<STRONG>The City of Gainesville, University of Florida (UF), and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) have formed a partnership to develop a ‘smart testbed’ for new and evolving advanced transportation technologies and equipment.</STRONG> <P>This will be the first such program in Florida to involve a city, a university, and the state DOT. It will also involve industry partnerships to facilitate the development and operation of testbed. The initiative aligns with the UF and City of Gainesville Strategic Plans by helping to turn Gainesville and UF into a proving ground for solutions that challenge cities nationwide; testing and implementing transportation alternatives for the community; and providing technologies that highlight UF as a preeminent university and the City of Gainesville as a New American City.</P> <P>FDOT is funding the early research efforts of the initiative. Officials with the UF Transportation Institute (UFTI) are currently reviewing literature and other testbed applications around the world before setting an official date to begin local tests of new transportation technologies.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>**원문보기</P> <P><A href=&quot;http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=85168&quot; target=_blank>http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=85168</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><IMG alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://cms.ukintpress.com/UserFiles/4_%20UFTI%20connected%20streets%20graphic.jpg&quot; width=525 align=left height=539></P> <P>&nbsp;</P>