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Interview of the month: ERTICO - ITS Europe talks to Phil Blythe, Professor of Intelligent Transport

Systems at new Partner Newcastle University

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Dear Readers,

p4 Bilbao receives the Spanish National Award for “Best Project of the Year” in the field of Freight Transport for the European project FREILOTp5 Transport in megacities: Viajeo organises seminar on Brazil-EU Cooperation on Sustainable Transportp6 FOT-Net interviews Field Operational Test Site Sweden

p11 14th eSafety Forum Plenary Meeting Report

p17 Cinterion: M2M: the Future is Now with smart energy technology

p18 PluService: Piedmont Integrated Ticket to promote collective public transport systems

... and much more

Highlights: In Brief:

ERTICO is very pleased to have had the opportunity to interview Phil Blythe, Professor of Intelligent Transport Systems and Director of the Transport Operations Research Group (TORG) at Newcastle University, our latest addition to the ERTICO Partnership. Newcastle University has been involved in ITS research since the late 1980s, and in this interview Phil talks about the specific activities of the TORG research group, emphasising their demonstrated leadership in road pricing and tolling, info-mobility systems, smartcards and e-payment, electric vehicles and more. Please click here.

We are further delighted to inform you that the city of Bilbao received this month the Spanish National Award for “Best Project of the Year” in the field of Freight Transport for the European project FREILOT. Conceived to streamline urban freight distribution, improve energy efficiency and respect the environment, the project is implementing in various cities an automatic delivery space booking system for delivery vehicles; a simple internet based interface for the user but with a complex technical and logistical framework needed behind the scenes. The award is an excellent recognition of the achievements of all those involved in the project. Please click here.

As in previous editions, ERTICO will continue with its i-Mobility Network webinar series featuring this month a webinar under the theme “Pre-commercial procurement for ITS”. You will receive an invitation shortly.

We would also like to remind you that the “Early Bird registration” deadline for the Lyon ITS Congress has been extended until 6 May 2011. Please register here.

Finally, I wish you all a productive month ahead and hope that you enjoy reading our April edition of the i-Mobility newsletter. We will be back in May with more fresh news and stories from the ITS Community!

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Interview of the monthERTICO talks to Phil Blythe, Professor of Intelligent Transport Systems and Director of the Transport Operations Research Group, at new Partner Newcastle University

ERTICO: Can you describe your activities in the ITS field?

Phil Blythe: Newcastle University has been involved in ITS research since the first DRIVE programme in the late 1980’s. The transport operations research group TORG has led in the area of road pricing and tolling, info-mobility systems, smartcards and e-payment, electric vehicles, eco-driving and driving behaviour, ITS for the mobility impaired and traffic and environmental sensing and monitoring – and the evaluation of all of this. However, other groups in the university also undertake ITS research, including NewRail and Marine (e-Freight) and schools of electronic engineering and computer sciences (smartdust and wireless sensor systems and data management).

Photo: Smart Move Trial

ERTICO: Why have you joined ERTICO?

Phil Blythe: We have been highly successful in European Projects but feel that a partnership with ERTICO members will enhance this, help us develop new networks and partners and help us grow our core research interests. The north east of England has a real appetite to support transport innovation and host demonstrations and trials and to this end we feel we can work with ERTICO to develop projects which utilise some of our current facilities, such as our electric vehicle fleet

and associated charging infrastructure (SWITCH-EV); environmental sensor networks (MESSAGE); telematics to assist elderly and disabled travellers (SIDE/OASIS), regional UTMC (sited at the University) and e-payment and e-freight areas.

Photo: Nissan Leafs with Newcastle University Data Loggers,

prior to being handed out to the volunteer trialists by Mark

Prisk MP, Minister of Business and Innovation, at Nissan

factory, Sunderland, 24 March 2011

ERTICO: What are your expectations for this partnership?

Phil Blythe: We like the professional approach of ERTICO and the useful information they can provide on EU strategies, calls for projects and general intelligence on ITS. We hope to be given

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Institute profileTo better coordinate the transport research activities across Newcastle University, all the major research groups and Schools who participate in transport technology research have formed Transport-Newcastle which is a research network with a vast range of expertise in many areas of transport.

The Transport-Newcastle network will enable the University to address transport issues regionally, nationally and internationally in a more coordinated and cohesive way, adding greater value, knowledge and breadth to the research, industrial collaborations, consultancy and support of policy agendas. Our transport research activity is organised under the following research themes:

• Greener Transport

• Safe and Secure Transport

• Intelligent Transport

• Seamless and Inclusive Transport

opportunities to exploit our skills and those of our regional partners to develop ITS research and innovation and to have the opportunity to participate in associated proposals.

We also look forward to participating in the research platform and key task-forces.

ERTICO: Are there any projects, activities or sectors that you are particularly interested in?

Phil Blythe: Electromobility, CVIS, e-payment, info-mobility, e-freight, supporting mobility impaired travellers, evaluation activities, and a host of other ITS and transport-related activities.

Web links:

• Information on Professor Phil Blythe’s profile/activities is available at:

http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/profiles2/nptb2

• TORG Webpage is available at:

http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/transport/index.htm

• Latest news on Transport Research and Activities within the Group

http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/transport/news/index.htm

• Information on the Foresight Intelligent Infrastructure Study is available at:

http://www.foresight.gov.uk/OurWork/CompletedProjects/IIS/Index.asp

• New book by Pickford and Blythe on ‘Road User Charging and Electronic Tolling’ available at:

http://www.artechhouse.com/Detail.aspx?strBookId=1238

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Bilbao receives the Spanish National Award for “Best Project of the Year” in the field of Freight Transport for the European project FREILOT

Bilbao received in April the National Award for Best Project of the Year in the field of Freight Transport for the European project FREILOT. Asier Abaunza, Deputy Councillor for Traffic and Circulation, received the prize in Barcelona, awarded by the national association ITS España.

The city of Bilbao was awarded, over twelve other candidatures, for its innovative character and for the involvement of the Municipality of Bilbao in the roll-out of the European project FREILOT in a real-life environment: the streets of Bilbao. This initiative, promoted by the Municipality of Bilbao and the Euskadi Mobility and Logistics Cluster with the objective of reducing CO2 emissions by 25%, also aims to reduce the negative effects of traffic, free parking spaces for use by residents and reduce noise, resulting in a greener and less congested city.

