The monthly newsletter from ERTICO - ITS Europe, the Intelligent Transport Systems and Services Network bringing intelligence into mobility Issue 12 - December 2011
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Editorial Dear Readers, This month ERTICO had the pleasure to speak to Josef A. Czako, Vice-president International Business Development of Kapsch TrafficCom AG, who recently participated in the Forum “ITS for Urban Mobility” organised by ERTICO on 1 December. At the Forum, Mr Czako urged an intervention at a higher political level to raise awareness of the importance of deployment of ITS in order to overcome congestion in cities. We also had a very interesting interview with Thomas Kusche, Senior Editor of WDR and Treasurer of TISA, the Traveller Information Services Association. Mr Kusche shares his thoughts on the future challenges in the provision of real time information services. He also explaines how digital radio in Germany became a reality and predicted possible developments of it within the European Market. In our highlights session, we have the pleasure to announce that the ERTICO Chairman, Prof. Gunter Zimmermeyer, and TOPOS AQUITAINE President André Perpey, signed the contract for the ITS World Congress 2015 which will be organised in Bordeaux. Please note that the Call for Papers for the 19th ITS World Congress is now open! Please submit your paper by 13 January 2012 to be considered for inclusion in the six streams. ITS Vienna 2012 will be the event of 2012, let’s work together to make it successful. Last but not least, ERTICO has created a small Christmas animation to thank you for your work and cooperation; let’s work together to bring more intelligence into mobility to save lives, protect the environment and sustain mobility. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Highlights:
In Brief:
p 9 Follow your topic throughout ITS Vienna 2012
p 15 First platform for cooperative intelligent transport systems in Europe
p 9 ITS World Congress 2015 Bordeaux announced
p 17 ITS Network Meetings in Poland
p 10 ITS America signs MoU with World Bank ITS America signs MoU with World Bank p 11 6th Japan ITS Promotion Forum
p 18 ITS Toolkit developed by the 2DECIDE project now available! ... and much more
Interviews of the month:
ERTICO - ITS Europe talks to Josef A. Czako, Vice-President, International Business Development Kapsch TafficCom AG and Thomas Kusche, Senior Editor of the German Broadcaster WDR and TISA Treasurer
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Interviews of the month ERTICO talks to Josef A. Czako, Vice President, International Business Development Kapsch TafficCom AG ERTICO: You recently participated in the ERTICO Forum “ITS for Urban Mobility” presenting your views on the ITS offerings to solve the challenges of today’s and tomorrow’s cities. What was your key message? Josef A. Czako: The key message of my presentation was that we need to raise the awareness of ITS to a higher political level. Surveys show that four out of five European city dwellers see urban traffic congestion, accidents and pollution as serious problems that need to be addressed urgently. What I presented at the Forum was both concrete solutions for what I believe should be called (anti)-congestion charging and a bigger vision of what is required for ITS in general to have a larger outreach than it does today. Speaking about congestion charging or (anti)-congestion charging is a very good example of where I believe we need to be very careful with how we word things. You do not pay for congestion; no, you pay a fee to have no congestion. The wider vision I presented is that I believe we need to raise awareness of the problems ITS can solve. Take mobility for instance; mobility, the ability to move around, and therefore the free market in Europe is in danger, because we do not have an efficient road network, not in cities nor in urban areas. This is not good for the global economy and millions and millions of euros are wasted every year. Fast deployment of ITS solutions is crucial for momentum. I disagree with any assertion that technologies which can address safety, environmental and congestion issues are deployed on a wide enough scale at present. It’s probably due to a lack of understanding by both policy makers and the wider public about the benefits or socioeconomic advantages and the positive business models associated with ITS. But we
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should face the challenges and I would suggest three steps for best fit urban strategies: firstly, decide on the policy. Then define the urban scheme and thirdly, choose the technical solution. ERTICO: You are a member of the ERTICO Strategy Committee, the Board of Directors of the ITS World Congress and the Chairman of the IRF Policy Committee on ITS. What do you see as the most important strategic challenges to bring ITS effectively to deployment? Josef A. Czako: I think we need to think differently than we do today. A lot of the applications and services deployed today are quite often stand-alone services and they are not brought into the bigger picture. In order to do this we need more political support and for politicians to think differently. We need to show that ITS is one of the solutions to a lot of problems in Europe today. Our cities are getting bigger and today we have more cars on the roads than ever. We cannot continue this growth without smart, intelligent solutions, and on a European scale we need the support of the European Commission, Parliament and Council. ERTICO – ITS Europe, the ITS World Congress and IRF are all organisations which we need if we want to be successful with the deployment of ITS. They all have different purposes. ERTICO as a Public-Private Partnership, where both sides come together to develop the solutions needed to achieve political goals, the ITS World Congress is where both policy makers and the general public experience what ITS can do, and the IRF is working very hard providing input at the political level.
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ITS is hugely important. If a country or region doesn’t have an ITS policy, then there is no will, no budget and no tender process which will make deployment happen. We have plenty of technology showcases, and these are all very good, but in many ways they just exist in a laboratory. We need to be getting these systems out where they can increase safety and convenience, and develop successful financing – like tolling or road user charging – where they can help to finance ITS.
the local framework – implementing ITS Services in India would have to take account of some very different factors than implementing it in the US, for instance. Too often, the discussion is a technical one, not a socioeconomic one. We have to work to change that – although we are starting to see change. ERTICO: The Kapsch Group provides many ITS solutions and is very successful and growing. What is the “key to success” in the ITS business?
