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AUGUST 2021

NEW! V2I cybersecurity controls integrated into ITS architecture reference: Controls informed by NIST and ISO guidance have been integrated into ARC-IT. Recommendations are a result of threat analyses of the V2I environment focusing on interactions between connected vehicles, roadside equipment and traditional ITS equipment.

MAY 2021

U.S. Department of Transportation Updates Training for the Architecture Reference for Cooperative and Intelligent Transportation (ARC-IT)

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has updated the training material accompanying version 9.0 of its Architecture Reference for Cooperative and Intelligent Transportation (ARC-IT), the Regional Architecture Development for Intelligent Transportation (RAD-IT) and the Systems Engineering Tool for Intelligent Transportation (SET-IT).

The online training courses are available directly from the ARC-IT website, providing students with an understanding of how to navigate and use ARC-IT, use the software tools RAD-IT & SET-IT, and how to Use & Maintain a regional ITS architecture.

ARC-IT provides a common framework for planning, defining, and integrating intelligent transportation systems. RAD-IT supports development of regional and project ITS architectures using ARC-IT as a starting point. SET-IT integrates drawing and database tools with ARC-IT so that users can develop detailed ITS project architectures. ARC-IT and the accompanying tool sets help implementers develop architecturesto effectively meet their needs and facilitate efficient, secure, and interoperable ITS deployments.

ARC-IT and its accompanying software tools are available at no cost from ARC-IT website.

MARCH 2021

The Architecture Reference for Cooperative and Intelligent Transportation (ARC-IT) tools that support development of locally customized Regional Architectures and projects have been updated with convenience, performance and reliability enhancements:

• The Regional Architecture Development for Intelligent Transportation (RAD-IT) update includes revisions to the Communications tab to support more configurations, revised flow and interconnect diagram outputs, and revisions to the agreements tab. Read more about What's New in RAD-IT.
• The Systems Engineering Tool for Intelligent Transportation (SET-IT) update includes new features designed to make editing of complex diagrams easier, including a new ‘line text’ tool and revised Enterprise diagram generation, as well as increased options for user-defined information flows. Improvements have been made to both tools to improve performance, reliability and resilience. Read more about What's New in SET-IT.

Both tools are immediately available at no cost. For more information about ARC-IT and these tools, visit the ARC-IT website.

NOVEMBER 2020

Major release of ARC-IT now available. ARC-IT version 9.0 is a major release of the US National ITS Architecture Reference that fully defines and upgrades the four architecture views that were initially defined in ARC-IT 8.0, including changes to support vehicle automation content inspired by research results and stakeholder input including the National Dialogue on Highway Automation. Learn more about the most significant enhancements for version 9.0.

MARCH 2020

Updated Standards Status
The status of the following standards changed in March 2020:

Document #	Title	Update
SAE J3216	Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to Cooperative Driving Automation for On-Road Motor Vehicles	Version 1 status: Published
SAE J2945/3 202003	Requirements for Road Weather Applications	Version 1 status: Published

FEBRUARY 2020

Updated Standards Status
The status of the following standard changed in February 2020:

Document #	Title	Update
SAE J2945/5 202002	Service Specific Permissions and Security Guidelines for Connected Vehicle Applications	Version 1 status: Published

JULY 2019

Major release of ARC-IT now available.
ARC-IT Version 8.3 is a major release of the US National ITS Architecture Reference that fully defines and upgrades the four architecture views that were initially defined in ARC-IT 8.0.
Read about the most significant enhancements in version 8.3.

MARCH 2019

Updated Standards Status
The status of the following standard changed in March 2019:

Document #	Title	Update
ATC 5301	Advanced Transportation Controller (ATC) Cabinet Version 02	Version 2 status: Published

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