The US Federal Highway Administration has awarded Iteris funding to conduct a study into gaps in standards covering smart mobility and future intelligent transport systems. The funding has been awarded as a task order under the company’s $19.5 million IDIQ contract with the FHWA to develop planning for smart mobility.

Under the new task order agreement, which is part of a five-year IDIQ contract with a contract ceiling of up to $19.5 million, Iteris will conduct an assessment of the gaps that exist in the architecture and standards environment that need to be addressed for multimodal and accessible travel (MAT), including in the Architecture Reference for Cooperative and Intelligent Transportation (ARC-IT) content and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) standards. With this additional task order, the FHWA has now obligated $15.5 million in funding under this contract.

The programme supports statewide and regional ITS planning and deployment to encourage interoperability and connected and automated vehicle preparedness through workshops, training and technical assistance. An important aspect of the programme is alignment with and support for standards development activities, as well as international coordination of ITS architecture, and standards concepts and approaches.

“Iteris is honoured to continue our activities in support of the US Department of Transportation’s efforts to improve safety and mobility. This new task order will address multimodal and accessible travel, which has benefits to all travelers but most importantly, those underserved populations such as the elderly and disabled who need seamless start-to-finish transportation options,” said Cliff Heise, regional vice president Mobility Professional Services at Iteris. “Iteris is privileged to have had the opportunity to lead the development and evolution of the U.S. ITS architecture reference over the past three decades, and this is an opportunity to further that evolution to address a critical need in accessible travel.”