Josef A. Czako at the ERTICO Forum “ITS for Urban Mobility”
As the Chairman of the IRF Policy Committee I would like to refer to the work of this Committee, which is setting up a generic benefits calculation model. Take overloaded trucks as an example – they destroy road surfaces. But if a country or state were to install weigh-in-motion on a random basis and at its borders, that would go a long way to combating the problems caused by both domestic and transiting heavy goods vehicles. Similarly, if you can somehow calculate both the direct and socioeconomic costs of a road accident then you can build a case for eCall and dynamic traffic management. For politicians, a generic formula which would “prove” the results would be a vote-winner and a money-saver. We don’t have such a thing as yet. We’re not going to deliver a precise formula for each and every ITS application but a generic methodology for analysis, quantification and justification for ITS, because every project is different and depends on
Josef A. Czako: Taking ITS out of the political discussion and making it common currency requires a universal understanding and acceptance of its benefits. ITS is mainly about offering benefits to the user, e.g. guaranteeing a certain level of service, assuring trip planning reliability and predictable arrival times or enhancing safety for the traveller. Truly, both alternative roads and alternative modes of transport are crucial elements to offer choices to the user and make alternatives directly comparable in view of convenience and price. One of our key factors is the capability to listen and guide public authorities so that they get the best solution for the challenge they want to solve. Only through close cooperation and open dialogue can you achieve this. Kapsch is globally recognised as a supplier of superior intelligent transport systems and primarily electronic toll collection systems as we provide an end-to-end solution. We have a solid engineering team which is working with the latest technologies in order to tailor the different systems to the specific needs of the public authority in question. ERTICO: The ITS Directive provides important support and direction for the deployment of ITS. How can the private sector help to achieve the goals of the Directive?
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Josef A. Czako: We are now at a crucial point for the deployment of ITS. On the one side, technologies are well advanced and ready for market whilst on the other, legislation in the form of the ITS Directive should provide the necessary impetus for their deployment. However, there is still a lot of work to be done. Kapsch welcomes this European initiative, as the Directive’s goal of deploying ITS corresponds with Kapsch’ own mission to encourage and promote the development and maintenance of better, safer and more sustainable road networks. The ITS Directive provides, for the first time, a policy framework for the deployment of ITS. It “forces” the EU Member States to think ITS when trying to solve the challenges they have today in terms of safety, the environment and mobility. For the ITS Directive to really be a success, the industry needs to support public authorities on all levels, nationally, regionally and locally. Today not all politicians understand or even know what ITS is or more importantly which challenges you can solve with ITS. This understanding can only come
from working together in partnerships. Here a platform, such as ERTICO – ITS Europe, is vitally important. Through ERTICO, private and public stakeholders can discuss different issues and together find the best solution to solve the mobility challenges of tomorrow. Cooperation on macro regional level helps to achieve the goals of the Directive, for instance projects such as EETS or EasyWay in which both private and public are involved in order to achieve mutual benefits.
About Kapsch TrafficCom Kapsch TrafficCom is an international supplier of superior intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and primarily supplies electronic toll collection systems. With its end-to-end solution portfolio, Kapsch TrafficCom covers the entire value creation chain of its customers, from products and systems to integration and operations as a one-stop shop. It also offers solutions for urban traffic management as well as for traffic safety and security. Add-on applications to these solutions, such as traffic data collection, complement the offering. With references in 41 countries on all 5 continents, Kapsch TrafficCom has positioned itself among the internationally recognised suppliers of intelligent transport systems. Kapsch TrafficCom AG is headquartered in Vienna, Austria, and has subsidiaries and representative offices in 25 countries. For more information, visit the Kapsch website.
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ERTICO talks to Thomas Kusche, Senior Editor of the German Broadcaster WDR and TISA Treasurer ERTICO: As Chair of the Content and Service Provision Committee of TISA, what do you think the biggest challenge in the provision of real time information services will be in the near future? Thomas Kusche: We are currently facing the biggest changes in the Telematics market since the late 90s of the last century. Traffic information and navigation has become a part of daily life - and new technologies are being deployed continuously. Mobile Internet plays a more and more important role for the end-user - with all the opportunities to use navigation and traffic apps. That's our real challenge for the next few years – because the communities within TISA and ERTICO also have to position themselves as keepers of high-quality technology and services, especially regarding safety-related information. Not easy to create such a team spirit - but very charming... ERTICO: Digital radio recently became reality in Germany, following early deployments in a few European countries such as the UK. Do you think that the German case might boost the roll-out of digital radio in the rest of the European Union? Thomas Kusche: Due to the number of inhabitants, Germany is the biggest radio market in Europe. The German audience listens to 251 minutes of radio per day - of which 30 minutes is in the car. If we succeed in creating a strong demand for digital radio in such a radio orientated market of 80 million people, that must have an impact on the European market. Receiver makers expect to ship 11 million units in Germany in 2015 alone. Radio is going to leave the analogue island... ERTICO: Concerning the broadcast of traffic related information, how do you see the transition between analogue and digital happening?
