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When you think of central Ohio, you might not think \u201chotbed of innovation.\u201d But you\u2019re going to want to rethink that. This summer, a 35-mile stretch of US Route 33 outside of Marysville, Ohio, will be wired to test vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) communications.<\/p>\n
\u201cA year ago, we had zero plan for all this,\u201d said Eric Phillips in a phone interview. He\u2019s the executive director for the Union County Community Improvement Corporation and the CEO of the Union County Chamber of Commerce. \u201cIt started as a fiber connectivity project.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marysville is an exurb of Columbus, which won $50 million in funding for its Smart Columbus<\/a> project. Columbus is also home to Ohio State University, which is working on a smart mobility initiative. Honda<\/a>\u2018s manufacturing base for North America is just northwest of Marysville. And the Transportation Research Center<\/a> and NHTSA Vehicle Research Test Center<\/a> are at the opposite end of the corridor in East Liberty. Along this stretch of Route 33 between East Liberty and Dublin lies a cluster of about 50 other automotive businesses.<\/p>\n So the idea began with connectivity. But researchers at OSU wondered if it was possible to improve mobility options without \u201cadding lanes all the time,\u201d as Phillips put it. This was an opportunity to test connected autonomous vehicles along a route stacked with interested parties.<\/p>\n With a $6 million grant from the US Department of Transportation<\/a>, local matching funds, and a $15 million investment from Ohio<\/a>, the NW 33 Innovation Corridor<\/a> was born. It will indeed begin with the installation of redundant fiber cable, and DSRC transmitters will be in place by the end of 2018. Government and private fleet vehicles will be retrofitted with equipment to communicate with the corridor and each other.<\/p>\n Other companies, including Honda<\/a>, can also use the corridor to test V2I communications in real-world conditions. Phillips acknowledged that collecting data on Route 33 \u201ccan be boring\u201d compared to testing in city-like \u201cplaygrounds.\u201d But semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles are likely to be used on boring roads before they\u2019re allowed in urban areas.<\/p>\n Testing will begin when the pieces are in place to do so. Phillips said DSRC<\/a> transmitters will be spaced every 600 meters along the route. Autonomous and connected vehicles can take advantage of they route, including those that can \u201cplatoon\u201d one behind another. It also gives businesses the opportunity to collect data and test commercialization strategies.<\/p>\n Wind River<\/a>, for instance, announced today that it will be using the 33 Smart Corridor to test connected and autonomous technologies in partnership with OSU, the Transportation Research Center, and the city of Dublin. In its press release, Wind River, a subsidiary of Intel that specializes in software for the Internet of Things, notes that Central Ohio is an emerging hub for smart city and smart vehicle tech.<\/p>\n \u201cWe can\u2019t keep adding lanes to highways,\u201d Phillips reiterated, noting that car sharing will play a role in traffic congestion in the future as well. \u201cAll I\u2019ve heard is positive; I have not heard anything negative about this ,\u201d he said of his community. \u201cBusinesses are very excited about the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n As Phillips pointed out, \u201cWe have a strong automotive industry, and we\u2019ve got to support its growth. We\u2019ve got to keep up. Electric vehicles are only one part [of the future of transportation]; the other is mobility and how to improve it. We have to accept it in order to not be way behind.\u201d<\/p>\n Featured Image: PRNewswire\/Wind River<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"autonomous](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/wind_river_concept_car.jpg?w=680\")
When you think of central Ohio, you might not think “hotbed of innovation.” But you’re going to want to rethink that. This summer, a 35-mile stretch of US Route 33 outside of Marysville, Ohio, will be wired to test vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) communications.
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