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Transcript of ERTICO eMagazine: April 2013
April 2013
In this Issue:
Interview with:Martin Russ, Managing Director AustriaTech and General Secretary of ITS Austria
Your ultimate guide to the ITS European Congress 2013From 4 to 7 June in dublin, Ireland
Cleaner and Greener drivingDeveloping eco-driving technologies and skills, from research to practice
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Editorial
Welcome to our April edition
“We need to rethink the way we
function, the way we produce and
consume.”
These were the words of Janez
Potočnik European Commissioner for
Environment during a speech on the
‘sustainable economy’ in Geneva on
17April.
“Our future,” he said “taking into
account human population growth
and growing per-capita consumption
rate will be very much shaped by
how well we manage existing limited
resources.”
His warning was clear, and this
‘management of resources’ will be
vitally important for industries such
as travel and transport which count
for as much as 24% of the total
greenhouse gas emissions in the
European Union.
For this reason I am delighted to
introduce this month’s lead article
which examines a number of
pioneering EU projects which are
turning ‘eco-driving’ research into
fuel-saving technologies.
Next–up we have an article from
ERTICO’s hard-working American
Intern, Mollie M. Wagoner, which
tells you everything you need to
know about the up-coming ITS
European Congress in Dublin. Her
‘Ultimate Guide’ highlights the main
events and activities, lists the key
speeches and speakers and gives an
overview of the many workshops and
demonstrations.
If you are coming to Dublin in June,
be sure to read her article in full!
Finally, you will find the first in
a series of articles which aims to
explore ITS in Europe. With the 2013
ITS European Congress just a month
away, we thought it would be nice
to start our ‘Euro tour’ with a trip to
Austria, hosts of the World Congress
in 2012.
Martin Russ, Managing Director of
AustriaTech and General Secretary
of ITS Austria answers my questions
about his home country, while I
reflect on the excellence of an online
Austrian route planner.
As always, we hope you enjoy the
magazine and we look forward to
delivering next month’s ITS Congress
special edition.
The Editorial Team
@ERTICO
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Although newly manufactured
vehicles have integrated advanced
technologies focussed on lowering
environmental impact, new hybrid
and electric vehicles have not yet
replaced the current fleet of cars
and trucks circulating in Europe
and can’t, alone, address the
environmental impact issue. In
fact, between 1990 and 2010, the
CO2 emissions produced by road
transport have increased by nearly
23%. But fuel efficiency is only one
side of the coin and environmentally
friendly driving behaviour is also key
to reducing our fuel consumption.
Becoming a European priority, the
European strategy on clean and
efficient vehicles also contributes
to the Europe 2020 objectives of
smart and sustainable growth.
The “CO2 and cars” working group
of the second European Climate
Change Programme (ECCP II),
which is the EC’s main instrument
to discuss and prepare the further
development of the EU’s climate
policy, has identified eco-innovations
as an essential solution to reducing
emissions from cars, and incentive
for the automotive industry to invest
in them. The strategy was also
integrated in the 2011 ‘White Paper
on Transport’, defining a roadmap
and action plan to be implemented
by the European Commission in order
to achieve more efficient and less
polluting road transports. From this
perspective, a certain number of
EU funded research and deployment
projects focus on making transports
greener, also by optimising the
benefits of eco-driving.
But what exactly is eco-driving?
Eco-driving is based on driver
behaviour. By analysing and adapting
their behaviour, significant savings can
be made in terms of fuel consumption.
Protecting the environment is the
motto of this new driving culture.
Basically, by following certain eco-
driving principles, the same route
can be travelled using less fuel and
thus reducing C02 emissions, as well
as making savings and driving more
safely. The benefits of eco-driving are
indeed multiple. Climate protection
is the first aim of eco-driving but the
financial benefits can also become
an important incentive for private as
well as professional drivers. Public
transport drivers and road hauliers
for example have high interest in
eco-driving. Even more so as eco-
driving also improves professional
drivers’ comfort and safety.