Thomas Kusche: Public service broadcasters have always supported widely distributed and mature technology. In Germany, we have about 24 million TMC receivers in operation - they need a guarantee that they will get traffic data for as long as possible. To deliver more detailed information to the audience, you need a digital distribution channel - and this channel demands a more advanced technology - DAB needs TPEG. From our perspective, it doesn't make any sense to migrate TMC technology in the digital radio world. There are no digital (traffic) data receivers so far - so why should brand new devices start with "traditional" technology? ERTICO: Do you think that connected services would be a threat or an opportunity for broadcasters? Thomas Kusche: A threat? Not at all! Connected services are really a huge step towards the future. But there's a slight disadvantage in connected services: they need mobile data capacity - which is not endless. Therefore the future of services will be hybrid: a broadcast channel for basic and safety related information and a bidirectional channel for individual services. No doubt about this! ERTICO: In the ITS Directive, the European Commission confirmed its intention to enforce a minimum traffic information service that should be available free of charge to the end-user on a European scale. In that respect, Germany is an example to follow, but do you think that this will be possible everywhere else in Europe?
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Thomas Kusche: If we want to reach the aim of increasing road safety, we don't have any option but to give that kind of information for free. Markets such as in the UK, with encrypted services only, will have to solve some problems, of course - both technical and structural. But the European driver will be quite vociferous in demanding his
rights. Until a Europe-wide solution becames a reality, the good old radio has a key role. Spoken service in the radio will never be unnecessary - it gives you emotional orientation in a mechanised world. Even here the future is hybrid...
About TISA The Traveller Information Services Association aims to ensure an international framework for market-driven, coordinated, proactive implementation of traffic and travel information services and products based on existing standards such as RDS-TMC and TPEG. It also works towards the development and deployment of future standards and services. TISA has taken over all the activities undertaken by the previous TMC Forum, TPEG Forum and the German Mobile.Info project. It also supports standards that provide elements or framework for services and products covering traffic and travel information, including roads, public transport and related information needs such as points of interest, weather and environmental information. For more information, visit the TISA website.
About WDR Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR, West German Broadcasting) is a German publicbroadcasting institution based in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia with its main office in Cologne. For more information, visit WDR website (in German only).
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The i-Mobility Network One year after the launch of the i-Mobility Network, ERTICO is proud to inform you that we have established a network of 435 organisations including over 700 individuals. The i-Mobility Network has successfully strengthened the information exchange of ITS stakeholders in Europe concerning relevant business and policy developments. Together with you, and your active involvement, we wish to further build on this success. To continue ensuring that all ITS stakeholders can connect with each other, we have decided to keep the membership free. For ITS stakeholders who wish to benefit from additional services such as preferential rates for ITS Congresses held in Europe, invitations to ERTICO Fora, access to papers and presentations from the European ITS Congresses etc ... we now also offer a Membership Plus service. To compare the services offered within the Membership and/or Membership Plus of the i-Mobility Network, please click here. How to register for the Plus Membership? As a current subscriber, you are automatically included in the basic membership package (free of charge). To subscribe to the Membership Plus package simply send an email to pr@mail.ertico.com, indicating the length of subscription (€300 end 2011, €1200 end 2012). Please do not hesitate to contact the Help Desk should you have any questions. Download the Terms and Conditions.
This month’s i-Mobility Network news selection Delegates witnessed a variety of presentations encompassing different aspects of IT security in cars As part of it’s continued research into all aspects of vehicle security, SBD recently attended the 2011 Embedded Security in Cars (ESCAR) conference held in Dresden, Germany. Delegates witnessed a variety of presentations encompassing different aspects of IT security in cars; broadly covering security protocols, CAR2X security and hardware security. BMW was present with a special exhibit to show the in-car deployment of a hardware security module developed as a result of the EVITA project. Two of the presentations were from academics which showed how their respective university research teams had successfully manipulated, or ‘hacked’, certain vehicle functions. Of particular note is that some of their attacks were performed wirelessly – a trend identified in an SBD report ‘Can thieves control my car?’. Whilst some of these manipulations resulted in minor inconvenience for the driver, such as ‘spoofing’ the TPMS to cause a ‘low tyre pressure’ warning display, others had more far-reaching consequences in that they could gain control of safety-critical systems such as brakes or override vehicle security. One research team even managed to inject malicious code into a vehicle by exploiting weaknesses uncovered in the embedded telematics system. In a proof-of-concept attack the team was able to download their code into the vehicle
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remotely using an iPod to playback audio tones to the in-band-modem of the vehicle Telematics device. In common with other attacks using their Trojan code, this software could manipulate a range of vehicle systems (either with immediate effect, or delayed until a certain ‘trigger’ occurred) before erasing all evidence of itself. Another speaker at ESCAR presented an analysis of possible security weaknesses in a proposed electronic tolling system. One such weakness related to a ‘relay attack’, whereby individuals in one vehicle could supply the authentication details of a following vehicle to the tollgate. SBD has been studying practical applications of relay attacks since 2007, when they developed hardware that enabled them to access and start most smart key vehicles on the market. Whilst details of their work remain confidential to their clients through our countermeasure workshops, there is now evidence that criminals are using relay attack as a method to steal vehicles. Driven by the ever-broader spectrum of attacks against vehicles’ physical and IT security, several speakers proposed ways the industry could respond. Potential solutions reviewed were CAN bus authentication protocols and asymmetric cryptography for vehicle access and engine start. Vehicle manufacturers are also prioritising protection of embedded software, not just against aftermarket engine tuners but considering the increasing number of vehicle features that will be software-enabled in the future and the potential threats to CAR2X communications. Hardware security modules (both on-chip and off-chip) were discussed at length as a response favoured by German manufacturers in particular. Another presentation at ESCAR showed how researchers had used a laboratory-based technique called ‘differential power analysis’ to recover the secret key from a contactless smartcard. The same researchers had previously used this method to successfully attack KeeLoq; a system commonly used for remote vehicle access control. This, and other ‘side-channel’ techniques, are increasingly employed by academics and test houses to try and recover secret keys where the underlying crypto is resistant to other attacks. Whilst these and other cryptographic-based attacks are very impressive, SBD believes that thieves are currently exploiting far more basic weaknesses to access and steal modern vehicles. Professional criminals have access to electronic tools developed to steal specific vehicle models, but many of these tools employ relatively basic methods such as CAN message replay and diagnostic ‘back door’ or factorymode commands. An illustration of how widespread such knowledge has become can be seen in the variety of professional vehicle locksmith tools available capable of registering new keys, etc. For more information on the most recent automotive-related security exploits in the academic community or to get SBD’s expert view on the latest tools used by criminals to steal vehicles, please contact Kimberly.
