The development of a national road traffic information policy in France

This article describes the parallel evolution of road information and intelligent transport systems and settles the historic context that lead France to establish its own national policy for road information.

ITS have entered the Second Stage in Japan

This article describes the rapid growth of car navigation systems, VICS and ETC, and the causes of this growth and also reveals the effects of these systems. Next it explains efforts to realize "Smart Mobility for All" that has been announced as the goal of the second stage of ITS.

e-Transport: smart solutions for new world economies

This article deals with the results of the 3rd South African Society for ITS (SASITS) International Conference and Exhibition which was held at the Cape Town International Conference Centre, South Africa, 10 - 13 May 2005 on the benefits that ITS technologies can offer to leverage resources and provide innovative solutions were the focus of the.

Understanding each other in Intelligent Transport Systems: an introduction to ITS terminology

One of the main PIARC missions is to facilitate technological exchanges in the context of road and road transportation. PIARC has noticed the recent development of New Information Technologies and Communications in the world and acts towards the establishment of adapted terminology.

Intelligent transport systems make progress around the Developing World

This paper attempts to identify the major patterns of ITS development and deployment in these countries and highlights how ITS can help to tackle the emerging transport problems.