The project is 50% funded by the European Commission with total budget of 4 million Euros and is being piloted in Bilbao since last October prior to its possible deployment as a model for urban freight distribution, ready for export to other European cities, fleet operators and users.

Conceived to streamline urban freight distribution, improve energy efficiency and respect the environment, the project consists of an automatic delivery space booking system for delivery vehicles; a simple internet based

interface for the user but with a complex technical and logistical framework needed behind the scenes.

Since its launch, more than 100 carriers have signed up to the initiative. Since March, it has been open to all carriers operating in Bilbao, specifically in the four zones reserved for the project in the city: Licenciado Poza, Santutxu, General Concha y Pérez Galdós.

The FREILOT consortium consists of project leaders ERTICO - ITS Europe, the city of Bilbao, the Euskadi Mobility and Logistics Cluster, Basque companies Azkar, Gertek and Transport Nanuk, the towns of Krakow, Helmond and Ville de Lyon and Grand Lyon, and the agencies and European companies Volvo, Renault Trucks, Peek Traffic Solutions, Interface Transports, Van den Broek Logistics, Polis, Thetis, CERTH, CNRS-LET, University of Lyon and CTAG.

New Urban Goods Distribution Plan

The participation of Bilbao in the FREILOT pilot project is part of the new Urban Freight Distribution Optimisation Plan, which the Municipality of Bilbao and the Euskadi Mobility and Logistics Cluster have headed with the support and collaboration of all the urban freight stakeholders of the city.

It is in this context, and in agreement with all parties, that the Plan came about, with the aim of realising a more comfortable efficient and sustainable distribution system for all and which promotes solutions aimed at lessening the negative effects of traffic, freeing parking spaces for use by residents and reducing noise and CO2 emissions.

For further information on the FREILOT project, please contact:

Zeljko Jeftic, Project Coordinator

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Transport in megacities: Viajeo organises seminar on Brazil-EU Cooperation on Sustainable Transport

A seminar was organised on 12 April in São Paulo at the premises of Viajeo partner IPT - Institute for Technological Research with the support of B.Bice (FP7), the Brazilian Bureau for Enhancing International Cooperation with the European Union. Aimed at sharing best practices in the field of traveller information, ITS for large events and electric mobility, the event had the presence of 70 stakeholders, namely ERTICO partners: DEKRA, Kapsch, Mizar, Navteq, Pluservice and QFree.

Photo: Angel Landabaso, S&T Counsellor, Delegation of the EU

to Brazil and João Gomes de Oliveira, President of IPT

At the seminar opening, the city of São Paulo was addressed by Angel Landabaso, Counsellor for Science and Technology at the EC delegation in Brazil: “If we find a solution for São Paulo, which is at the top of the list of cities with transport problems, then we will find a solution for the whole world”. The counsellor highlighted the need for stakeholders to focus during events such as this seminar on real solutions to be applied in the future, and not only on the discussion of problems and previous results.

The seminar also focused on the application of intelligent solutions for transport used in large events such as the FIFA World Cup 2014 and the Olympic Games 2016 (both of which will take place in Brazil). João Fernando Gomes de Oliveira, president of IPT, commented: “These are two big examples of business opportunities, and a platform such as this seminar is important for the spread of knowledge, especially when a city like São Paulo is facing huge mobility problems”. CET (the São Paulo Traffic Engineering Company)

was invited to present how it currently manages large events in the city of São Paulo, while STADIUM shared their experiences concerning a handbook under preparation for mobility planners and the project’s demonstrator in South Africa.

The European Commission represented by Frédéric Sgarbi, Head of Sector “Advanced Road Vehicles”, DG Research and Innovation, explained the available FP7 instruments for international cooperation between the EU and third countries such as Brazil. He underlined that the EC is looking for a more balanced cooperation, namely through coordinated calls or twinning between the EU and Brazil.

Viajeo in São Paulo: update

Viajeo will integrate its open platform with local components and demonstrate the use of the open platform in four cities: Athens, São Paulo, Beijing and Shanghai. In São Paulo the platform will collect floating vehicle data and integrate it with existing data sources from the traffic control centre. São Paulo site partners are Mizar (leader), AEA, IPT, Magnetti Marelli and USP.

A user needs survey was performed targeting business travellers and local residents. Their views were collected on the available traveller information services, taking note of what kind of improvements could be achieved. At this stage partners are addressing the design and implementation of the platform, which should be completed by September 2011, and kicking off the last stage: the operation and validation of the platform. By the end of the first semester of 2012, the demonstration results will be made available and a public final event will be organised in São Paulo.

For more information contact the Viajeo team.

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FOT-Net interviews Field Operational Test Site Sweden

Field Operational Tests (FOT) are large-scale test programmes aiming at a comprehensive assessment of the efficiency, quality, robustness and acceptance of ICT solutions used for smarter, safer and cleaner and more comfortable transport solutions.

FOT-Net was established by the European Commission to provide a networking platform for public and private stakeholders involved or interested in Field Operational Tests. Since its conception, FOT-Net has become the point of reference on Field Operational Tests, their organisation, set up and results.

Test Site Sweden in Gothenburg is a large-scale functional test site operating since 2008. Test Site Sweden consists of two parts, one in normal traffic in the tunnels and entrances of Gothenburg, and the other using three closed test tracks. Due to its northerly location, climate specific testing can be performed.

In this edition, FOT-Net interviews Peter Follin, Lindholmen Science Park, John-Fredrik Grönvall, Volvo Cars (VCC), and Helena Gellerman, SAFER/Chalmers about Test Site Sweden.

FOT-Net: Could you tell readers a little bit about Test Site Sweden?

Helena Gellerman: Test Site Sweden, based near Gothenburg, Sweden’s second largest city, is operated by SAFER and Lindholmen Science Park. SAFER focuses on in-vehicle data acquisition, data storage and analysis while Lindholmen Science Park

focuses on road infrastructure and back office.

Peter Follin: Test Site Sweden has been the test site for several national and European projects, such as CVIS, SAFESPOT, SeMiFOT and the on-going euroFOT.

Upcoming projects include the DRIVE C2X project where several different use cases, mainly safety related, will be tested and the COSMO project where the “Green light optimal speed” use case will be tested.

John-Fredrik Grönvall: In terms of size and facilities, Test Site Sweden compares well with other European test sites. Presently, Volvo Cars supplies 100 vehicles, with more to be added and AB Volvo supplies 30 trucks. There are

also over 400 taxis supplying floating car data. As a car manufacturer, this is a good place to test car systems with urban roads, highways and test tracks close to each other.