Don’t forget to publish your news on the i-Mobility Network website!!!
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Follow your topic throughout ITS Vienna 2012 The 6 threads to guide you through the Congress programme! ERTICO is pleased to announce that a new streaming model for sessions will be piloted at Vienna! Six main topics have been identified so as to create a seamless flow of logically progressing sessions. The most appropriate submissions will be included in these streams allowing delegates to easily and conveniently find what they are interested in – and actively participate! What’s more, the very best submissions will be invited to present pre-Congress webinars on their topics! Responding to concerns about the number of conflicting sessions in past ITS Congresses, Didier Gorteman, Congress Director, stated, “The ITS World Congress in Vienna will have a greater focus on quality than ever before. Our aim is not only to have no overlap in sessions, but also to provide greater support to session presenters and interested delegates.”
Submit your technical/scientific paper or a Special Interest Session to by 13 January 2012 to the world’s biggest and best ITS event to be sure of being considered for inclusion in the six streams and help shape the discussions at the Congress by promoting your topic. The Programme Committee will meet in the weeks following the submission deadline to discuss the papers, identify the best ones and invite their authors to present their themes. Get the exposure you need at ITS Vienna 2012 and before! For further details on the 19th ITS World Congress & Exhibition, please do not hesitate to contact Valérie Mindlin, or visit the Congress website. Information on stand bookings can be found here.
More ITS for greener mobility - ITS World Congress 2015 Bordeaux ERTICO – ITS Europe and TOPOS AQUITAINE signed the contract for the ITS World Congress 2015 at the Metro’num event. ITS World Congresses are the year’s première event on ITS, representing a unique opportunity for showcasing and experiencing new technologies, networking and discussing and evaluating the latest developments. Alain Rousset, President of Bordeaux Region, and founding member of “TOPOS AQUITAINE”, the satellite application cluster of Aquitaine and Anne Marie Keiser, Vice President of the Conseil general de Gironde and President of Gironde Numerique, witnessed André Perpey, President of TOPOS and Gunter Zimmermeyer, ERTICO Chairman, sign the agreement to host the 22nd ITS World Congress in
Bordeaux in 2015, under the theme “More ITS for greener mobility”. Bordeaux has been an ITS pioneer since the 1980s and is home to several ITS research centres – ensuring a full and varied technical visit programme. Moreover, Bordeaux is a green city, offering eco-friendly forms of multimodal transport. The 2015 ITS World Congress will focus on how mobility can be “greened” through the deployment of ITS solutions. The ITS possibilities and applications of Galileo will also be demonstrated in real life situations. Continued on the next page
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NEWSLETTER In addition to the being in one of the world’s most famous wine producing regions, Bordeaux is also a most convivial and beautiful city - the old town is on the UNESCO World Heritage List – perfect for the numerous technical demonstrations and networking events planned for Bordeaux 2015! Gunter Zimmermeyer, ERTICO Chairman, said, “With a superb location and a strong transport industry, dedicated political and industry support, I believe Bordeaux will make the ITS Congress a great success. There is a lot of work ahead, but I am convinced that the 2015 ITS World Congress in Bordeaux will be another milestone towards deployment of ITS not only in Europe but worldwide.”
Whether discussing the latest ITS developments with 3000 of your peers at the 200+ Congress sessions, or seeing the cutting edge of ITS from 300 companies at the exhibition area, or trying it all out for yourself in the demonstration area, or meeting and networking with the world’s greatest gathering of ITS specialists, government and industry representatives and journalists, the 2015 ITS World Congress will be unmissable!
Alain Rousset, President of Bordeaux Region, Anne Marie Keiser, Vice President of the Conseil general de Gironde witnessed André Perpey, President of TOPOS and Gunter Zimmermeyer, ERTICO sign the agreement
Gunter Zimmermeyer, ERTICO Chairman, signs the agreement to host the 22nd ITS World Congress in Bordeaux in 2015
ERTICO also welcomes Bordeaux Aquitaine as a new ERTICO Partner. For further information, please contact Valérie Mindlin
ITS America signs MoU with World Bank During its Board of Directors meeting last week, the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Bank to formalise their desire to cooperate and exchange ideas about how transport technologies that enhance information capture, analysis, communications and sharing can improve surface transport safety, mobility and environmental sustainability. Mr Jose Luis Ingoyen, Director of the Transport, Water, Information and Communications Technologies Department at the World Bank,
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joined ITS America’s President & CEO Scott Belcher in outlining a framework within which the two organisations may develop and undertake collaborative activities to more effectively pursue their respective goals. The MoU formalises the intent of ITS America and the World Bank to cooperate and collaborate on a number of activities, including: • promoting academic, public and private sector exchange and joint research activities between the Participants; • delivering lectures and joint symposia;
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• the exchange of research materials, publications and scientific information; •
training and education;
• implementing cooperative and joint research programs; and •
supporting the development of harmonised standards that enhance the deployment of transport technologies.
