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timetable data, movement data
of car-sharing providers and
tariff information. It then creates
intermodal routes and offers
users the ability to customize
and optimize their journeys
within a single app.
Multi-talented operator
Sometimes, demand has to
be managed through exclusion,
either to prevent network
saturation or moderate mobilityrelated
emissions. Kapsch is a
supplier of both tolling systems
for strategic roads, and of
systems managing access in
urban locations. The urban
solutions manage demand by
applying pricing mechanisms
or using physical solutions
with barriers and tag systems
or ALPR. Many of Europe’s
historic town and city centers
are protected by Kapsch’s
technology.
This also places Kapsch in
a commanding position in the
development of roadside systems
designed to facilitate electronic
interactions between vehicles
and infrastructure. These
systems will form the backbone
of the Cooperative ITS systems,
which are the next generation
of mobility.
Kapsch focuses on managing
the demands of people, not just
vehicles. Whether deployed
individually or in combination,
these mature and extremely
capable solutions provide
mobility managers with a very
powerful set of tools to address
current challenges and build
a new age of smart mobility.
customer against vendor tie-in,
encouraging true competition
and also simplifies the knitting
together of the many legacy
systems belonging to different
organizations and departments.
This saves time and money.
Underlying technology
At the front end, from the
individual’s perspective,
these solutions are apparently
seamless and simple to use.
However, enabling service
providers to quantify and
satisfy travellers’ ambitions
requires sophisticated
supporting technology.
There are an increasing
number of platform suppliers for
supporting integrated mobility
management. A differentiator for
Kapsch is its domain expertise
and the maturity of its offerings.
The company’s traffic
management platforms DYNAC
and EcoTrafiX are well
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ASEAN Smart Cities Network
systems is the project
implemented by Kapsch in
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its
focus was on bringing together
agencies to coordinate and
better access transport
information. This enables highquality
decisions and planning
for the city mobility strategy.
Meanwhile, Kapsch’s
Fluidtime integrated mobility
platform supports MaaS
development. It provides
urban travellers with real-time
information about transport
options and multimodal route
alternatives, including booking
and payment services. In real
time, it accesses and aggregates
established. They provide,
highway and urban mobility
management capabilities to road
operators and cities, reducing
travel time and load balancing
the network while also
improving travellers’ safety
and the user experience through
effective journey management.
By gathering all traffic data into
one multimodal approach,
operators can further optimize
their networks. Decision support
for responses to incidents and
events benefits significantly
from multi-agency coordination.
A great example of successful
integration of existing urban
traffic control and management
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To address regional mobility
issues, the ASEAN Smart
Cities Network (ASCN) has
been formed. The ASCN has
endorsed a framework covering
a variety of initiatives including
smart mobility. Core elements
can be found in the smart city
plans of most Asian cities.
Seamless multimodal travel,
public-private partnerships and
best practice are key themes.
For example, neighboring
countries can benefit from
Singapore’s pioneering work
the Internet of Things (IoT), with
open data standards and a single
IoT platform being clear goals.
Initiatives already ongoing to
include the installation of smart
lampposts designed to support
connectivity, as well as testing
of connected and autonomous
vehicles including drone taxis.
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