In order to optimise eco-driving,
several research and deployment
projects focus on developing ad-hoc
technologies supporting eco-friendly
driving behaviours by using Intelligent
Transport Systems (ITS) such as
Cleaner and Greener drivingDeveloping eco-driving technologies and skills, from research to practice
by Anouk Van den Bussche
Driving a car inevitably means consuming fuel and impacting the environment. According to the European Environment
Agency, 24% of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union are to be attributed to the transport sector
in general and 17% directly to road transport.
Could the way we drive really improve these figures? Eco-driving experts believe it can and should.The views and opinions expressed in this magazine are solely those of the authors and other contributors. These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of ERTICO or its Partners.
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Editorial
Cleaner and greener driving
Your ultimate guide to the ITS European Congress 2013
Interview with Martin Russ, Managing Director AustriaTech
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cooperative systems. The cooperative
systems used in the projects include
vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to
infrastructure communications
providing the driver with real-time
interactive information from the
road environment for example,
that he can take into account when
adapting his driving behaviour. Let’s
have a closer look at some of these EC
funded projects to understand how
they will to help us with becoming
efficient eco-drivers.
Research and assessment:
measuring impacts and defining
methodologies
To support ITS assisted eco-driving,
the first step was to assess its impact
internationally and develop common
measurements and methodologies.
That’s exactly the focus of the
ECOSTAND project. The project
started in December 2010, and
involves three international regions
(the European Union, Japan and the
United States) working together on a
framework for a common assessment
methodology to determine the
impacts of Intelligent Transport
Systems on energy efficiency and CO2
emissions. ITS assisted eco-driving is
only one among other ITS solutions
examined by the project but it is
nevertheless an important one.
Building on the ECOSTAND project’s
outcomes (providing guidelines on
what standard methodology should
contain), the AMITRAN project takes
the assessment methodologies one
step further by defining them for the
European territory.
The methodologies developed by the
Amitran project focus on the impact
of Intelligent Transport Systems on
CO2 emissions for both freight and
passenger transport. The means of
transport examined in the project
range from road to rail, and includes
sea and inland navigation shipping.
So of course eco-driving, here again,
is not the only focus of the project as
it examines a whole chain of effects
in multimodal transport but with
a specific view on user behaviour.
However an eco-driving style is indeed
at heart of Amitran’s methodology
development ambitions.
Research and deployment: new
technologies supporting eco-driving
You may be wondering: “What do
these new technologies supporting
eco-driving concretely do and what
does a vehicle equipped with them
look like?”. Well, to find out, one can
head to Helmond in the Netherlands.
This medium sized city close to
Eindhoven is actually equipped with
state of the art cooperative systems
as it hosted the now completed
FREILOT pilot project which focussed
on reducing energy consumption
of goods delivery vehicles in urban
areas. Today, the cooperative
systems already present in Helmond
are being continually developed and
the city provides a perfect setting
for eCoMove project testing and
validation (finalised March 2013).
eCoMove is an ambitious integrated
project, testing and validating
cooperative mobility systems and
services for energy efficiency in
various contexts and for various
users. Last month, we had the chance
to travel in one of the eCoMove
test cars for a live eco-driving
demonstration in Helmond. Although
from the outside the car seemed
quite normal, the equipment inside
the vehicle was intriguing. Several
screens and devices provided dynamic
green driving and routing guidance
as well as tips to tune the vehicle’s
functions for minimum fuel usage.
By following the virtual coaches’
“ecoSmartDriving” advice, we
actually managed to circulate the city
in a perfect flow of green lights! Once
at our destination, the “ecoPostTrip”
application also provided an analysis
of our eco-driving performance with
personalised recommendations.
eCoMove is not only targeting
individual drivers, but by creating
integrated solutions, eCoMove also
focuses on helping professional
drivers and fleet managers. Freight
and road operators driving trucks for
example, are provided with solutions
to optimise their routing, to save fuel,
and to manage traffic more efficiently.
The applications developed are
sending them information on the
current road context and they can
also benefit from eco-driving training
in order to adapt their driving habits
and use the cooperative technologies
to their full potential.
Optimising and demonstrating
the ITS supported eco-driving
technologies
One of the most effective eco-driving
feed-back tools used in the eCoMove
test car seen in Helmond was without
a doubt the haptic pedal, sending non
verbal information involving touch.