their focus the role of transportation research and technology that addresses safety, mobility, and sustainable transport. For more information, visit theITS America website. This article has been published in cooperation with ITS America
Project topics might include mechanisms for public-private financing, technology and knowledge transfer, intermodal transport solutions, standards harmonisation that have as
6th Japan ITS Promotion Forum Society” and “Integrated Transport/Multimodal”, Mr Hajime Amano, the president of ITS Japan exchanged views with the five representative speakers from the Japanese ITSrelated ministries. The symposium also organised the active debate between the academic and private sector guests, as well as the lecture “Cyber Physical System” by Prof. Masao Sakauchi, vice chairman of ITS Japan. From the left, Mr Hajime Amano, Mr Marcel Visser, Prof. Masao Sakauchi, Mr Eric Mark Huitema, Mr Gerald Conover, Mr Hidehiko Akatsuka
ITS Japan held a series of high-level sessions under the theme of “New Challenges for the Next-Generation Social Mobility” as their annual forum “the 6th Japan ITS Promotion Forum” held in Tokyo, Japan.
In the last part, the symposium welcomed the international speakers, Mr Gerald D. Conover from ITS America, Mr Marcel Visser (in the picture below) from ERTICO - ITS Europe/Vice President Automotive and CINTERION, and Mr Eric-Mark
The first part of the forum was held on 22 November 2012, to share the international ITS trends learned at the ITS World Congress in Orlando with the ITS Japan partners, as well as the vision of the global ITS deployment of tomorrow. The second part of the forum was the General Symposium, held on 6 December 2012 at Tokyo Big Sight where the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011 was on-going. ITS Japan also took part as one of the exhibitors of “SMART MOBILITY CITY 2011” project booth. With the symposium’s key words of “Information
Huitema, Leader of Intelligent Transportation Solutions and Smarter Cities Initiatives in Europe Board, and Member of IBM Global ITS. Nearly 200 representatives from ITS Japan partners had the excellent opportunity to learn about the cuttingedge ITS status in Europe and the US. This article has been published in cooperation with ITS Japan 11
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NEWS FROM TISA TISA held its three Committee Meetings in Berlin On 7 and 8 December 2011, TISA held the three Committee Meetings: “Content and Service Provision”, “Technical and Standardisation” and “Products”. Thirty TISA delegates met in the Robert Bosch premises in Berlin and enjoyed a very fruitful discussion on the status of the different activities, and shared thoughts on the next steps to take. In addition to discussions and Committee presentations, TISA had the pleasure to host Helmut G. Bauer from Digitalradio Deutschland GmbH who gave a presentation on digital radio in Germany, launched on 1 August 2011. Today, digital radio is a reality thanks to long-term agreements, political support, cooperation between public and private broadcasters, a variety of programmes and services (such as TPEG) and, of course, a large marketing campaign. Mr Bauer also gave an overview of different European countries such as France, Italy, Spain, francophone Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, and the UK. On the same day, Thomas Kuhn from TISA Member Continental, gave three different presentations. The first concerned Continental’s ITS Strategy on next steps and applications in the fields of Safety and Mobility. The second presentation gave an overview of the Car 2 Car Forum 2011 and the status of the project. Finally, the third presentation focused on electric vehicles and on the key ITS services required to enable their electrification. The presentations are available for TISA Members on TISA intranet.
TISA welcomes new Members! TISA has the pleasure to welcome three new Members: Mapper Co Ltd (Korea),TechniSat Digital GmbH (Germany) and the Institute for Information Industry (Taiwan). Korean company Mappers develops 3D digital maps through constant research and provides CNS Navigation Software and GIS Solution. TechniSat Digital GmbH offers state-of-the art technology and visual attractive product designs in the product segments of digital reception, reception technology, LCD television devices, PC/multimedia and radio transmission. The division TechniSat Automotive develops and produces innovative user-friendly products in the sector of car radio, radio navigation systems and entertainment. The Taiwanese Institute for Information Industry supports the country’s ICT industrial sectors with advanced technologies and international connections to strengthen global competitiveness. The Institute is joining TISA to promote the telematics industry and facilitate real-time traffic information. For more information visit TISA website.
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Vote for the best European multi-modal journey planner! Your help is needed to make it easier for people to plan and book their journeys in Europe Although Europe boasts more than 100 different journey planners, not one of them covers all countries and all transport modes. As the European Commission believes people are entitled to travel in a way that best suits their needs, it launched a challenge this year to stimulate the development of a truly integrated journey planner. It has been receiving contributions for months and now it is time for the public to have their say. From 5 December 2011 to 13 January 2012 the pre-selected planners will be put to the e-vote on the website. For the first time, users of transport systems across Europe will have a chance to vote for the multi-modal journey planner of their choice, in a bid to make travel simpler. By taking a minute to select their preferred online planner and casting their vote, people will be given a voice on a subject of multi-modal travelling which is central to European Transport Policy. Your collaboration will be vital. Thank you for helping to make this initiative a success! For more information and voting please visit the European Commission, DG Mobility & Transport website. Read the European Commission Press Release here.