Peter Follin: In terms of available infrastructure, we of course have all the equipment from the CVIS and SAFESPOT projects. For COSMO we will have additional Road Side Units (RSUs) – possibly mobile - once talks with the city authorities are completed.

FOT-Net: What are the specific strengths of Test Site Sweden?

Helena Gellerman: There are several! First of all, and the reason for the three of us being here, is that Test Site Sweden covers all aspects of testing, road infrastructure, data acquisition in vehicles, storage and analysis and the vehicles themselves.

Peter Follin: All the Swedish OEMs are present and active here – Volvo Cars, Volvo Trucks, Saab Automobile and Scania.

Helena Gellerman: This is something quite unique and allows us to go into new projects with a lot of confidence.

John-Fredrik Grönvall: We also have a full range of data acquisition systems, currently being used in SeMiFOT and euroFOT. One particular strength here is the focus on human behaviour and interaction with the systems, for instance with eye tracking – this allows us to measure benefits

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more exactly, evaluate human distraction, interference and acceptance. That is the Swedish approach, to see the driver as part of a system.

Helena Gellerman: A further strength is the effort we have put into data analysis, in addition to acquisition, using tools developed for past projects and currently being employed in SeMiFOT and euroFOT. All the vehicle, traffic, infrastructure and human behaviour data can be collected and analysed here simultaneously. This is used now in the euroFOT project and will be used in upcoming projects too. As we are involved in the whole data chain – from acquisition to analysis – we are well placed to produce high quality data and also to understand the limitations of this data.

Finally, Test Site Sweden also enjoys access to traffic management data in cooperation with the relevant public authorities, notably the national road database and local traffic management system.

FOT-Net: What are the expected results regarding cooperative mobility?

Helena Gellerman: The expectations on the Cooperative Systems projects using Test Site Sweden are twofold. Functionality should be tested with regular drivers, to assess the driver-vehicle-infrastructure interaction, the driver acceptance and the benefits for different stakeholders. The result gives an idea which functions that have the highest market potential.

Peter Follin: The second area of interest is of course the ongoing debate as to which systems should be used in terms of cooperative mobility, and many stakeholders have a strong interest in one or the other of these systems, whether 3G, 4G, 802.11p… Different projects may use different approaches – DRIVE C2X for instance will use 802.11p.

It is difficult to predict which if any will emerge strongest – most likely this will have legal/regulatory aspects…

John-Fredrik Grönvall: It is important that Test Site Sweden supports all possible systems, as when it comes to final deployment it is unlikely to be an either/or issue.

So we must be as open as possible.

FOT-Net: How does Test Site Sweden fit in with the broader deployment strategy?

Peter Follin: There is of course the ITS Action Plan, which is Europe-wide. In Sweden, we have on-going discussions regarding the strategy plan for Cooperative Systems.

Helena Gellerman: We are focusing the functionality and the benefits for different stakeholders, which is the key to the deployment. There are also discussions about which technology to use and here is where Test Site Sweden also can provide value. Our strong links with the relevant authorities and the strong results we get mean that we can provide good data for the government and road authorities.

The most important thing is to make decision makers aware of how cooperative systems work and their benefits.

Peter Follin: We do this by first of all involving them, secondly by showing the data and from there the benefits.

To view Test Site Sweden’s “demo theatre”, first premièred at the 2009 ITS World Congress held in Stockholm, please follow this link. The demos are set up as plays, showing the advantage of the deployed technology in different “real life” situations.

For further information, and to access the FOT-Net newsletter, please click here.

Peter Follin is Project Manager at Lindholmen Science Park, previously involved with CVIS and currently with the EC projects DRIVE C2X and COSMO.

John-Fredrik Grönvall is Senior Engineer and Manager for Volvo Car Traffic Accident Research Centre and involved in SeMiFOT, euroFOT and Drive C2X among others.

Helena Gellerman is Project Manager, FOT/NDS, at SAFER and involved in SeMiFOT, euroFOT and Drive C2X.

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Transport 2050: Commission outlines ambitious plan to increase mobility and reduce emissions

The European Commission today adopted a comprehensive strategy (Transport 2050) for a competitive transport system that will increase mobility, remove major barriers in key areas and fuel growth and employment. At the same time, the proposals will dramatically reduce Europe’s dependence on imported oil and cut carbon emissions in transport by 60% by 2050.

To achieve this will require a transformation in Europe’s current transport system.

By 2050, key goals will include:

• No more conventionally-fuelled cars in cities.• 40% use of sustainable low carbon fuels

in aviation; at least 40% cut in shipping emissions.

• A 50% shift of medium distance intercity passenger and freight journeys from road to rail and waterborne transport.

• All of which will contribute to a 60% cut in transport emissions by the middle of the century.

Vice-President Siim Kallas, responsible for transport said, “Transport 2050 is a roadmap for a competitive transport sector that increases mobility and cuts emissions. We can and we must do both. The widely held belief that you need to cut mobility to fight climate change is simply not true. Competitive transport systems are vital for Europe’s ability to compete in the world, for economic growth, job creation and for peoples’ everyday quality of life. Curbing mobility is not an option; neither is business as usual. We can break the transport system’s dependence on oil without sacrificing its efficiency and compromising mobility. It can be win–win.”

The Transport 2050 roadmap to a Single European Transport Area sets out to remove major barriers and bottlenecks in many key areas across the fields of: transport infrastructure and investment, innovation and the internal market. The aim is to create a Single European Transport Area with more competition and a fully integrated transport network which links the different modes and

allows for a profound shift in transport patterns for passengers and freight. To this purpose, the roadmap puts forward 40 concrete initiatives for the next decade.

The Transport 2050 roadmap sets different goals for different types of journey - within cities, between cities, and long distance.

1. For intercity travel: 50% of all medium-distance passenger and freight transport should shift off the roads and onto rail and waterborne transport.

• By 2050, the majority of medium-distance passenger transport, about 300km and beyond, should go by rail.

• By 2030, 30% of road freight over 300 km should shift to other modes such as rail or waterborne transport, and more than 50% by 2050.

• Deliver a fully functional and EU-wide core network of transport corridors, ensuring facilities for efficient transfer between transport modes (TEN-T core network) by 2030, with a high-quality high-capacity network by 2050 and a corresponding set of information services.

