Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas: 1. INTELLIGENT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES 2. ELECTRIC VEHICLES 3. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE 4. CONNECTED VEHICLES AREA 1: INTELLIGENT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES Driver Behavior Analysis Navigation Systems Autonomous Vehicles and Automated Driving Vision and Image Processing Vehicle Environment Perception Pattern Recognition for Vehicles Cognitive and Context-aware Intelligence Automotive Control and Mechatronics Off the Road Vehicles AREA 2: ELECTRIC VEHICLES EV System Architecture EV Energy Storage Hybrid EVs Fuel Cell Vehicles EV Power Electronics and Motor Drives Smart Grid and V2G Systems Modeling and Simulation Reliability and Lifetime City Mobility and Ecodriving EV Infrastructure Support AREA 3: INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE Big Data Analytics for Intelligent Transportation Urban Mobility and Multimodal Transportation Congestion Management and Avoidance Public Transportation Management Green, Sustainable Transportation Parking Management and Electronic Parking Intelligent Infrastructure and Guidance Systems Traffic Theory, Modeling, and Simulation Air, Road, and Rail Traffic Management Ports and Vessel Traffic Management Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Emergency Management AREA 4: CONNECTED VEHICLES Cooperative Driving V2V, V2I, V2X Vehicular Networks e-Call/ERA-GLONASS Security and Safety Cognitive Radio Communication Protocols Connected Services Electronic Toll Collection Remote Diagnosis Standards and Architecture Vehicle Telematics Vehicular Cloud Computing Mobility and the Internet of Vehicles Big Data and Vehicle Analytics