Optimising technology supported eco-
driving definitely means exploring the
best ways to communicate the driving
advice to the drivers. The aim of the
ecoDriver project is to deliver the
most effective feedback to drivers on
green driving by optimising the driver-
powertrain-environment feedback
loop. It is easy to imagine the poor
results in eco-driving performances
obtained in a non user-friendly
feed-back environment. Being
overwhelmed with visual messages
would clearly put off any driver from
paying attention to the eco-driving
advice messages. In order to address
this issue, the ecoDriver research
project focuses on optimising the
feedback provided to drivers to
increase both the acceptance and the
effectiveness of green driving support
for all types of powertrains, including
hybrid and electric vehicles. One of
the strengths of the ecoDriver project
is its ambition to take into account
all scenarios (traffic conditions, type
of vehicle etc.) and individual driving
styles to adapt the human-machine
interfaces (HMI).
While upgraded HMI eco-driving
solutions are being developed, pilot
projects such as COSMO are already
using the existing technologies in
various real-life contexts. COSMO’s
aim is to demonstrate, in realistic
conditions, the benefits of integrating
advanced cooperative traffic
management services and to quantify
their impact in improving energy
efficiency and reducing the carbon
footprint. Experiments are carried
out in various areas including eco-
driving for private vehicles as well as
public transport vehicles.eCoMove test vehicle in Helmond
COSMO test site Salerno, Italy
Your ultimate guide to the ITS European Congress 2013From 4 to 7 June in Dublin, Ireland
After an intense review process the final papers for the 2013 European ITS Congress have been chosen. The papers
represent a wide array of ITS expertise and innovation from across Europe, the diverse topics and authors promise
interesting sessions for this year’s Congress. With almost 300 selected papers there are over 100 sessions planned for
the four day congress, including Executive Sessions, Special Interest Sessions, Host Sessions, Interactive Presentations,
Technical and Scientific sessions and Plenary Sessions.
Attendees of this year’s congress will
represent the multiple ITS industry
stakeholders including industry
leaders, top researchers, university
professors, local, municipal, and top
government officials, and European
politicians from all levels.
The 2013 ITS European Congress
schedule is now available on the
congress website. The online
schedule is interactive and offers
a brief description and overview
of the congress sessions. For more
information please visit the Congress
website: www.itsineurope.com
Plenary Sessions
At each ITS Congress three Plenary
Session are held over the course of
the programme. These sessions act as
a forum of healthy debate within the
ITS community in hopes of parking
new ideas and solutions in the ITS
field. Each year the Plenary sessions
host a unique group of VIPs who have
special and differing insights into the
world of ITS, this year is no different.
The first Plenary Session, set to take
place during the opening ceremony,
will look at ‘ITS deployment success
stories’. This Session will bring
together the European Commission,
the Member States and ITS supply
industries to review deployment
success stories, focus on the common
elements in delivery strategies,
and discuss how to ensure a lasting
cooperation between the various
actors for a successful implementation.
Speakers include Siim Kallas, EC Vice
President and European Commissioner
for Transport, Jean Mesqui, Chairmen
of ERTICO’s Supervisor Board, Martin
Friewald Head of the Department
of Road Transport for the German
Federal Ministry of Transport, Building
and Urban Development, Manfred
Swarovski Chairmen and Founder
of Swarco Holdings AG and Abel
Caballero Mayor of Vigo Spain.
The second Plenary Session will focus
on ‘Real ITS solutions for real city
needs’. Sustainable development of
urban areas is essential and requires
an integrated policy approach
using efficient and user-friendly
technologies and services for water,
by Mollie M. Wagoner
5Among the three COSMO pilot sites,
two are using eco-driving technologies
in urban contexts. In Gothenburg,
Sweden, bus drivers can follow
indications given by their onboard
display to get green lights and avoid
queues while in Salerno, Italy, it is
individual drivers who are using the
eco-driving technologies. In both
cases, the impacts on travel times,
traffic flow and emissions as well as
on user acceptance are all measured
and recorded to illustrate efficiency
and raise awareness. On 15 and 16
May 2013, all results and outcomes
of the project will be presented on
the occasion of COSMO’s final event
in Salerno. In addition to being
highly valuable to future research
and deployment, these results
also constitute excellent business
cases for the automotive industry
stakeholders.