• By 2050, connect all core network airports to the rail network, preferably highspeed; ensure that all core seaports are sufficiently connected to the rail freight and, where possible, inland waterway system.

• By 2020, establish the framework for a European multimodal transport information, management and payment system, both for passengers and freight.

• Move towards full application of “user pays” and “polluter pays” principles and private sector engagement to eliminate distortions, generate revenues and ensure financing for future transport investments.

2. For long-distance travel and intercontinental freight, air travel and ships will continue to dominate. New engines, fuels and traffic management systems will increase efficiency and reduce emissions.

• Low-carbon fuels in aviation to reach 40% by

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2050; also, by 2050, reduce EU CO2 emissions from maritime bunker fuels by 40%.

• A complete modernisation of Europe’s air traffic control system by 2020, delivering the Single European Sky: shorter and safer air journeys and more capacity. Completion of the European Common Aviation Area of 58 countries and 1 billion inhabitants by 2020.

• Deployment of intelligent land and waterborne transport management systems (e.g. ERTMS, ITS, RIS, SafeSeaNet and LRIT1).

• Work with international partners and in international organisations such as ICAO and IMO to promote European competitiveness and climate goals at a global level.

3.For urban transport, a big shift to cleaner cars and cleaner fuels. 50% shift away from conventionally fuelled cars by 2030, phasing them out in cities by 2050.

• Halve the use of ‘conventionally fuelled’ cars

in urban transport by 2030; phase them out in cities by 2050; achieve essentially CO2-free movement of goods in major urban centres by 2030.

• By 2050, move close to zero fatalities in road transport. In line with this goal, the EU aims at halving road casualties by 2020. Make sure that the EU is a world leader in safety and security of transport in aviation, rail and maritime

To download the Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system (White Paper), please click here.

1 European Rail Traffic Management System, Intelligent

Transport Systems (for road transport), River Information

Services, the EU’s maritime information systems, SafeSeaNet

and Long Range Identification and Tracking of vessels.

2010 Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel to perform eSafety

demonstrations at the eSafety Challenge 2011 in Vienna

The Formula One Driver will attend the eSafety Challenge event on 31 May in Vienna, where he will demonstrate eSafety technologies and how they can help to prevent accidents on the roads.

The eSafety Challenge promotes and highlights the life-saving potential of advanced vehicle safety technologies. In its continuous efforts for eSafety deployment, the third edition of the eSafety Challenge will take place at the ÖAMTC Safe Driving Centre Teesdorf, south of the Austrian capital Vienna, on 31 May 2011.

Much as in the event’s two previous incarnations (Vallelunga, Italy in 2009 and last year’s show at Millbrook, UK) an array of activities is being prepared to show delegates the potential of eSafety systems to save lives on our roads. A particular highlight will once again be the technology demonstrations opened by celebrity drivers and hands-on driving sessions for delegates that should not be missed.

Over 300 delegates and journalists are expected to attend the high-level conference, which will feature presentations from, among a distinguished line-up, FIA and eSafetyAware President, Jean Todt and Werner Kraus, President of ÖAMTC.

As for the demonstrations, twelve technologies will be showcased, focusing on Electronic Stability Control, Blind Spot Monitoring, Park Assist, ABS for Motorcycles, eCall, Lane Support Systems, Speed Alert, Eco-driving, Warning and Emergency Braking Systems, Adaptive Headlights and Tyre Pressure Monitoring.

Admittance to the event is free, but registrations will be handled on a first come, first serve basis. For more information and registration, please click here.

www.eSafetyChallenge.eu

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Future mobility takes centre stage in May

Germany is moving into the focus of the global discussion on the future of mobility for a ten-day period, with three major international events between 18 and 28 May.

The organisers are the International Transport Forum of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), the tyre manufacturer Michelin, and the energy company Shell.

The 11th Challenge Bibendum will be held at the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin from 18 to 22 May – it is one of the most important global platforms for sustainable road mobility. This environmental summit, launched by Michelin in 1998, works for clean, safe, networked mobility.

(www.challengebibendum.com)

The International Transport Forum 2011 will be held in Leipzig from 25 to 27 May. This annual summit of transport ministers from around the world will be complemented by a top-level conference on “Transport for Society”. (www.internationaltransportforum.org/2011)

This year’s Shell Eco-marathon Europe will be held at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Brandenburg from 26 to 28 May – it is the biggest sustainable mobility event, with 220 student teams from all European countries at the start of the competition for the most energy-efficient vehicle.

(www.shell.com/eco-marathon)

“Better mobility for the 21st century is the aim,” explained Jack Short, Secretary General of the International Transport Forum at the OECD. “The challenge for policy makers and industry is to put people and their mobility needs even more at the centre. At the International Transport Forum’s 2011 summit in Leipzig, ministers and decision makers will focus on how to further improve the benefits of transport for individuals and society, while minimising any adverse effects”

“Mobility is a global issue for the future,” said Peter Ramsauer, Federal Transport Minister, “and we have to tackle it in an intelligent and sustainable way. We need to adopt new approaches and create innovative concepts, especially as the volume of goods transport is expected to increase by as much as 80% in Germany alone by 2025. Alternative drive systems will be essential, and better networking of all modes of transport. We are on the right track for that, working together with industry and scientific organisations.”

“The challenge for the automotive industry is to find the golden mean between environmental needs and driving enjoyment, getting the balance right between engine specification, weight and size, and thus reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions,” declares Dr. Patrick Oliva, Corporate Vice President Prospective and Sustainable Development, Michelin Group. “If we give free rein to our imaginations, we are convinced that road transport has a brilliant future ahead of it, and will help to promote worldwide development and the quality of road travel. That is the future we will talk about at Challenge Bibendum.”

“For Shell, smarter mobility means helping our customers to be more fuel efficient today, while finding new ways to deliver a cleaner transport system for tomorrow,” said Peter Voser, CEO Royal Dutch Shell plc. “Shell Eco-marathon has an important role to play because it inspires a young generation of engineers and scientists to think creatively about fuel efficiency, and to put new ideas into practice.”

For more information on the three events, please contact:

• Thomas Hermann, Project Management - Challenge Bibendum

• Michael Kloth, International Transport Forum - OECD

• Cornelia Wolber, Shell Eco-marathon - Shell

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14th eSafety Forum Plenary Meeting ReportThe 14th eSafety Forum Plenary meeting took place on 6-7 April 2011 at the Diamant Centre in Brussels and gathered over 80 eSafety Forum members.