TTS Italia presents its position paper on the transposition and implementation of the ITS Directive On the occasion of the "The New World of Technological Systems for Mobility - supply and demand meet" conference, held in Bologna on 28 and 29 November 2011, TTS Italia presented its position paper on the transposition and implementation of the European Directive 2010/40/UE on the general framework for the deployment of Intelligent Systems in the field of road transport and interfaces with other transport modes. The position paper, presented by the new president of TTS Italia, Rossella Panero, highlights the priority issues in Italy according to TTS Italia. The document is also an early contribution to the definition of a National Action Plan on ITS,
as required by the Directive, and currently undertaken by the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. The position paper also highlights Italian best practices on ITS as well as the critical issues that have impeded the full launch of the sector and are preventing these systems from achieving their full potential. For further information, visit the TTS Italia website.
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Basque Country transport services integrated system On 21 December 2011, the Basque Country government will present “the Basque Country transport services integrated system: Euskaditransit”. Euskaditransit is a project of Basque government and the public authorities of the main cities and regions of Euskadi (Spain), which aims to give citizens the capability ofchoosing their mobility in public transport. In a titanic effort of over 3 months, the participants of the project have interconnected all the Basque public transport services data from
source (more than 450 routes and more than 4000 stops), providing information services for 2 million users: a multi-modal planner for the entire Basque Country on Google Transit, a schedule planner, a smartphone Transit GPS guide,interest points in public transport, automatic data update from source and a transport GIS. Euskaditransit has been technically supported by i2MApp and counts on the collaboration of the Google Transit Team.
ITS Forum door-to-door seamless mobility & public transport management On 1 December, ITS&S of the Czech Republic and Slovakia organised the ITS Forum on “Door-todoor seamless mobility & public transportation management” in Brussels. Some of the topics discussed included: multimodal travelling, public transport management, electronic fare management, e-tickets and online reservations. Participants in the Forum concluded that the application of ITS in public transport has a great potential for all, especially in terms of delivering on-line, reliable and relatively cheap information, advisory, planning, management, and booking services. During the event the importance of strong advice for mutual exchange of information,
knowledge and best practices between EU regions was also stressed. Stakeholders underlined that ITS deployment should follow a regulatory framework that should be available prior to deployment. Finally, Forum participants encouraged the European Commission, EU member states and national governments, transport and ITS stakeholders to support joint and coordinated efforts in the areas of standardisation, data exchange, national and cross-border electronic fare management, adoption of EU recommendations such as the EU Transport White Paper 2011, Directive 40/2010/EU ITS, and the ITS Action Plan. You can find the Forum conclusions here.
International Road Federation Congress The IRF Congress “Innovation in Road Infrastructure”, held 22-24 November in the framework of the Transport Week Russia in Moscow, tackled the topics of innovation in road planning and design, innovation in infrastructure construction and financing mechanisms for roads. The conference was very well received among representatives of Russian and international transport authorities and organisations. For more detailed information on the event and participants please download the agenda.
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First platform for cooperative intelligent transport systems in Europe “We are very pleased to see another example of how ERTICO Partnership initiatives can lead to concrete deployable ITS solutions”, said Vincent Blervaque, Director of Development and Deployment at ERTICO. Following on from the work developed in CVIS and implemented today in FREILOT, Peek, an ERTICO Partner, today announced the first commercially available cooperative ITS platform. Amersfoort - Peek, Imtech’s provider of intelligent mobility solutions, will be launching the first commercially available cooperative ITS platform – a platform for cooperative intelligent transport systems – during “Verkeer & Mobiliteit 2011”, the Dutch trade fair for traffic and mobility, to be held at Expo Houten on 8 December. Its application will not only considerably increase road safety and reduce CO2 emissions but will also cut fuel consumption by 20% and enable highly reliable travel times in urban areas. What is ITS? ITS is an internationally recognised abbreviation for ‘Intelligent Transportation System’ which refers to the application of information and communication technology to transport infrastructure and vehicles for the purpose of making traffic safer, more efficient, more reliable, and more environmentally responsible. The use of ITS for upholding government regulations more efficiently and enhancing safety, as well as informing and directing travellers and charging them for their road use, is gaining momentum worldwide. ITS issues involve not just technology but also the implementation and organisation of processes. The global interest in ITS is a result of problems caused by traffic and transport, such as congestion, and a synergy of new information technologies for simulation, real-time control systems and communication networks.
Meeting the highest criteria of European standardisation ‘Cooperative systems,’ says Willem Hartman, Managing Director of Peek Nederland, ‘ensure intelligent communication between vehicles as well as between vehicles and roadside systems. In recent years, Peek has acquired practical experience by participating in such successful European research projects as CVIS, Safespot and the FREILOT project in Helmond. There is a great demand for applying this technology, including a broad interest among companies in the German car industry. Imtech/Peek’s cooperative ITS platform meets the highest criteria of European standardisation and corresponds perfectly with Beter Benutten, a programme for making better use of infrastructure that has been launched by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment.’ Sustainable, safe, and better traffic flow The product platform offers road administrators, emergency services and logistics businesses an opportunity to increase safety, reduce emissions (including CO2), cut fuel consumption by up to 20%, and enable reliable travel times in urban areas. This can be accomplished by organising right-of-way at intersections and by providing drivers with advice about approaching and crossing intersections. The platform will thus actively encourage proper driving behaviour and reduce detrimental driving patterns. At the heart of it is the application of communication standards such as 802.11p (a version of Wi-Fi) that has been released by the European Commission for the real-time exchange of information between vehicles and roadside systems. Continued on the next page
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The platform consists of a vehicle router, a roadside unit (RSU) and a web-based control tool. In addition to organising right-of-way and giving driving advice, this platform already makes it possible to add all kinds of new traffic management and traffic information services,
such as detailed local navigation and parking applications. For further information, please contact Hanco Hazenboom or visit the Imtech website.
