N° 5 May 2015

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eCALL: AUTOMATED eCALL SYSTEM TO BE MANDATORY IN VEHICLES BY 2018
 

The European Parliament has passed regulations requiring all new cars and vans to be equipped with devices for automated emergency calls by 31 March 2018.

The eCall system, which automatically dials the 112 emergency number if the vehicle is involved in an accident, was designed to improve the outcome of dangerous crashes by securing timely help.

The new ruling, passed on Tuesday, specify requirements for car manufacturers selling their vehicles across the EU. Requirements for EU member states responsible for providing infrastructure for the system were already approved and entered in to force in June 2014, with the deadline for the technology to be prepared by October 2017.

"Deploying the 112-based eCall in-vehicle emergency system across the EU will help to improve road safety in all 28 member states,” said the European Parliament rapporteur Olga Sehnalová. “The European Parliament has repeatedly stressed that reducing deaths and the severity of injuries on the roads is its priority. eCall as a public service, free of charge for all citizens, irrespective of the type of vehicle or its purchase price, will contribute to this common goal."

The eCall would not only alert the rescue services to the accident but would also allow them to assess the severity of the situation ahead of dispatching rescue teams. The system’s proponents hope that adequate help would be available more quickly, not only improving the outcome of the accidents but also reducing the ensuing traffic jams.

The EU estimates that eCall could reduce the death toll of road accidents across the continent by up to 10 per cent. In 2014 alone, 25,700 were killed in car crashes across the EU.

As part of the new guidelines, the European Parliament provided framework for handling eCall data. Tracking of eCall equipped vehicles will be prohibited in normal circumstances, while only basic information would be sent over to the emergency centre in the case of an accident. The transmitted data will include the type of the vehicle involved, the fuel it’s using, the exact time and location of the accident and the number of passengers.

Data gathered by eCall emergency centres or their service partners must not be transferred to third parties without explicit consent of the person concerned. Manufacturers will also have to ensure that the eCall technology design permits full and permanent deletion of data gathered.

Following a three-year trial period involving personal cars and light vans, the European Commission will review the results to decide whether the devices should also be fitted into other types of vehicles such as buses, coaches or trucks.

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News of the month from TTS Italia partners

Astana confirms Swarco Mizar solutions also for public transport
SWARCO MIZAR, TTS Italia founding member, has signed a contract for the fleet management (750 buses managed by Swarco Mizar FLASH solution that will grew soon up to 960) and ticketing technology (AEP Ticketing Solution) in the new public transport project under construction in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana.
ASTANA LRT, the company in charge for the modernization of public transport services in the city, chose SWARCO MIZAR solution after an international tender, attended by several international corporations.
This is the biggest project individually assigned to SWARCO MIZAR and, in addition to the two ones in Sardinia (Italy), it allows to strengthen its product portfolio with ticketing solution and to confirm its leader position in ITS field for Public Transport fleet management.
Source: Swarco Mizar

Atac: on the bus with the smartphone in Rome
BIPiù by ATAC, founding member of TTS Italia, is the electronic system for the purchase and validation of the ticket for the public transport and the monthly subscription directly from the smartphone. With no additional charges, the new payment method will be used on all the services of the surface of the circuit Metrebus and on underground trains, except on line C and on the railway Roma-Viterbo.. the user only need to download the app on myCicero® (but will soon be available elsewhere) and purchase the e-ticket. As regards the transport of surface it is sufficient to board; the electronic ticket will be valid for 100 minutes after activation. As per the underground, after buying a ticket from the "My Titles" and clicked on "Metro", a QRcode will be generated automatically and will be read by optical turnstiles with readers.
Source: www.trasporti-italia.com

