traffic state estimation and prediction methodology, and finally develop a departure time planner application. Towards achieving this goal, the following objectives are envisioned: 

The project development will be done mainly by IIT Madras. C-DAC will help IIT M in instrumenting the vehicles by supplying the hardware and developing appropriate application for data collection. C-DAC will absorb the technology through continuous interaction with the IIT M project team and knowledge transfer program towards the end of the development.

Expected outcome

Industry connect

M/s. ITS Planners and Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad has shown interest in the final solution being developed. IIT Madras has an agreement with MTC, Chennai, to instrument their buses for traffic data collection.