Introduction
C-The Difference pilot project has been elaborated on the basis of a shared vision developed and adopted by the consortium partners representing demand and supply sides who have been committed for the last 10 years to bring C-ITS ( Cooperative-Intelligent Transport Systems) to the market through intensive efforts and long lasting investments in the development and deployment of C-ITS services. This group of pioneers are strong believers in the capacity of C-ITS services to bring efficient and cost-effective solutions to address urban mobility problems with respect to traffic efficiency, safety and impact on the environment.
Success in implementation and long run provision of C-ITS services rely on five golden rules that need to be addressed in a coordinated and integrated way:
Inter-operability
Thanks to adoption of international standards, C-ITS services are fully inter-operable and continuity of services can be guaranteed independently from geographical location, C-ITS service provider and C-ITS system suppliers
Sustainability
Key actors from public and private sectors involved in the C-ITS service chain are engaged in a long term cooperation to create added value to all users in their daily mobility, to develop viable business models, to raise awareness on C-ITS benefits, to build European-wide C-ITS market and to contribute to economic growth.
Scalability
A deployment scenario can be customized according to user needs, urban transport and mobility policies, existing infrastructure and financial capacity. Thanks to scalable architecture, implementation can start with a first package of C-ITS services that deliver quick benefits with respect to urban mobility priorities and can be further developed in a modular approach by means of additional services and/or extended geographical coverage and/or an increasing number of users with minimum additional costs. Combined use of G5 and 3G/4G communication technologies contribute to speeding up the penetration rate of several C-ITS services.
Replicability
C-ITS services are not restricted to a small number of front-runner cities. All cities can benefit from experience of early adopters by means of effective knowledge sharing to facilitate decision making in initial C-ITS investment and to accelerate deployment of customized C-ITS solutions.
Reliability
Cities can rely on sound evidence of C-ITS benefits to take decisions on C-ITS service implementation that can be integrated within existing transport and mobility infrastructure. Cities can invest in confidence in a portfolio of C-ITS services based on mature and cost-effective technologies, and open and standardized architecture enabling high quality service provision and capacity to integrate new features.
Objectives
- Deliver comprehensive and integrated impact assessment by means of enhanced evaluation methodology and up to 18 months operation of C-ITS services package
- Bridge the gap between most advanced C-ITS implementations in urban environment and large scale deployment and operations by targeting professionals responsible for urban transport planning and operations, policy makers and decision makers
- Convince European cities to invest in mature and proven C-ITS solutions by fostering and replication through City Twinning Program
Consortium
Funding
EC DG MOVE – tender MOVE/C3/2015-544 Pilot project « Beyond traffic jams: intelligent integrated transport solutions for road infrastructure »