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48 I ICT TODAY Maintaining active and relevant participation from all stakeholders, including ICT designers, installers, contractors, and integrators, is of critical importance. Large projects demand hard work and dedication, but it is also very exciting and professionally gratifying to devote one's BICSI credentials to the fast-paced evolution and advancement of smart/intelligent mobility technologies, which are changing the ways of transportation worldwide. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY: Luke Wadsworth, RCDD, OSP, CDT, is the project manager for ITS Systems for the Gudenkauf Corporation. He has over 20 years of industry experience in OSP cabling, traffic control, and management of ITS infrastructure systems. He can be reached at lwadsworth@gudenkauf.com. REFERENCES: 1. "U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Further Decreases in Roadway Fatalities," Press Release, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 22 October 2019. 2. S. Singh. "Critical Reasons for Crashes Investigated in the National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey," National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, HS 812 115, February 2015. 3. "New Level 3 Autonomous Vehicles Hitting the Road in 2020," IEEE Innovation at Work, IEEE. 4. "U.S. Department of Transportation Designates 10 Automated Vehicle Proving Grounds to Encourage Testing of New Technologies," U.S. Department of Transportation, 19 January 2017 5. "Smart City Highlights," U.S. Department of Transportation, 15 March 2016. https://www.transportation.gov/policy- initiatives/smartcity/smart-city-highlights. 6. Figures 3, 8,9,10, 11 used with permission and courtesy of Dura-Line. 7. Figure 4 shows actual micro cable used in installation. ©2021 AFL. 8. DSRC Roadside Unit (RSU) Specifications Document v4.1. 9. Connected Car Market by Service Report, Markets and Markets Research, July 2020. This will lead to ongoing development of new appli- cations for public safety, traffic control and maintenance, vehicle maintenance and safety, as well as new channels of commerce with electronic payment for parking, tolls, and commercial advertising. CAV growth in the coming years is expected to increase at a rate of at least 25.2 percent annually. 9 Investment in this growth will engage all stakeholders in an effort to transform automobile manufacturing into an interactive personalized mobility industry. There are other factors that are contributing to the investment in an increasingly connected infrastructure. For example, funding for testing and development of truck platooning technologies and driverless trucks is a major initiative for the trucking industry. Truck platooning is a method of linking two or more trucks in a convoy using con- nective technology and automated driving systems. This technology holds great promise for improved safety, improved fuel economy, and reduced environmental impacts. Moreover, there is a large-scale plan to unite Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Indiana into the Smart Mobility Corridor. These future opportunities will rely on solid planning, designs, and the innovative infrastructures that only skilled ICT designers, product managers, contractors, and installers can provide. CONCLUSION The deployment of an air-jetted micro duct cabling system was ideal to meet the goals and needs of the US33 SMC project because of the distance, dynamic nature, and future expandability required, which will help ensure that the Smart Mobility Corridor is successful as one of the world's largest CAV testing environments. Because the increased cost of the initial infrastructure installation can be more expensive with air-jetted and other blown cable systems, traditional cabling may be better suited for more static network projects that require minimal expansions and MACs. Ultimately, it is up to customers to choose which option is best, but it is important for ICT professionals to educate those customers about available technologies. From a project management perspective, large projects like US33 SMC often extend over several years.