University of California Transportation Center

The initiatives known as the Intelligent Vehicle Highway System (IVHS) of the early 1990's, of the Automated Highway System and the Intelligent Transportation System of the middle 90's, and now USDOT's Intelligent Vehicle Initiative of 1998, have all created a climate for rapid advance in ground vehicle communication and control technology. An industry such as that of aerospace lighting, with its advanced technical prowess and experience regarding innovation, materials, sources, its facility with third party regulations and with standards, would be, in my view, in an ideal position to contribute to what appears to be an accelerating effort.