The Tampa Connected Vehicle Pilot will equip TECO Line streetcars with devices that enable them to detect other connected vehicles. Streetcar operators will receive a warning when a connected vehicle is about to cross the track in front of the streetcar, reducing the risk of a collision.

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) buses on certain downtown routes will communicate with traffic signals to request priority and stay on schedule.

Downtown traffic congestion can cause buses to fall behind schedule. Now buses on certain routes will be able to make up for lost time by requesting priority at certain traffic signals.

Participating drivers will receive alerts if they are approaching the downtown end of the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway’s Reversible Express Lanes at an unsafe speed.

Drivers of connected vehicles on the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway’s Reversible Express Lanes will receive warnings when cars on the road ahead have suddenly slowed down or come to a stop.

Forward Collision Warning: Drivers of connected vehicles on the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway’s Reversible Express Lanes will receive warnings when cars on the road ahead have suddenly slowed down or come to a stop.

THEA Executive Director Joe Waggoner discusses the agency’s partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation on the Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program.

Take a look at the future of transportation. This video from the U.S. Department of Transportation shows how connected vehicle technology can help improve transportation nationwide.

Visualize connected vehicle technology on Meridian Avenue and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway Reversible Express Lanes.