Volkswagen on June 23 showcased several automated driver assistance technologies as part of a demonstration by participants in Germany’s “AKTIV” road safety and traffic management project. Volkswagen primarily performed research within sub-projects focused on pedestrian and cyclist safety, integrated lateral assistance, driver awareness and safety, and situation-responsive driving.
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MAN Nutzfahrzeuge and several other members of Germany’s AKTIV partnership this week demonstrated results from a four-year ITS (intelligent transport systems) research project at TUV Rheinland’s vehicle testing grounds in Mendig, Germany. The AKTIV project’s overarching goal is to develop innovative solutions for intelligent traffic safety and flow, while MAN’s research was specifically on traffic safety and the avoidance of traffic jams, by utilizing vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication.
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A July 1 workshop in Darmstadt, Germany will explore the security challenges associated with vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications in next-generation intelligent transport systems (ITS). The workshop will present results from new projects conducted by the EU’s EVITA (E-Safety Vehicle Intrusion Protected Applications) research program, according the workshop’s organizers.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation is soliciting suggestions for the development of “transformative” wireless applications linking travelers, vehicles, transportation management systems, and other infrastructure. The goal is to “improve the performance of the transportation system and to improve the nature, accuracy, precision, and/or speed of dynamic decision making by transportation system managers and travelers.”
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The Research and Innovative Technology Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation is in the midst of the first year of a five-year strategic plan for research on intelligent transportation systems (ITS). The plan “explores the potentially transformative capabilities of wireless technology to make surface transportation safer, smarter, and greener and ultimately enhance livability for Americans,” says the DOT.
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