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Traffic management
on car dashboards
Despite ambitious visions of
future mobility, traditional
roadside infrastructure
still remains the most widely
used technique of traffic
management. But is it wise to
keep investing in conventional
roadside hardware such as toll
gantries and variable message
signs, when smarter solutions
now exist? Cooperative
Intelligent Transport Systems
(C-ITS), using connected vehicle
technology, cuts costs while
also getting information to
drivers faster, thereby
improving both road safety and
driving comfort. Such
technologies will also make the
transition to autonomous
driving smoother. But most
importantly, the ultimate upside
to C-ITS is that it allows road
operators to do traffic
management directly in the
dashboard of the car.
Going forward, we must
bridge the gap between
hardware and software, lower
the threshold at which new
technologies are put into use
and spur a change in behaviour
for travellers, private companies
and public authorities.
C-ITS provider Be-Mobile is
harnessing this new technology
as the next fundamental step to
bringing individual mobility
ecosystem interests closer
together. Public-private
partnerships are proving to be a
key point for progress, and are
currently already being tested in
the SOCRATES 2.0, Intercor and
Talking Traffic projects. With
this in mind, it is important to
realize that public and private
partners depend on each other
to create a standard for effortless
travelling across all borders.
Successful installation
It is safe to say that C-ITS is not
a thing of the future, as it is
already proving its worth today.
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Be-Mobile’s innovative
C-ITS systems can be
used to help deliver…
> Traffic light information
> Emergency vehicle and
road work warnings
> Lane closure information
> Incident detection and rail
crossing information
> Green wave for priority
vehicles
Over the past few years, Be-
Mobile has successfully
implemented the technology for
road operators and individual
drivers alike.
For example, the firm
recently connected every VMS
in the Netherlands to its
Flitsmeister application. This
brings the dynamic speeds,
open or closed lanes and peak
hour lanes into the car in real
time. Wherever the distance
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recently connected
every VMS in the
Netherlands to
its Flitsmeister
application
Long road ahead
Autonomous driving may be the
next big thing, but the journey
toward this new era is not
straightforward. For example,
there will be a time when
autonomous vehicles and nonautonomous
vehicles will be on
the road simultaneously.
As long as they keep crossing
paths, autonomous vehicles will
need to exchange information
with human drivers as well as
other machines. Fortunately,
today’s connected cars can help
ease that transition. Equipped
with C-ITS, they will make the
road towards autonomous
driving smoother, faster and
easier. Furthermore, such
systems are future-proof, as the
necessity to communicate with
roadside infrastructure will not
cease to exist when autonomous
vehicles are ready.
between two signs is too big, for
example, software can bring
virtual speeds into the car or
avoid confusion about where
exactly to merge. And if a driver
has missed the content of a sign
it is never a problem because the
information will always be
available in the car.
After Be-Mobile introduced
railway crossings to its digital
navigation, data showed that
drivers tended to brake sooner
in response to the in-car
warning. This corroborates the
assertion that C-ITS has a
positive effect on drivers’
capacity to anticipate, making
traffic safer for everyone.
And there’s more: there are
exclusive applications for
specialized services such as the
ambulance, fire brigade and
police force. These first
responders sometimes have to
ignore red lights in order to try
to save lives, but this can create
secondary dangers. With C-ITS
technology, traffic lights can
give priority to emergency
services, changing lights
green. The result: not a single
life is compromised.
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