Siim Kallas speech at the EESC-EC joint conference on the Transport White Paper On 5 December 2011, Siim Kallas, Vice-President and Commissioner for Transport, spoke at the Conference on the White Paper on Transport jointly organised by the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Commission. In his speech, Mr Kallas stressed once again the importance of the transport sector for national economies not only because it assures economic growth and creates employment, but also because “it links people together and guarantees them their fundamental right to freedom of movement”. The Commissioner highlighted that “transport is also vital for opening up markets, developing trade and connecting businesses. Without solid and efficient transport connections, we cannot prosper or remain competitive: economically speaking, we would be going nowhere”. Nevertheless he called for immediate actions in order to face the challenges of the future; according to him, Europe depends “too much on oil as a fuel source, particularly for road transport” and “given the likely difficulties in sourcing oil in the future, the constant market volatility and sky-high prices, it makes sense to research and develop innovative - and cleaner – alternatives”. He added that this dependence on fuel would make the EU “vulnerable in terms of fuel security and fail to do our part in limiting
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climate change” as well as augmenting congestion in European cities. He reminded the audience that the European Union has to meet the ambitious target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050 while “the overall demand for freight transport alone is forecast to increase by 80% by 2050”. Research and innovation are essential to meet these objectives but alone they cannot solve the problems. Instead there is a necessity to improve transport efficiency also by changing “travel behaviour”. Multimodal and integrated journeys are a key element of the White Paper; Mr Kallas stressed that Europe “must be pro-active in dealing with the challenges, and not reactive, when it may already be too late”. The Commissioner concluded by affirming that these challenges are not only “about accepting the need to invest hard cash in the future of transport, it is also about accepting a necessary change in emphasis and thinking, about how we travel”. Read the full speech here.
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ITS Network Meetings in Poland, 24–25 November The Network of National ITS Associations were recently warmly welcomed by ITS Polska for two days of stimulating presentations and discussions. The meeting, which took place on the Warsaw Stryków - Łódź – Warsaw route, was organised by the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways and ITS POLSKA, with expertise support provided by the Polish Association of Transport Telematics.
The coach stopped for a technical visit during which the attendees could see Poland’s first Motorway Management Centre, in Stryków, built in accordance with the best European standards using TMC (Traffic Message Channel) technology and currently monitoring the traffic on the Stryków-Konin section of the A2 motorway. The workshop was followed by a Networking dinner at the Gęsi Puch Restaurant in Łódź, with guests including representatives of the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways. During the supper, Andrzej Maciejewski, director of GDDKiA, and Marek Litwin, president of ITS POLSKA, signed an agreement on their cooperation in developing Technical Specifications to systematise and standardise the process of preparing and implementing infrastructure projects involving the use of intelligent transportation systems.
33 participants took part in the two-day event, including 21 representatives of Europe’s national associations and 12 representatives of Polish local government institutions, and of the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways and ITS POLSKA. On the first day participants were welcomed by Marek Litwin, president of ITS POLSKA, at the Folk Gospoda Restaurant in Warsaw. Lunch was followed by the Network workshop comprising “a university on wheels” where a series of presentations were given during the coach transfer from Warsaw to Łódź. Participants learnt about the intelligent transportation systems implemented in Wrocław, Poznań’s city traffic management system, under development as part of the city’s preparation for the Euro 2012 football event, the technological, practical, safety and security aspects of tunnels based on the example of a tunnel in the village of Laliki and the practical, safety and security aspects of the traffic management centre in Stryków.
The Network Plenary meeting on the second day, was held at the Factory Museum at Łódź’s Manufaktura Centre in the setting of a former textile factory. Twelve National ITS Associations and ITS Lithuania as an observer, discussed the latest issues including the Network involvement in Congresses such as the upcoming ITS World Congress in Vienna and future national activities as well as current projects with Network involvement. In addition, Mr Meyer, CEO of ERTICO presented a number of ERTICO initiatives and opportunities for closer collaboration. Members also voted for two new people to join the Network Coordination Committee following the stepping down of Olga Landolfi and Roman Srp who have made such a valuable contribution over the years to the coordination of the Network. New members chosen were Florin Nemtanu, ITS Romania and Rui Camolino, ITS Portugal. The meeting closed with a tour of the factory and lunch before heading back to Warsaw. For further information please contact Anna Limbrey.