Becoming an eco-driver: training
and incentive
As individuals, we could all start trying
to apply the eco-driving principles
and golden rules but to achieve
significant and sustainable changes in
driving behaviours, nothing replaces
proper training; even more so when
it comes to driving in a professional
context, where other goals such as
rapidity and efficiency need to be
fulfilled.
Responding to the specific needs of
road transport professionals, the
ECOeffect project offers a high-quality
eco-driving programme combining the
latest technology, advanced training
techniques and safety behaviours
for the road transport sector. The
programme consists of theoretical
as well as practical training and is
accessible to both professional drivers
and driving instructors. The benefits
of the programme for transport
companies are clear and concrete:
saving fuel, time and money, but also
strengthening one’s market position
by boasting a greener corporate
image. The ECOeffect Training System
(EETS) enables trainers to individually
measure, improve and rate the driving
skills of each professional driver, a
critical point in the long run.
In order to maintain the benefits of
eco-driver training - incentives and
follow-ups are crucial. In this regard,
the eCoMove project carried out an
empirical study with professional
drivers to investigate motivators and
barriers to the use of eco-assisted
systems and to changing driving
behaviours. We know the financial
savings guaranteed by applying eco-
driving in the road transport sector are
a crucial incentive but the eCoMove
study demonstrates that money
alone will not keep drivers involved
in the long run. Without monitoring
and regular feed-back from their
employers, drivers seem to lose the
benefits from training. However,
involvement, empowerment and
regular feed-back from management
on good eco-driving performances
will help achieve more sustainable
results.
The psychological dimension of eco-
driving practices is undeniable and
has a direct effect on the penetration
rate of greener driving. Even the
best cooperative approach becomes
worthless without user acceptance.
Jean-Charles Pandazis, Head of the
EcoMobility Sector at ERTICO, points
out: “eco-driving has become an
important focus in the ITS projects
and technologies but the human
factor remains the key aspect” For
the Italian students involved in the
COSMO project for example, using
the car park and taking a shuttle
bus suggested by the COSMO smart
phone application results in getting
free coffees in the university bar!
Incentives should indeed be varied
and individualised according to the
target group. So what would it take
for you to change your driving habits
and become a perfect eco-driver in
the long-run?
Contact Anouk Van den Bussche
COSMO eco-driving bus in Gothenburg, Sweden
energy, transport, waste management
and ICT. The European Innovation
Partnership on Smart Cities and
Communities (SCC) aims to integrate
the Energy, Transport and Industrial
Technologies parts of the Horizon
2020 programme. This Session will
begin with an update on the SCC
programme. City policy-setters and
service providers will then describe
the state of the art integrating
services and how providing them can
improve a local economy, increase
the quality of life, allow businesses
to test new solutions, and improve
the wider economy. Speakers include
Robert Madelin - Director-General
of DG CONNECT, Matthias Ruete -
Director-General of DG MOVE, Michael
Phillips - Director of Traffic and City
Engineer for the City of Dublin, Ville
Lehmuskoski - Head of Transport
Planning for the City of Helsinki,
Lisa Amini - Director of IBM Research
Ireland and Hauke Jürgensen - CEO of
Intelligent Traffic Systems, Siemens
AG.
The third and final Plenary Session
will take place during the Closing
Ceremony of the congress. It will
focus on ‘Strategic views on ITS
innovation’. Chief Rapporteur (Eric
Sampson) will present the congress
conclusions based on inputs prepared
by a team of Rapporteurs.
Executive Sessions
Over the course of the congress
nine Executive Sessions have been
organised. Executive Sessions are
a chance for industry executives
and public officials to share their
experience of ITS deployment and
innovation. These sessions provide an
exciting chance to gain insight into
the future of ITS from those at the
forefront of the industry.