The meeting was opened by Zoran Stančič, the Deputy Director-General of the Directorate General of Information Society and Media and gave in its first day an overview of the eSafety Forum Working Groups and eSafety Observers Network activities in the last six months, presented the new eSafety Forum Goals (the results of the Expert Consultation run from December 2011 to March 2011) and the new list of eSafety Recommendations.

The second day of the meeting was chaired by Juhani Jääskeläinen, Head of Unit of the ICT for Transport Unit (DG INFSO, EC). The eSafety community was informed about the latest EU

Policy developments (Digital Agenda for Europe, White paper ‘European Transport Policy 2020’ and the Strategic Transport Technology Plan) and gave updates on the 7th Framework Programme (FP7) and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP). Insight was moreover provided by the EC representatives on the future research in ICT for Transport, among the presented activities being ERTRAC, Green Car Advisory Group and the eSafety Forum RTD Working Group.

The meeting’s materials and presentations are now available online here.

The next eSafety Forum Plenary meeting will take place on 24 October 2011 and will host the 5th ceremony of the eSafety Awards.

For more information about the eSafety Forum events please visit the iCar Support website or contact us by clicking here.

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Brainport region presents future mobility conceptsPublic very welcome at Automotive Week 2011

The Automotive Week 2011, to be held from 14-22 May 2011 in the Brainport region (Eindhoven-Helmond) in the Netherlands, has the theme of Building the future in mobility. Numerous events during the week will take visitors to the near future of car-based mobility. For example, in the Cooperative Driving Weekend the focus is on the development of cooperative driving. Members of the public are very welcome to take a look at the experiments on the A270 highway on Sunday 15 May, showing how cooperative driving can help reduce both traffic congestion and emissions. On Sunday 22 May, Helmond Classic Car takes the public on a journey through 125 years of automotive technology. As well as showing a large number of classic cars, the event also features the history of electric cars and alternative fuels such as biofuels.

Cooperative Driving Weekend: cooperative driving keeps traffic moving

Traffic volumes around the world are expected to increase greatly in the coming years. New developments are needed to keep traffic moving, to reduce congestion (including jams caused by ‘shockwaves’), and to increase safety, sustainability and driving comfort. One of the solutions is cooperative driving. The latest developments in this area will be shown in three unique experiments to be held on the A270 near Helmond during the Cooperative Driving Weekend on 14 and 15 May. Members of the public are very welcome to see these experiments on Sunday 15 May. The experiments focus mainly on cooperation and communication between cars themselves and between cars and the roadside infrastructure. The A270 will be closed to traffic specially for these experiments in the weekend of 14 and 15 May, and the Beekstraat viaduct over the A270 in Nuenen will be used as a public tribune with an

excellent view of the experiments. There will also be information stands about cooperative driving, explanations of the experiments by guides, and facilities for both children and adults to test the knowledge they have gained about cooperative driving. Free Automotive Week buses will run from Helmond and Eindhoven central stations, for people who want to see the experiments and take part in the public programme. Because of the expected high level of interest in the free public programme, visitors are asked to register in advance here.

Helmond Classic Car presents 125 years of automotive technology

Not only the future but also the history of automotive technology will be highlighted during the Automotive Week. ECMD (European Centre for Mobility Documentation) and NCAD (Netherlands Centre for Autohistoric Documentation), together with the Helmond region Rotary Club, are jointly organising the Helmond Classic Car event on Sunday 15 May. This exhibition showing the development of automotive technology from the end of the 19th century will be held on the High Tech Automotive Campus. The exhibition is zoned into a series of decades with the corresponding classic cars, allowing visitors to take a journey through time and to follow automotive developments decade by decade. There are also presentations of the history of the electric car, alternative powertrains such as the gas turbine and the Wankel engine, and alternative fuels such as hydrogen and biofuels.

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‘Country zones’ will be built at different locations in the inner city of Helmond, which will be closed to traffic for the occasion, showing historic, classic and other special vehicles produced in those countries.

For a combined visit there is a free bus service between the High Tech Automotive Campus and the centre of Helmond.

Brainport region as the week’s international stage for smart mobility

As well as public events, there will further be a range of other events for international

professionals during Automotive Week, making the Brainport region an international stage for the latest technological developments in the field of smart mobility for the entire week. For secondary school students who are interested in automotive technology, there is also the Automotive DAY on Saturday 21 May, at which they can find out more about a range of automotive education courses at different levels.

For more information, please click here.

For further queries, please contact Paul Splinter

Fifth FOT-Net Stakeholders Workshop

The theme of the 5th Stakeholders workshop on 24 March was “Deployment Roadmap: how FOTs are used to reach policy goals”. It provided a forum for discussion on deployment best practices and the role of public authorities in the definition and implementation of FOTs. Public Authorities have a key interest in FOT results as these will support them in establishing the right policy framework for the deployment of ITS.

Different approaches for the use of FOTs towards deployment were presented from Europe, US and Japan, each with their particularities and challenges. Some approaches are more innovation oriented but not necessarily more harmonised, while others are embedded in a policy framework but could benefit from the contribution of other stakeholders for defining the FOT research programme and questions.

Participants also discussed the important role of dissemination in FOTs by:

• linking politicians to experts. There is a need to involve policy makers in the process and raise their awareness, as they are the ones defining mobility goals and means. Experts can help them avoid taking uninformed decisions about mobility;

• using the FOTs as an awareness raising activity and training, as regards those who will subsequently be using the systems that are being tested, as well as those who can set an example, e.g. politicians. Drivers could be used as role models and to generate acceptance;

• creating support from stakeholders. FOTs can provide a safe platform for all stakeholders to work together.

European FOT related activities also looked into how the project results can be transferred to stakeholders: what is the exploitation plan, what will be done after the FOT is completed to ensure deployment?

FOT-Net also took this opportunity to highlight its new activities: the revision of the FESTA methodology, the plans for FOT knowledge transfer (seminars) and the development of methodological tools to identify stakeholder needs.

Presentations are available by clicking here.

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FIA News: ABS for motorbikes will save lives now, we cannot afford to wait until 2017

“We cannot afford to wait until 2017 to make the Antilock Braking System (ABS) compulsory in motorcycles. Our figures show that thousands of road fatalities could be prevented by acting now,” said Luca Pascotto, Mobility Director for FIA Region I, at a public hearing of the European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection on 22 March.