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ITS Toolkit developed by the 2DECIDE project now available! The ITS Toolkit responds to Action Point 6.2 of the European “Action Plan for the Deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in Europe” (European Commission, 2008), which calls for the development of a decision-support toolkit for investment decisions in ITS applications and services. It was developed within the 2DECIDE project funded by the European Commission DG MOVE (Mobility and Transport) in the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Development. The 2DECIDE project started in 2009 and ended on 30 November 2011. The Toolkit is now available to the public for free (registration is required), although some work is still on-going to improve and finalise it, in the light of the recent validation exercise by external users.
only. Available case study and evaluation reports for download are in the language of the study concerned (usually the language of the country of implementation, and often English for EU/ international studies). What can the ITS Toolkit be used for? • To search for Intelligent Transport System applications which are relevant to your specific context (geographical context, area of transport, problem or policy goal) • To obtain expected values and ranges for benefits of applications (where data is available), based on evaluation reports of real deployments • To access structured summaries of ITS deployment case studies and evaluations, and to download the original report (where this is publicly available) • The Toolkit does not give “instant solutions”, nor can it replace a feasibility study. However, it can assist in such studies by providing evidence of relevant deployments and their results, success factors and lessons learned elsewhere. What is the Toolkit’s scope?
The Toolkit covers Intelligent Transport Systems for road and public transport applications. The user functions and basic descriptions are available in English, German, French and Italian, although the more detailed data (including descriptions of case studies and evaluations) is in English
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• The Toolkit covers Intelligent Transport Systems for road and public transport applications in Europe (the scope of the EU’s ITS Action Plan). So far, it does not cover systems specific to air, rail or waterborne transport. Continued on the next page
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How to get started on the ITS Toolkit? • Go to the website • To use the Toolkit, you need to register (it’s free!) Just click on Create new account on the bottom left of this page to request a password.
The ITS Toolkit, launched recently, is the result of the EU FP7 project “2DECIDE” which had 14 Partners: AustriaTech (project co-ordinator); Politecnico di Milano; Egis; VTT - Technical Research Centre of Finland; CERTH - Centre for Research and Technology Hellas; Jacobs Consultancy; Rapp Trans; Algoé; EXODUS; Ecorys; TRANSVER; Hi-Tec Marketing; Genua Consult; Mobycon
Cinterion’s presentation at TPO/TTIA seminar on European ITS developments On 2 December, TPO and TTIA organised a seminar entitled “European ITS development progress including actual status on European 112 eCall and Russian ERA/GLONASS”.
TTIA chairman issues a certificate to Marcel Visser (left to right, Paul Chou - TTIA Chairman Secretary; James Hsu - TTIA Chairman; Marcel Visser; Feng Ming Hui - Director of Smart Com of III; Hunter Lin - GM of Cinterion Taiwan)
status of ITS in the EU. At the beginning of the seminar, James Hsue, TTIA chairman, presented Mr Visser with a certificate making him an honorary consultant in Marcel Visser, Cinterion, during order to thank his presentations him for his contributions and his sharing of his knowledge of the automotive sector, including wireless module technology and market status.
TPO and TTIA invited Marcel Visser of Cinterion Wireless Modules GmbH and ERTICO - ITS Europe Strategy Committee Member to give a presentation to Taiwanese companies on the
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AMITRAN Forum - Assessment Methodologies for ICT in multimodal transport from user behaviour to CO2 reduction When: 1 February 2012 Where: Berlin-Adlershof, Germany The AMITRAN consortium would like to invite interested organisations to join the Forum. A selected group will then be invited to take part in the first project workshop on user needs. During the workshop, the project’s objectives and the methodological framework to assess the impact of ITS on CO2 emissions participants will be presented. We expect a fruitful discussion with stakeholders to learn about their ideas and expectations and, more importantly, their needs from a user perspective. The user needs identified will build the basis for the development of requirements towards the modelling framework. Workshop participants will contribute to shaping the project and find out the latest in AMITRAN developments. Please contact Nuno Quental or Axel Wolfermann to express your interest in joining the Forum. Selected organisations will then be invited to attend the user needs workshop. The AMITRAN project will define a reference methodology to assess the impact of intelligent transport systems on CO2 emissions. The methodology shall be used as a reference by future projects and covers both passenger and freight transport through a comprehensive ‘well-to-wheel’ approach. Different modes are addressed: road, rail, and shipping (short sea and inland navigation). For more information about AMITRAN please refer to the fact sheet available on ERTICO website.
euroFOT Final Event “Unveiling the results of the first large-scale FOT of ADAS in Europe” When: 26-27 June 2012 Where: Autoworld, Brussels (Belgium) The euroFOT final event will take place at the Autoworld in Brussels, on 26-27 June 2012. On this occasion, the euroFOT project results will be unveiled to an audience of approximately 300 stakeholders (decision makers, businessmen, experts, OEMs, dealers, etc.) who will have the opportunity to discover and discuss the conclusions of the first large-scale FOT of ADAS in Europe.
The general objectives of euroFOT are to assess the impact from the usage of Intelligent Vehicle Systems, and to give indications for the deployment of ICT technologies for a safer, cleaner and more efficient transport system in Europe. Another objective of the project is the implementation of methods and initiatives for improving the awareness on the potential of Intelligent Vehicle Systems, and to create a wide socioeconomic acceptance. In this context, euroFOT aims to develop generally applicable methodologies for FOTs, so that the transferability of results to the overall European and global conditions is assured. The objectives of the event are twofold: • To raise awareness about the proven benefits of the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems which have been tested, assessed and evaluated during the project. • To underline that field operational testing is a powerful tool to gain insight into the way functions and systems suit the user when operated in real-world traffic conditions. Pre-register for the euroFOT Final Event now! 20
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Forthcoming Events 1 February 2012 AMITRAN Forum Berlin, Germany
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