 Telematics Applications for Transport Introduction to Transport Telematics What is Transport Telematics
An efficient transport system is vital for Europe. Transport provides mobility and freedom, and is a key factor in work and leisure. The development of Transport Telematics through the European Research and Development Programmes has already led to the introduction of some Transport Telematics Services, with others soon to be implemented. The services need to operate within an environment of conflicting demands and requirements while maintaining (or even achieving a more) balanced approach to the overall transport network.
In order to provide a detailed yet understandable review of Transport Telematics Services, they are presented under the following sub-headings:
Demand Management, Traffic Operation and Control
Travel and Traffic Information Services
Tolling, Electronic Payment and Booking
Collective Transport Systems
Commercial Vehicle Operations
Advanced Vehicle Safety Systems
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| Demand Management, Traffic Operation and Control |
| These services will help network operators manage traffic. Traffic control procedures and mechanisms are provided. Planning and network maintenance functions are included. Services will help improve emergency notification and response times and facilitate resource allocation. |
| Traffic Information (as a tool for traffic management) |
The basic information for all traffic management and planning functions. It includes use of VMS and RDS-TMC for traffic management purposes |
| Incident Management |
Helps officials to quickly identify traffic incidents and implement a response to minimise negative effects on traffic |
| Travel Demand Management |
Supports policies and regulations designed to mitigate the environmental and social impacts of traffic congestion |
| Traffic Control |
Manages the movement of vehicles on urban and inter-urban road networks. |
| Enforcement |
Provides automatic systems for detecting contraventions to traffic laws. |
| Emergency Management |
Reduces time it takes to respond to emergency situations. It includes (1) Emergency Handling: support for optimisation of decisions to handle emergencies (including hazardous goods) and to minimise consequences of emergency situations; (2) Emergency Notification and Personal Security: Provides immediate and automatic notification of an incident and an immediate request for assistance |
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| Travel and Traffic Information Services |
| These services provide information to assist travellers to plan trips and during the course of their journeys. They include added value services using data on recent and forecast network performance. This will help travellers to avoid congestion and adjust their trip planning. Use of high occupancy vehicles / car sharing can be encouraged. |
| Pre Trip Travel Information |
Provides information for trip planning: selecting the best departure times, transportation modes and routes |
| On Trip Information |
Driver advisories and in-vehicle signing improve convenience and safety e.g. RDS-TMC; parking information guidance; similarly on collective transport vehicles |
| Traveller Services Information |
Provides a reference directory, or "yellow pages", of service information - quick access to travel related services and facilities |
| Navigation and Route Guidance |
Provides travellers with vehicle location information and electronic road maps. Route guidance gives simple instructions on how to reach destinations. Guidance can be "static" or responsive to traffic conditions (dynamic). |
| Ride Matching and Reservation |
Makes ride sharing more convenient |
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| Tolling, Electronic Payment and Booking |
| Electronic payment services will link all modes of transportation (inter modality) under one simple, convenient payment system. This new system will help reduce delays in fee collection and provide accurate data for systems management. It will go beyond the application only in the transport sector. |
| Electronic Tolling |
Provides for collection of tolls automatically, without the vehicle having to stop |
| Other Payment Services |
Allows users to pay electronically for transportation services such as fares for collective transport and parking charges, inter alia with "Smart Cards" |
| Booking Service |
Using on-line communications allow to find availability of space and reserve it (places in collective transport, parking or tourist related events) |
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| Collective Transport Services |
| These services improve efficiency, safety, and effectiveness of collective transportation systems for providers and customers. This category of services will make collective transportation more attractive to potential customers. |
| On Trip Information |
Provides information to travellers using collective transport after they begin their trip (e.g. bus stop information). |
| Collective Transportation Management |
Automates operations, planning, and management functions of collective transit systems |
| Personalised Public Transit |
Flexibly routed transit vehicles offer more convenient service to customers |
| Public Travel Security |
Creates a secure environment to travellers, patrons and operators of collective transport facilities |
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| Commercial Vehicle Operations |
| This bundle of services will help streamline administrative procedures, innovative safety, and help efficiently manage commercial fleets. |
| Commercial Freight and Fleet Management |
Provides communications between drivers, dispatchers, and intermodal transportation providers |
| Commercial Vehicle Administrative Processes |
Provides electronic purchasing of credentials for operators and drivers and automated mileage and fuel reporting |
| Commercial Vehicle Electronic Clearance |
Facilitates domestic and international border clearance, minimising stops |
| Automated Roadside Safety Inspection |
Facilitates roadside inspections |
| On Board Safety Monitoring |
Senses the safety status of a commercial vehicle, cargo and driver |
| Hazardous Goods Incident Notification |
Provides immediate notification of an incident and immediate request for assistance |
| Intermodal Transport and Terminal Management |
Provides communication between intermodal operators of road, rail, waterway infrastructure |
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| Advanced Vehicle Safety Systems |
| Provide various forms of collision avoidance and safety precautions for vehicles of all modes of transport (car, rail, road, waterborne). Automated vehicles remain a longer term objective. |
| Longitudinal Collision Avoidance |
Helps prevent head-on and rear-end collisions between vehicles and other objects or pedestrians |
| Lateral Collision Avoidance |
Helps prevent collisions when vehicles leave their lane of travel |
| Intersection Collision Avoidance |
Helps prevent collisions at intersections |
| Pre-crash Restraint Deployment |
Anticipates an imminent collision and activates passenger safety systems prior to collision |
| Vision Enhancement for Crash Avoidance |
Improves the ability to see the way ahead and objects that are on or along the way |
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