Some of the topics of this year’s
executive session include: addressing
ITS challenges in peripheral regions,
smarter travel, main drivers behind
the ITS industry, sustainable urban
and regional areas, delivery of road
charging systems, and ITS for personal
use.
Special Interest and Stakeholder
Workshops
This year’s European Congress will
host almost 80 Special Interest
Session. These special sessions are
created at the request of different
organizations or experts who develop
or deploy ITS. These sessions are
interactive and tailor-made to offer
the audience fresh perspectives on
the ITS industry. Hosts vary from
research institutions to universities,
to state transportation authorities.
Topics of the Special Interest Sessions
vary from energy efficiency, to
traveller information services to
urban mobility solutions, to pre-
commercial procurement to regional
tolling and hinterland transport for
European ports. The large number of
diverse topics ensures that there will
be something for everyone.
This year’s Host, ITS Dublin are also
putting on four unique sessions during
the congress. The first is aimed at
demonstrating real solutions where
policy-driven ITS deployments
have led to significant benefits in
road safety, reducing emissions
and improving journey times for
motorists. The second allows a chance
for Irish companies that participate
in research and development related
to ITS to present their findings and
case studies. The third will focus on
smarter travel specifically related
to how ITS deployment has lead to
significant socio-economic benefits
by encouraging individuals to adopt
alternative modes of transportation.
The fourth and final session deals
with policy-driven ITS deployment
and the positive impacts on public
transportation.
Technical/Scientific Sessions and
Interactive Sessions
These sessions are composed of
presentations by international
experts on different ITS related topics
encompassing all technical, economic,
organisational and societal aspects of
ITS. The aim of these sessions is to
encourage and enable the exchange
of information on deployment ranging
from improving the operational use of
systems and services on the one hand
to research and planning to support
new applications on the other.
Interactive sessions provide a unique
opportunity for the audience to
deepen their understanding of ITS
innovation. Interactive Sessions
are held in a two-stage workshop
format. The first stage is a regular
presentation in which technical and
scientific papers addressing the same
issue are grouped together, allowing
discussion on the topic. In each
90-minute session there will be at
least 10 three minute presentations
with no time for questions and
answers. This stage is meant to give
the audience a flavour of what the
authors have to present. The second
90-minute stage immediately follows
the presentations; all of the authors
will be available for a more personal
and in-depth question and answer
period between speakers, specialists,
and delegates.
Ancillary Events
There will be several ancillary events
at the congress, each focusing on
European co-funded projects. Some
events include a COSMO/Compass4d
workshop where partners will openly
discuss concrete deployment of
cooperative systems in European
cities, a stakeholder workshop
focusing on eCoMove and eCoDriver,
FOT-Net stakeholder workshop, and
many others.
From 4 to 9 June Dublin will also play
host to the European Space Expo, a
free interactive exhibit illustrating
the innovations in the European space
programmes. Delegates are more
than welcome to visit the exhibit in
addition to the congress.
Technical Visits
Delegates are invited to attended
technical visits coordinated through
the congress. These technical tours
take delegates to visit some of the
many examples of innovative ITS
deployment throughout Ireland.
Some visits include the Port Tunnel,
Discover the ITS European Congress 2013 programme and the new App that will guide you through the programme and around the Convention Centre!
Register for the webinar here: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/374223023
Friday 3 May 11:00 CET
In the webinar we will have two exceptional presentations:
Presentation of the Congress programme
Eric Sampson, Senior Congress Programme Adviser, will take you step by step through the exciting programme and highlight sessions and events you cannot miss. In addition to the grand Opening, Plenary sessions and Closing Ceremony, Mr Sampson will give tips of where and when you have to be to get the most of the ITS European Congress 2013.
Congress mobile App
The Congress team will introduce you to this year’s Congress App. The mobile application (available for iPhone and Android) will keep you up to date on all congress activities with a live newsfeed on events happening over the week. The app will help you find your way around the convention centre and the city of Dublin with ease by using the mobile maps and public transportation information. With the “My Congress” function you can bookmark events, speakers or sessions, exhibitors and organise your personal schedule.
Register now, space is limited!