EGNOS hits the road in North Africa and Middle East - MEDUSA assists stakeholders from Euromed and European countries to tighten cooperation on GNSS for ITS
Around 60 delegates and stakeholders from 10 countries (Algeria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Egypt, Jordan, France, Italy, Morocco, Tunisia and Slovak Republic) met in Tunis during the “All day long Think Tank” organized by MEDUSA.
Focused on the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) market, the event addressed the advantages of Satellite Navigation, and particularly of EGNOS and Galileo.
MEDUSA is a project funded by the European Commission, under the Euromed GNSS II programme, and coordinated by Telespazio (an Italian Finmeccanica-Thales company and member of TTS Italia). MEDUSA aims to introduce the use of E-GNSS in non-European countries around the Mediterranean (the so-called Euromed region including Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia).
MEDUSA “All day long Think Tank” was opened by a keynote speech from a representative of the Ministry of Transport of Tunisia, who reaffirmed the country’s interest in the development of ITS and in the cooperation with Europe in relation to the exploitation of the services offered by the European GNSS in the various transport domains. The Euromed and European panellists gave a wide overview of the existing and emerging applications in their countries, such as tracking & tracing of the transport of dangerous goods and special regulated fleets of vehicles, emergency call, road tolling, urban traffic management, control of service fleets, freight transit monitoring. They presented the existing technologies and value-added services that can be delivered already through EGNOS today, and that will become more robust thanks to Galileo and in the perspective of multiple constellations. It was recognized that the European GNSS, EGNOS and Galileo, can provide benefits not only to European countries and that, though conceived for the aviation needs, EGNOS has interesting perspectives of utilization in ITS, and particularly in those applications requiring accurate and reliable positioning.
The participants from different sectors (policy-makers, users, technology and commercial players, experts) shared their experiences and lessons learnt. They also had the opportunity for networking, establishing relationships, tightening cooperation on GNSS and ITS.
Organized in combination with the Elgazala Innovation Days, 2015 (http://eid.tn), an international exhibition on information and communication technologies, the “All day long Think Tank” is one of the technical assistance actions undertaken by MEDUSA and in the frame of the programme of GEMCO (Galileo EuroMed Cooperation Office), the regional cooperation structure in Tunis set-up and operated by MEDUSA.
The proceedings and photos of the event are available at http://galileo.cs.telespazio.it/medusa/.

In June “The Essential of ITS” by the Politecnico of Turin and mobil.TUM
It will be held June 30- July 1 2015, in Munich, the scientific international conference mobil.TUM 2015 on mobility and transport. Intelligent Transport Systems and Services (ITS) provide a wide variety of solutions to existing transport problems and to the ecological and societal challenges presented by an increasing demand for mobility. With growing capabilities of information and communication techniques, the participants of the mobility system are becoming increasingly connected while the vehicles are becoming more intelligent and might act autonomously in the near future. In order to respond to the multifaceted character of these developments, science and practice within the mobility domain involve an increasingly broad range of different disciplines.
The mobil.TUM conference 2015 will therefore once again serve as an opportunity for international dialogue across disciplines on the latest challenges and achievements in ITS. The conference is organized by the Chair of Traffic Engineering and Control at TUM (Technische Universität München). It will focus on the various aspects of Technologies, Solutions and Perspectives for Intelligent Transport Systems: Modelling and Simulation; Urban Traffic Control; Traffic Data and Quality Management; Automated Vehicles; Multi-Modality; Traffic Management; Energy and Sustainability; Evaluation Methods.
The Conference will be accompanied by the pre-conference course: “Basics of ITS” by ITS-EduNet (June 28th and 29th), the European independent universities network for the ITS training which includes among its members the Politecnico of Turin, TTS Italia ordinary member.
For the programme of the course, click here
Further information can be found at www.mobil-tum.de.
Source: Politecnico of Turin

Kapsch Awarded Contract as Toll System Provider for the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges
Kapsch, TTS Italia ordinary member, listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange in the prime market segment, informs that its North American subsidiary (Kapsch) has been awarded a contract by the Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) to be the Toll System Provider for the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges (LSIORB). The comprehensive project includes the installation, integration, operation, and maintenance of an end-to-end open road toll collection system, as well as back office system and customer service center operation at the three bridges that will connect Louisville, KY and Jeffersonville, IN. As a cooperative project between the states of Kentucky and Indiana, the initiative represents a joint commitment to improving the region’s transportation system by alleviating congestion, increasing safety and mobility, and stimulating economic development. Kapsch will manage the project from its local office located in the Louisville-Southern Indiana area. Total value of this project to Kapsch TrafficCom North America is $41 million, with the bridges set to open for tolling by the end of 2016.
The initial project scope includes the addition of tolling infrastructure to the soon-to-be-completed New Downtown Bridge and the East End Bridge, as well as to the existing Kennedy Bridge, which will be temporarily closed and renovated to increase capacity across the Ohio River and improve mobility in the Louisville-Southern Indiana region. Kapsch will design the tolling equipment and software, provide customer account management systems, oversee transponder distribution, and maintain customer service operations and walk-in retail centers.
Kapsch will be deploying and operating proven systems and components that have been successfully implemented on projects around the world. “This is another important step for us to strengthen our position in North American growth market,” said Georg Kapsch, CEO of Kapsch TrafficCom. “Our expertise and knowledge gathered in projects all around the world is meant to add value both to infrastructure officials and road users.” The LSIORB tolling system will enable the use of toll tags operating on the ISO 18000 6C protocol, as well as TDM protocol-based transponders (E-ZPass®), giving customers the option to purchase a toll tag for local use or for travel within an out-of-state toll network. Compatibility with these two systems signifies the LSIORB project as an important milestone in tolling interoperability, as it facilitates mobility for motorists and for toll operators between regions by using shared technologies.
Source: Kapsch

