Organized by Keith Anderson, Vizzion
Panelists:
- Cole Gawenda, Vizzion
- Josh Gilman, TomTom
- Brenda Colombus, Fleetworthy
- Todd Hartnett, Ver-Mac
Bigger cities, more vehicles, new mobility types, more impactful natural disasters, higher expectations from travelers, and rising labour costs are leading to complex traffic operations challenges. Thankfully, there are also more sensors, connectivity, and new datasets providing more insight than ever before. But with so many different providers, technologies, and unproven sources, it can be challenging to cut through the noise and determine what is truly impactful. This session will explore connected vehicle, signage, dashcam, and roadside infrastructure, and how agencies, data providers, and researchers are working now to use and combine the connected sources for effective and efficient situational awareness, more confident decision-making, and better response and resilience.
Vizzion will discuss the deployment of Vizzion’s Drives service (connected real-time and historical dashcam imagery) with North Carolina DOT through Iteris’ ClearGuide platform since early 2025. We will review results from this initial deployment and earlier pilots, showing how dashcam imagery has helped with verification of other datasets and more understanding/context around road conditions which allows better prepared agency response.
Vizzion will be joined by representatives from TomTom, Fleetworthy, and Ver-Mac to discuss connected data from vehicles and smart signage, and the role they play for traffic operations in real-time situational awareness, decision-making, response, and informing of the public about:
- Traffic (volume, slowdowns, queues)
- Incidents (crashes, emergency events)
- Work zones (location/timing, monitoring compliance and flagging, impact on traffic)
- The session will involve a mix of speaking, slides/visual examples, and discussion.
Expected Takeaways
- Insights from real-world deployment of Vizzion dashcam imagery with NCDOT
- Understand the comparative strengths, limitations, cost and coverage trade-offs of mobile, fixed, and temporary roadside connected sensor data
- Learn practical methods for integrating diverse data sources for monitoring compliance, flagging, and impact of work zones on traffic.
