Intelligent transport systems (ITS), activities at the European Union level

Description of the current state of play with deployment of ITS in Europe. Analysis of its contribution to the provision of safe, efficient and sustainable transport, fit for the twenty first century. List of the domains that need to be pursued to safeguard interoperability between systems and services across organisational and jurisdictional boundaries.

Accompanying measures for rehabilitation of the Antwerp ring road

Rehabilitation of the Antwerp ring road and description of the cooperation of the private and public sectors in this project.

Impacts of expressway ring roads: Example of the Nagoya Metropolitan Expressway

Impacts of the ring roads in the Nagoya metropolitan area and issues still at stake in the region.

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.

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.