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| Description: | This equipment package includes the vehicle sensors and communications systems that sense and send road conditions and surface weather information as the vehicle travels. The same vehicle equipment that improves stability and provides driver information in adverse conditions is a potential source for this information. |
| Included In: |
Local Maintenance and Construction Vehicles |
| Functional Requirements |
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The vehicle shall collect and process environmental sensor data, including air temperature and rain sensors. 2 - The vehicle shall monitor the status of vehicle convenience and safety systems (wiper status, headlight status, traction control system status) that can be used to measure environmental conditions and record snapshots of significant events in these systems. 3 - The vehicle shall transmit environmental probe data to the center along with location and timestamp information. 4 - The vehicle shall transmit environmental probe data to field equipment located along the roadway using short range communications. |