Referring to estimations carried out by the Italian Automobile club ACI which considered the affect of ABS on crashes at

intersections and rear end collisions, he said “Looking at an overview of fatal accidents in Italy in 2008, out of 1155 fatalities, ACI found that ABS would definitely have saved 140 lives and it would have completely avoided the crash in 122 cases. As a total, that amounts to 23% of crashes which could have been avoided or definitely influenced by ABS. These results are backed up by similar tests carried out in Germany by ADAC, who based their estimations on the share of accidents caused by looking at the key areas of emergency braking and braking stability.”

Pascotto said that consumer tests carried out by the FIA’s European Automobile Clubs demonstrate that ABS results

in better driving stability during braking as well as a reduction of the emergency braking distance (up to 25% on wet roads).

He warned, however, that ABS for motorcycles on its own will not automatically enhance road safety, saying “Only through ABS driving and braking practice will there be real improvements

on safety. The FIA supports the Safe System approach which focuses on the road user, the vehicle and the road infrastructure in order to reduce road injuries. Motorcyclists can make mistakes, but we need a coherent system which mitigates the risk of accidents. ABS has an important role to play as part of that system, reducing casualties in emergency situations.”

The FIA recommendations are as follows:

• Improved safety training for riders with specific information campaigns for consumers;

• Medium-performance motorcycles (> 125cc, max 35kW) and high performance motorcycles (>125 cm3, over 35 kW) should be equipped as soon as possible with the Antilock Braking System (ABS). We should not lose more lives by waiting until 2017 to make it mandatory;

• The Combined Braking System (CBS) and Advanced Braking System do not have the same safety performance of ABS. Consumers should be clearly informed on the safety technologies available. ABS must be refined to cover only those systems which are concerned by wheel lock.

The meeting was chaired by Malcolm Harbour MEP, Chairman of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, while other speakers included the rapporteur responsible for guiding this piece of legislation through the European Parliament, Wim van de Camp MEP, as well as other representatives from different motorcycle interest groups.

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White Paper on Transport focus on ITS welcomed but higher costs threaten consumer trust, says FIA

The focus on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), eSafety Systems and eCall emergency services in the European Commission’s new White Paper on Transport has been welcomed by FIA Region I – representing 36 million motorists across its 100 member clubs - but concerns have been raised that the Commission’s moves to restrict mobility and impose unpredictable costs in the long-term could lose the trust of consumers.

Jacob Bangsgaard, Director General of FIA Region I said “The Commission has taken our view that the combination of ITS and improved driver behaviour is the best way to fight congestion, improve safety and lower the environmental impacts of mobility. However, its focus on restricting mobility and raising new costs in the long-term risks losing the trust of consumers.”

ITS, eSafety and driver behaviour

Commenting on the Commission’s support for ITS and eSafety systems, Mr Bangsgaard said: “The Commission has recognised the role ITS can play to improve fuel efficiency and for better management of the road network, while also supporting eSafety Technologies. Many accidents on the roads due to human errors could be avoided. The advanced safety systems available for cars today like Electronic Stability Control, Blind Spot Monitoring, Lane Support Systems, Speed Alerts, Warning and Emergency Braking Systems, and Adaptive Headlights can support the driver and limit both accident risk and severity.”

“For the first time, users have been involved in the process as a key driver to improve the sustainability of the transport sector. Take for example eco-driving: long-term analysis shows that the promotion of educational driving schemes can increase the fuel efficiency of passenger cars by up to ten per cent”, he said, adding “The technology based approach adopted by the Commission is the right one. Information and communication technologies are fundamental in order to achieve a cleaner and more energy-efficient mobility of goods and people.”

For more information, please click here.

ITS United Kingdom and the IET on the value of ITS

ITS United Kingdom, the Intelligent Transport Systems association for the UK, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) have jointly published “Can we really do more at less cost with the UK Road Network?” The short, high level document aims to inform audiences about the value of Intelligent Transport Systems against the background of the current cut backs in public sector spending in the UK.

ITS (UK) and the IET have worked together in common areas of interest for more than a decade, and are delighted to publish jointly what they consider to be a timely and accessible document at a time when tough funding decisions are being made in transport as in every other area of UK public spending.

Picture shows “Can

we really do more

at less cost with the

UK Road Network?”

For further information, please contact: Jennie Martin ITS (UK)

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TTS Italia News: Ministry of Interior / Police Service Road and three new companies in TTS Italia

The Board of Directors of TTS Italia approved at its meeting on 13 April 2011 the accession of the Department of Public Security of the Ministry of Interior (Road Police Service) as supporting member. The Directive Board also approved the membership of the following companies as ordinary members:• Adria Infrastrutture, a company operating in the construction and management of highway

infrastructure projects. In the ITS sector, it deals with the various aspects of electronic toll and traffic services;

• Almaviva Tsf, a company of the Almaviva Group operating in the sector of Information and Communication Technology service in the field of Transport and Logistics;

• Intecs SpA, a company active in the design and development of electronic high-tech systems in space, the defense, transport, telecommunications markets. In the transport sector, Intecs is developing software for rail transport and the automotive industry.

Second edition of the online training course on ITS by the Politecnico of Turin and TTS ItaliaThe Department for Transport of the Politecnico of Turin, a TTS Italia ordinary member, is organising in collaboration with TTS Italia a second edition of the innovative online training course on ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems). The course will start on 20 June at the Politecnico of Turin, and will subsequently continue over the next months by distance, thanks to a multimodal and interactive online tool developed by Politecnico with the support of the Italian Ministry for Infrastructure and Transport.

The course is based on several online lessons with sequential levels that the user will be able to manage as he/she prefers. However, the user has to pass each level to access the next one. The course will end on 15 November with the issuing of certificates to all participants having completed the course. This new edition will also include an optional session in English.

JAMA, the Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association,

visited ERTICO last March. It was represented by members of the ITS Subcommittee, Smart Systems Experts Group: Masao Fukushima and Seiki Takahashi from Nissan and Masayoshi Ito from Mitsubishi.

The delegation presented the Cooperative ITS development activities in Japan. In that context, traffic safety remains an important issue with trends in Japan showing that many of the accidents involve vulnerable road users: pedestrians, bicyclists and elderly drivers. Many of the accidents are known to be related to rear-end collisions, lane departure, pedestrians and intersections. To counteract and decrease these patterns it is believed that cooperative systems play a crucial role. Current and future ITS developments in Japan will focus on vulnerable road users and traffic safety on minor roads, such as in residential areas.

