Pre-2000

• Japan, Europe  --  Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) available

• Europe -- lane departure warning systems available as production options for heavy trucks

• US -- night vision available on light vehicles

• US -- establishment of IVI Infrastructure Consortium (focusing on vehicle-highway cooperation to improve safety)

• UK -- Road Traffic Advisor implemented, providing road-vehicle communications

• Netherlands -- Intelligent Speed Adaptation pilots initiated

• Netherlands – ParkShuttle automated people mover in service

• Sweden -- Intelligent Speed Adaptation pilots initiated

• UK -- Intelligent Speed Adaptation pilots initiated

• Korea -- Intelligent Speed Adaptation pilots initiated

• Japan – fully automated electric mini-cars available for “driving” by general public at Toyota and Honda amusement park sites

2000

• US -- initial availability of ACC for light vehicles

• US -- ACC available as a production option on heavy trucks from all domestic manufacturers

• US -- lane departure warning systems available as production options for heavy trucks

• Japan -- Demo 2000 (active safety systems evaluated on test tracks)

• Japan -- Demo 2000 Cooperative Driving System demonstrations

• Europe -- extensive vehicle demonstrations at ITS World Congress, Torino

• Europe -- completion of RESPONSE  program (addressing vehicle automation, driver responsibility, legal/liability issues)

• Netherlands -- Strategic Plan for Automated Vehicle Guidance defined and development of a research plan begins

• Australia -- autonomous unmanned mine hauling trucks in operation

• China -- plans, architecture, standards, and demonstration activities for ITS/AHS underway

• US -- Las Vegas signs agreement for implementation of CiViS guided bus system.

• US – Cooperative Vehicle-Highway Automation Systems (CVHAS) eleven-state pooled fund project grows out of The Phoenix Project

2001

• Japan -- proving tests of Smart Cruise systems on actual roads

• US -- Ten Year National ITS Program Plan published by USDOT

• US -- National Advanced Driving Simulator begins operation

• Japan -- Intelligent Multimode Transit System (automated platooned buses) begins operation

• US -- final demonstration in military Demo III program for autonomous scout vehicles

• US -- Arizona's Vision21 Task Force completes recommendations for transportation investments in Arizona over the next 20 years, which may include automated lanes on interstate highways

• US -- FHWA program to address infrastructure-based sensors begins

• Korea -- conclusion of Intelligent Speed Adaptation testing

• China -- development of "whole sets" of ITS technology begins

2002

• California -- Caltrans Demo 2002 shows automated truck convoys and bus "trains"

• Japan -- various events towards advanced safety systems using vehicle-highway cooperation

• Germany -- ADAS 1 database available from Navigation Technologies

• Korea -- Next Generation Vehicle Project concludes (focused on vehicle-based collision avoidance, automatic control, information, and vehicle diagnostics)

• Europe -- e-Europe 2002 goal for active safety systems in all vehicles

2003

• Japan -- initial Smartway implementation complete on 2^nd Tomei Expressway; cooperative vehicle-highway safety systems available to the public

• Japan -- Smart Cruise Stage 1 deployment begins (ahs-i, or the 'infrastructure provision period')

• US --  ADAS 1 database available from Navigation Technologies

• US -- Evaluation of General Motors Rear-end Crash Warning System complete for joint NHTSA-GM ACAS project

• US -- Evaluations complete for Freightliner, Mack, and Volvo IVI Field Operational Tests

• Netherlands -- large scale trials begin for Automated Vehicle Guidance program

• Netherlands -- Second generation trial for Intelligent Speed Adaptation begins

• Netherlands -- Electronically-guided bus system begins operations

• Korea -- New Millennium Vehicle Project begins

2005

• California -- Caltrans-sponsored automated light vehicles demonstration

• Netherlands -- plan for Automated Vehicle Guidance complete

• Korea -- first stage ITS implementation complete (vehicle-based warning services and initial/partial automatic driving)

• Japan -- Smart Cruise Stage 2 deployment (Road-Vehicle Coordination period) begins (ahs-i and ahs-c)

2006

• Korea -- second stage ITS implementation begins (autonomous and cooperative control services for crash avoidance, and longitudinal/lateral control services for automation)

2007

• Japan -- Smart Cruise Stage 3 deployment (full-scale AHS) begins (ahs-c and ahs-a) begins

2008

• California -- vehicle-highway automation pilot envisioned

• France -- Estimated availability date for Low Speed Automation to be available to the public

2010

• California -- Caltrans provides initial availability of vehicle-highway automation systems in some form

• California --  automated managed lanes for Interstate 15 in San Diego complete

• US -- 'stretch goal:'  10% of new light vehicles sold are equipped with IVI systems

• US -- 'stretch goal:'  25% of commercial vehicles sold are equipped with IVI systems

• US -- 'stretch goal:'  25 metropolitan areas have deployed the infrastructure portion of cooperative intersection collision avoidance systems

• US -- possible target for deployment of intersection collision avoidance

• Korea -- second stage ITS implementation complete (autonomous and cooperative control services for crash avoidance, and longitudinal/lateral control services for automation)

• China -- development of "whole sets" of ITS technology complete

• Japan -- approximate timeframe for automated vehicle operation on dedicated roads

2011

• Korea -- introduction of automatic driving services for improved road capacity and safety

2015

• Japan -- Smart Cruise deployment complete (information, warning, and control systems for optimal safety become widely available)

• Japan -- feasibility study of automated cruise on specific routes complete

2020

• Korea -- implementation of automatic driving services complete

2030

• UK -- Automated car/truck lanes (with managed access, centralized control) implemented for major motorways in a "Strategic Road Network," per Vision 2030

• France -- Phase IV Route Automatisée implementation likely complete (automated highway network; centralized network control allows higher safety and capacity)