Congress Webinar©ITS Vienna
Hermann Meyer (ERTICO CEO), Alan Kelly (Irish Minister of State for Public and Commuter Transport) and Jean Mesqui (ERTICO Chiarman) at
the ITS World Congress 2012
and a tour of IBM’s first Smarter Cities
Technology Centre.
Demonstrations
There will be a number of different
demonstrations put on by companies
and research groups on the cutting
edge of ITS. Stop by and witness
some of the innovations and advances
made in ITS this year.
Exhibition
The exhibition will be open every
day of the congress. Come by to see
some of the biggest players in ITS
and what they have been working
on. See the main themes of the
congress; sustainable city regions,
smarter travel, knowledge-sharing,
competitiveness through innovation,
and peripheral regions; come to life
at the exhibition site. Meet and talk
to enthusiastic representatives from
a variety of fields within ITS.
For the press and media
Press and media professionals can
attend the congress free of charge on
the presentation of their press pass
and have free access to the exhibition
area and congress sessions. As every
year, ccongress organisers have
arranged a fully equipped press room
with free Wi-Fi access devoted solely
to journalists and media.
Irish Night
Come and see what makes Ireland
unique! Our Irish Night allows you to
enjoy Ireland’ s famous hospitality,
food, music, conversation, and ‘craic’
at the Guinness Storehouse – home of
the drink that is famous around the
world. You can enjoy some of the best
in Irish traditional music and dance as
well as get an in-depth appreciation
of how Guinness is made. You’ll also
get the chance to pour or ‘pull’ your
own pint and even learn a few Irish set
dances. The night offers you a chance
to discuss work with colleagues in an
informal setting with areas available
for networking.
Mobil App
Download the new “ITS Congress App”
for this year’s congress! This app will
keep you up to date on all congress
activities with a live newsfeed on
events and access to the interactive
programme in your pocket. Find
your way around the convention
centre and beyond with ease by
using the mobile maps and public
transportation information. You will
even be able to construct your very
own schedule so you can be sure to
attend all the sessions that take your
interest, with additional information
on the speakers provided. Want to
set up a meeting with a speaker you
just heard? Using the mobile app’s
networking abilities you will be able
to connect with speakers and other
delegates. Get the most out of this
year’s congress, download the mobile
app!
and why his country was able to
become an early pioneer in this area.
“ITS Austria was originally established
in 2004, but the network was not as
tight as it is today. Obviously the most
visible activity was to bring the ITS
World Congress to Austria together
with the Ministry of Transport,
Innovation, and Technology. During
the preparation of the Congress
the network strengthened its
cooperation, which finally led to
a new structure and a new form of
strategic alliance. Our approach was
to build a strong network of national
mobility platforms together with
national and regional infrastructure
operators and mobility providers. This
explains already our focus, which is to
force multimodal mobility. So it is all
about changing minds and connecting
modes.”
Were there any specific factors
playing a major role in defining
ITS in Austria?
As Austria is a small country ITS got
on the agenda very early: it was more
promising to invest in intelligent
systems than to build streets. Already
in 2004 ITS Austria developed a
telematic framework, which became
a European benchmark. Based on
this first approach – and in close
cooperation with the platform –
the Ministry of Transport published
Austria’s national ITS Action Plan in
2011. It includes first measures to
be taken to get improved mobility
services – in terms of safety, efficiency,
and sustainability. Specific working
groups foster the deployment of key
services. A main task for ITS Austria
is to bring ITS to the political agenda
and represent a common position of
the Austrian stakeholders. Our focus
is national and regional deployment
– of course based on European
standards and specifications. To be
Interview with: Martin Russ, Managing Director AustriaTech and General Secretary of ITS Austria
Not many people know, but the
Austrian Rail operator ÖBB provide
one of the most useful travel websites
in Europe.
Known as SCOTTY, this is an online
route planner that lets you plan a
train journey anywhere in Europe.
Available in English, the site is clear
and easy to use and even when it
can’t find you a train – it provides
information about local busses.