The national initiative ITS-Safety 2010 (a national project by public and private sectors) which has been focusing on updating Cooperative Driving Safety Support Systems using V-I, V-V has been an effective way to promote ITS and it is expected that the next stage of ITS-Safety 2010 will tackle these remaining safety problems.

For more information contact Irina Silva.

JAMA visits ERTICO

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M2M: The Future is Now with Smart energy technology

Smart cars, smart homes, smart grids - the world is getting serious about energy conservation and environmental protection, turning to “intelligent” wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) technology for help. Imagine a world where your dishwasher, air conditioner or washing machine “talks“ to a smart meter in your home, which in

turn automatically “negotiates” with the utility company for the best rates. Sounds futuristic? Not so! M2M smart meters can remotely control home appliances, automatically running them at the most opportune times to help conserve energy, reduce costs and increase reliability and transparency between energy providers and consumers.

Now, imagine a future where the air is always clear and the roads are filled with clean burning electric “smart” cars, providing drivers with the latest traffic and route information, instant communication with emergency road services and even directions and wait times for the nearest eCar charging station. In mega-city complexes in the Middle East, the future is now and eCar infrastructure is being built with new roads.

CINTERION is at the forefront of M2M technology and is working with partners around the globe on next generation M2M technology that seamlessly connects machines, smart grids, vehicles and much more.

In a smart grid, all power generators, including solar plants, wind mills and traditional power sources, can automatically exchange consumption and data between utility companies and consumers. When each point is connected, the entire grid can be controlled and power distribution can be modified, as necessary, for efficiency and to prevent brown or blackouts. A case in point is eCar charging stations: the charging process may be automatically slowed during peak consumption times while the driver is at dinner and a movie. The car is fully charged when the driver returns but the automatic adjustment eliminates the utility company’s need to generate additional power to accommodate extra demand – and the driver gets a better rate for electricity! The smart grid also allows utilities to switch between energy producers, drawing from clean energy sources when weather conditions are favourable.

M2M technology offers immediate, easy and cost effective “smart“ living today!

For more information, please click here.

Photo: Holger Lenz

Director Business Development,

Cinterion

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Piedmont Integrated Ticket to promote collective public transport systems

The main objective of Project BIP (Biglietto Integrato Piemonte, Piedmont Integrated Ticket) is to promote collective public transport systems by improving accessibility through a regional integrated ticket and fare integration.

Besides the main objective, there are actions for promotion and information to users (actual real-time, waiting time and distance covered), the increase of personal security both for operators and users through on-board surveillance systems, and the certification of the service delivered in relation to quantity and quality.

The quantities involved in this realisation are relevant: 420 urban and extra-urban buses, agencies belonging to 18 different companies, 315 retailers, 25 depots throughout the territory, 19 million km per year.

The provision for the project was committed in 2010 to the consortium between Pluservice and Thales Italia and the issuing of multiservice smart cards was delivered in January 2011. The system has been fully operative since March, after assessment by Piedmont Region officials of full compliance with regional interoperability standards.

The unique characteristic of the system is that the 18 companies involved – by sharing a common control centre for all activities and processes regarding ticketing, monitoring and video-surveillance – maintain their complete autonomy in management of their own data and confidential information (business and administrative organisation), in order to ensure confidentiality of specifications and data.

In this project, Pluservice has designed and realised all procedures for issuing, validating and topping up tickets on electronic smart cards, their checking by inspectors, as well as devices and software for real-time monitoring of all active vehicles. For each company involved, everything was realised by integrating all IT procedures managing crew and fleet shifts.

Thanks to this system, citizens will have access to real-time and detailed information on transport services (travel indications, waiting time at the stops, etc.), while company authorities will have wide availability of data deriving from issued and used e-tickets. Such data will be useful for measuring public transport services, and gradually fulfilling the real expectations of users.

In the control centre, all vehicles are

monitored in real time

Transport operators analyse data to have

a better understanding of the demand

and re-organise services accordingly

Ticket officers help the user

choose a type of ticket

PluService’s solutions for the BIP Cuneo system

1. Central ticketing system

• Integration with service data and work-shift data of the various companies

• Integration with accounting data from the various companies (import and export)

• Management of an advanced info-mobility

system to ensure real-time information to users on routes

• Synchronisation and management of a single database

• Definition of parameters and fare policies• Monitoring and related service certification

(AVM)• Management of smart cards and card holders

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• Management of equipment• Management of data exchange between centre

and peripherals• Reporting and Business Intelligence on Sales,

Income, Check and Anti-fraud

2. Complete position in the ticket office for issuing, topping up and renewing smart cards

3. POS in points of sale for top-up/renewal of smart cards

4. Terminals for inspectors of on-board checks

5. On-board systems for AVM and ticketing (on-board ticket issuing)

6. Depository systems for data exchange between the company’s control centre and buses

For more information, please visit the website of PluService.net

eSafety Awards 2011 - NominationsFifth edition of the eSafety Awards “Rewarding excellence in

deployment of eSafety systems”Background

The eSafety initiative brings together the European Commission, Public Authorities, Industry and other stakeholders in a drive to accelerate the development, deployment and use of intelligent vehicle safety systems, so called eSafety systems and thus contribute to the European Commission’s ambitious 2001 goal of halving the number of fatalities on Europe Roads by 2010. Over the last years the eSafety Forum has increased its visibility and it is now recognised worldwide as the driving force in promoting eSafety development and deployment in Europe.

The Award Scheme

The eSafety Awards provide an invaluable opportunity to highlight the successes of the most outstanding, ambitious and innovative eSafety deployments and to reward those people and organisations most worthy of recognition and praise.

This year there are three Award categories:

1. Policy AwardNominates a person or team from a public administration body which has taken the lead in implementing measures to facilitate eSafety deployment in Europe.

2. Industry/Technology AwardNominates a person or team from a company or industry initiative which has played a key role in accelerating deployment of eSafety systems in Europe.

3. National / Local ITS Implementation AwardNominates an action such as a pilot, Field operational test (FOT), etc. which has accelerated ITS implementation at National / Local level acting as a European showcase.

Please send us your nominations for the eSafety Awards 2011!

