Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n I n n o v a t i o n
Demonstrating the future
of transportation
Technology is changing the way we access, use, and perceive mobility with
high-performance electric vehicles, connected vehicles, autonomy, and the shared
economy. Prospect Silicon Valley and our business and community partners are
ushering the next generation of transportation solutions.
Laboratory Resources & Platforms
ITS Signal Lab:
SimLab:
Data Platform:
•Functional 4-way, 8-phase
street intersection: TS2 cabinet,
Siemens controller, DSRC &
other advanced equipment
•Enables emerging driver & flow
management, Connected Vehicle
applications
•Advanced technologies testbed
with leading companies: Cisco,
Savari Networks, Renesas, Arada
Systems, City of San Jose
•NHTSA compliant driving
simulator by fkaSV, subsidiary of
leading German company fka
•Immersive virtual environment
with a real car and 180°
surround view
•Services up to full experiments
for start-ups, OEMs, automotive
suppliers, and others
•Unique public-private partnership
providing real-world data
streams from City of San Jose,
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority & others
•Develop and test V2V and V2X
applications over layering public
transit and traffic signal data
•Demonstrate open-platform
mobility applications to unlock the
potential of a connected world
North San Jose Transportation
Innovation Zone (TIZ):
Smart Charging of
Plug-in Vehicles:
•Living lab for infrastructure demonstration, partnership with the City of San Jose and funding from Cisco
•Dynamic multi-mile network of auto, bus, rail, bike
& pedestrian use
•Opportunity to co-develop safety, mobility &
sustainability applications
•$2.5 million CEC-funded vehicle-grid integration
project led by Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
•Scalable managed fleet and personal EV charging
to lower costs and create revenues
•Establish solutions for commercial, workplace,
home charging and grid services
Helping cities move
forward
Community Initiatives
Bay Area Charge Ahead Project (BayCAP)
This $1 million CEC funded initiative will install 152 EV charging ports at destination parking locations throughout
the Bay Area. The initiative includes best-practices for site hosts on pricing, demand management and operations.
In addition to improving EV convenience and supporting adoption, BayCAP is projected to result in the reduction of
1.6 million gallons of gasoline and reduce CO2 by 40 million pounds over the next 10 years while saving EV drivers
approximately $6 million in gasoline and maintenance expenses over driving gasoline powered vehicles. Our
implementation partners include ChargePoint, ABM, the California Electric Vehicle Alliance and 17 local governments.
EV Fleets
The EV Fleet Program is advancing EV adoption in local governments across the Bay Area. This includes the two
largest all-battery EV deployments to municipal fleets – 50 vehicles in 2013 and 90 vehicles in 2014 across more
than a dozen local government agencies including San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland. Funding strategies include
innovative lease financing, grants and advanced strategies for guaranteed savings with all-included financing for
vehicles, infrastructure and analytics. The program includes the development of nationally-significant best-practices
with the region’s leading fleet managers. Fleets provide an ideal way to demonstrate the benefits of EVs and
government vehicle fleets account for the largest sector of fleets in the country, with state and local governments
accounting for more than 4.1 million cars and trucks alone. The current EV fleet projects are projected to achieve fuel
cost savings of $1 million and 3 million pounds of net CO2 avoidance over ten years. Our project partners include
Vision Fleet, Schneider Electric, ChargePoint, Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Mike Albert Leasing.
CarShare4All
In partnership with City CarShare, a San Francisco based non-profit carshare company, this $1 million Metropolitan
Transportation Commission funded project provides EV and high-efficiency hybrid carshare alternatives to
underserved communities along the BART line in the East Bay. Up to 20 vehicles will be deployed with associated
EV infrastructure, including advanced mobile solar-storage charging stations. Carsharing provides a viable alternative
to car ownership which saves users money while reducing traffic congestion and parking pressure. The program is
projected to displace 200+ private vehicles and save 50 million pounds of CO2 over 10 years. Partners include the
Contra Costa Transportation Authority, Schneider Electric and City CarShare is the operational partner. The project
was funded by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission with Federal Highway Administration funding from
the CMAQ fund.
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ProspectSV is a nonprofit commercialization catalyst assisting emerging technology
companies with a pathway to market, bringing high-impact solutions forward in the Bay Area.
ProspectSV’s team of highly qualified technical and market experts assist startups with a suite
of commercialization services, and collaborates with Bay Area cities to implement next generation technologies for our commutes, workplaces, homes, environment and overall quality of life.
Drawing together government, business and institutional leadership into collaborative partnership, the ProspectSV team develops local initiatives with an aim toward global impact.