I discovered the site about five years
ago and fell in love with it, both as
a service and as a concept. At the
time I was travelling a lot in Europe
and it provided the perfect solution
to the endlessly frustrating process
of trying to arrange trips using out-
dated timetables or foreign language
websites. Since discovering SCOTTY I
have planned hundreds of trips around
Europe and this includes journeys
in otherwise challenging places like
Ukraine and Turkey.
After joining ERTICO last year, I
learned that SCOTTY actually has
brothers and sisters. In fact he comes
from a family of systems known
as ‘multimodal travel planners’.
I also discovered that there are
many people working hard to bring
the simplicity and benefits of such
systems to the masses. This is great
news, and there are many exciting
developments underway in this area,
but for me, it all started in Austria.
For this reason, I was delighted to
be able to interview Martin Russ,
Managing Director of AustriaTech and
General Secretary of ITS Austria. He
explained the history of ITS in Austria,
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Ribbon cutting ceremony ITS World Congress 2012 in Vienna
honest, solutions on a European basis
are too complex and inhomogeneous
to be realised in a short term. As
we need solutions immediately to
meet today’s challenges in mobility
we pursue a national and regional
approach. We are in the lucky position
that our Ministry is responsible for
transport as well as innovation which
makes the deployment process much
easier. AustriaTech as the national
mobility agency supports this process
vitally.
You hosted the World ITS
Congress in Vienna last year.
Was this an enjoyable experience?
And what were the main highlights
for ITS Austria?
First of all, we want to thank
everybody for this great experience.
The participation of all the
representatives of politics, economy,
and research made this congress a
huge success for our common cause.
The World Congress was a great
possibility to present the Austrian
approach on ITS too. We hope that
we were able to convey to the
community our approach to involve
infrastructure operators as well as
the mobility providers, the industry,
and the political actors. To mention
the most important achievements:
the Geographic Information System
GIP, the Austria-wide Traffic
Information System VAO, and the
Testfeld Telematik. Infrastructure
operators as well as Austria’s industry
– with Kapsch, Siemens, Swarco, and
Efkon leading the way – have strong
competences to meet the challenges
of the global markets.
If you could invent one new ITS
gadget or system next week,
what would it be?
I would invent a seamless and personal
mobility service. Let’s call it mode
connector. It would have features
which would meet my daily mobility
needs in terms of convenience and
seamlessness. Only mention two
things: with the mode connector
I could shake my mobile phone in
order to ask the bus driver to wait
for me. It provides green wave when
I go by bike. If you have a look at
www.mobilotse.at you can see that
we already have all these services
in Austria. The challenge now is to
connect them in an intelligent way.
Will you attend the European
ITS Congress in Dublin in June?
Of course, we will. It’s our duty to
be where the biggest ITS community
meets. Under the umbrella brand
of ITS Austria we will be present
with selected partners representing
the key players in Austria and
the cooperation between the
stakeholders. Our aim is to show the
main topics of the transport policy
and the strong competences of ITS
Austria and its partners.
I hope many of you will also join us,
and if you need to book a train for
your journey, you know where to look!
The interview is the first in a
series of articles that explore the
ITS industry in different European
countries.
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ERTICO Partnership events
Other dates for your Diary!
Dublin, Ireland, 4-7 June 2013, 9th European ITS Congress, www.itsineurope.com
Tokyo, Japan, 14-18 October 2013, 20th ITS World Congress, www.itsworldcongress.jp
Helsinki, Finland, 16-19 June 2014, 10th European ITS Congress
Detroit, USA, 7-11 September 2014, 21st ITS World Congress
Bordeaux, France, 5-9 October 2015, 22nd ITS World Congress
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World Congress2013 2014 2016
Melbourne
19 April 2013 ERTICO Supervisory Board Meeting
Brussels (BE)
21-24 May 2013 2nd TPEG Testfest
Munich (DE)
ERTICO is recruiting!We are currently seeking to recruit a full-time (m/f)
• Communications Manager
• Partnership Services Officer
For more information on our current vacancies and to apply for a job, please visit the ERTICO job page on the website.
Our approach was to build a strong network of national mobility platforms together with national and regional
infrastructure operators and mobility providers. This explains already our focus, which is to force multimodal mobility. So it is all about changing minds and connecting modes.
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@ERTICO_Ian
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