The Awards ceremony 2011

The fifth edition of the eSafety Awards Ceremony will take place on 24 October 2011, in the next eSafety Forum Plenary meeting in Brussels, Belgium.

The eSafety Forum members were invited to send their nominations for the candidates for the three categories of the Awards (above) by 20 May 2011.

For more information please contact us at info@icarsupport.eu

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ITS United Kingdom looks back at a successful Traffex

ITS United Kingdom, the Intelligent Transport Systems association for the UK, had a successful Traffex 2011 exhibition with a busy stand, an enjoyable networking dinner, and a high profile in the Traffex Seminar programme.

ITS (UK) Foundation Members Serco sponsored the ITS (UK) stand, which enabled a better service to be provided to ITS (UK) Members while giving Serco a base in the exhibition.

Photo shows the ITS (UK) stand at Traffex

Guy Wolfenden, Business Development Director at Serco commented: “We had an excellent three days at Traffex and we’re delighted to have supported the ITS UK stand. The exhibition and being on the ITS-UK stand enabled us to speak with a broad range of clients and partners – both familiar and new - from the UK and overseas. These discussions had a recurring theme: with the tightening of budgets, the whole sector is searching for transformative approaches to traditional services. The aim is to drive real efficiencies and deliver the outcomes that matter to the public.”

Jennie Martin, Secretary General of ITS (UK), said that “Working with Serco in this way raised our profile in the exhibition and brought new contacts to our stand, as well as allowing us to strengthen our relationship with Serco staff.”

The ITS (UK) Traffex Dinner was held as usual in the beautiful surroundings of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The dinner was attended by over 70 people in a very convivial atmosphere. In another example of working with ITS (UK) to make the most of the opportunity offered by Traffex 2011, AGD Systems sponsored the dinner and added to the enjoyment with a competition for “most travelled table of guests” which they would have won, with their Australian dinner guests, but as they graciously stepped aside, CitySync carried off the prize.

The dinner host, Ian Hind, Commercial Director of AGD Systems, said “It gives us great pleasure to sponsor the 25th anniversary Traffex dinner and to entertain our guests in such an outstanding setting. It is wonderful to celebrate success and by working together we can create mutually rewarding partnerships for the future”. AGD Systems were winners of the Innovation Award in the prestigious 25 Years of Traffex awards, which had been open to voting by the whole UK transport community in the run-up to the show.

In the Traffex Seminar programme, ITS (UK) organised well attended sessions on UTMC, ITS for environmental benefit, and an insightful look at the future for ITS by Andy Graham of White Willow Consulting.

Jennie Martin commented: “Delegate and exhibitor numbers at Traffex have held up very well in the current transport investment climate, and the three days showed that the UK ITS industry is determined to make the most of current opportunities while at the same time looking to the future with the confidence which comes from the knowledge that in many areas of ITS, the UK was a pioneer and continues to lead.”

Enquiries:

Jennie Martin - ITS (UK)

Tel: +44 (0)20 7709 3003

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ITS United Kingdom presents: Annual Conference and Dinner 2011

More for Less with Intelligent Transport SystemsMonday 16 May 2011 – Dinner 19.00 for 19.30

Tuesday 17 May 2011 – Conference 09.30–16.00

Thinktank

Birmingham Science Museum, Millenium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham B4 7XG

ITS United Kingdom is the UK’s society for all who work in the Intelligent Transport Systems sector. Our annual conference is designed to bring together ITS professionals from all areas of the industry, and offers a broad perspective on ITS and wide opportunities for making and renewing contacts. The theme for our 2011 conference is how ITS can help those responsible for transport delivery, policy and strategy deliver their objectives at a time of financial austerity.

Presentations will cover examples of where ITS has already been used to deliver more for less, and also details of current ITS research or project work which will deliver more for less in the future. Presentations focus on defining and evidencing more, and take their themes from many different areas of transport and ITS implementations, including the movement of both people and goods, and a range of transport modes.

Young professionals are particularly welcome to attend, and ITS (UK) would like to see many more young professionals attend as delegates.

Who will attend?• Highways Authorities• Government• Research establishments• Transport operators• Consultancies• Manufacturers• Service providers

Programme Committee:• Jeremy Evans, Transport for London, Vice

Chairman, ITS (UK)• Theo Quick, Logica, Technical Director, ITS

(UK)• Neal Skelton, Head of Professional Services,

ITS (UK)• Jennie Martin, Secreatry General, ITS (UK)

Annual Conference Presentations include:

• Graham Muspratt, Clearview Traffic Group Ltd - Smart, Sustainable SCOOT / SCATS – Alternative vehicle detection for SCOOT / SCATS applications

• Gavin Jackman, TRL - How SCOOT supports Authorities in Smoothing the Traffic Flow and getting more for less, the latest data and benefits collected – The London Case Study

• Jason Robinson, TfL - London’s integrated Traffic System - an ITS Architecture approach to delivery

• Jason Moss, Mouchel - All aboard for the travel information revolution

• Neil Herron, Activ8 Vps (Virtual Parking Solutions) - Virtual Parking Solutions ... Intelligent Management of restricted kerbspace for smarter cities

• Andy Haddon, Evive Intelligent Transport Systems Ltd - Telematics delivering charging bay certainty to electric vehicle users

• Gary McFarlane, Access4all - The ‘Smart’ way to improve access for disabled drivers

• Andy Graham, White Willow Consulting - The benefits of working closely with government - The value of the learning gained and applicability and implications for the UK of a recent demonstration project

• Jeremy Wiggin, Norfolk County Council and Gary Umpleby, Hogia - Delivering “More for Less” - Norfolk County Council’s Public Transport ITS Success Story

• John French, IT4Automation - Review, reuse, release and extend: Change the way you exploit existing low cost comms assets to deliver new IP services

• Jonathan Walter, WSP - Reducing ITS maintenance costs: a risk-based approach

The Conference will be chaired by:

• Jeremy Evans, Transport for London (invited)• Joanne Dodds, Scott Wilson

The programme may be subject to changes.

For more information, please click here.

Enquiries: Jennie Martin - ITS (UK)

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• Participate in Intertraffic Istanbul 2011!, Turkey 25-27 May 2011

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• MOSARIM workshop “Automotive Radar Interference Mitigation and Countermeasures”, Ispra, Italy 26 May 2011

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• P3ITS Final Workshop: Make PCP your tool for ITS deployment!, Lyon, France 9 June 2011

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