Kapsch expands Electronic Toll Collection System in Chile
Kapsc, TTS Italia ordinary member, listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange in the prime market segment, informs that it has secured two new contracts in Chile through a subsidiary. Firstly, the urban part of the famous Pan-American Highway passing through Santiago de Chile is being expanded with three new toll gantries. Secondly, Kapsch will supply 400,000 on-board units for toll collection from newly registered vehicles. Kapsch TrafficCom is strengthening its position in Chile as the leading supplier in the electronic tolling business. The Chilean infrastructure program which began in the early 1990s has been implemented in the form of public private partnerships, and is mainly refinanced by toll income.
The three new Multi-Lane-Free-Flow gantries in Greater Santiago de Chile are planned to be taken into operation during 2015. These will comprise state-of-the-art single gantry design solution, applying latest technology which captures front and rear license plates using only one gantry. With a total of 31 gantries, Kapsch guarantees a smooth flow of charging in free flowing traffic. The new gantries were ordered individually as part of new orders, and will be delivered to terms fixed in a framework agreement with Autopista Central, the concessionaire operating the longest and busiest highway in the capital. The Santiago region benefits from infrastructure measures of the Chilean government financed by toll revenues.
The delivery of 400,000 additional on-board units for toll collection has been agreed with the Costanera Group as part of a new order and will start in September 2015. The company operates two of the most important city highways in Santiago de Chile, plus several inter-urban highways. The Kapsch on-board units are working based on DSRC (Dedicated Short-Range Communication, microwave communication) and are suitable for the use in the interoperable tolling environment in Chile, meaning both for Multi-Lane-Free-Flow tolling as well as for traditional tolling in individual lanes. The new generation of on-board units of Kapsch has a revolutionary design approach making it 50 percent smaller and lighter, more powerful, and environmentally and user friendly.
Source: Kapsch

Macnil on the Italian television with “Shark Tank”
From 21 May, Macnil, TTS Italia ordinary member, will be one of the main protagonist of the Italian television with the international format "Shark Tank". It is a program that has already seen great success abroad and where startupper across Italy have to convince five established managers to invest in their model. Among those who will decide the fate of the proposers is also Mariarita Constance, technical director of Macnil, founded in 2001 and dominating the first in the world of text messaging and enterprise messaging and then become, over the years, leader in the M2M fleet management, the internet of things and telemedicine culminated with the agreement with Zucchetti Group.
Source: Macnil

Project Automation wind tender for mobility and air quality monitoring
Project Automation, TTS Italia ordinary member, has won the tender issued by the City of Acireale for the design, construction, supply and installation of equipment, systems and services for monitoring and controlling the mobility and pollution from traffic, within the project "Aci Livable." The contract also includes the maintenance of the equipment and systems procured for the period of 2 years from the date of completion of work.
Source: TTS Italia

SIAS group awarded for the campaign www.autostradafacendo.it
The Organizing Committee of the Day of the Society of the road gave the SIAS group, which also includes SATAP, founding member of TTS Italia, a public merit for the campaign www.autostradafacendo.it. The merit was awarded as part of the 30th Annual Conference of the Association held in Milan on April 18. This day was established in 1986 "to publicly express the gratitude of the institutions and citizenship to those who protect our lives on the streets, often at risk of their own." The Day was sponsored by the Lombardy Region, the Metropolitan City of Milan, Union Province Lombarde and the City of Milan. The guiding principle of the day brings the award to soldiers and officers of the bodies in charge of traffic management and accident rates, as well as to emergency workers Associations Relief.
Source: Campagna per la Sicurezza Stradale

Smarty: the app for reducing traffic and providing incentives to use alternative transport
An infomobility services and electronic payment platform that promotes the integrated use of traditional and alternative transport systems like buses, car pooling and bike sharing, while at the same time, protecting the environment, ensuring energy efficiency and reducing costs. Introducing the industrial research project SMARTY that has just been completed, and resulted in a prototype solution commissioned by the Tuscany Region from AlmavivA, TTS Italia ordinary member, in conjunction with the SMARTY partnership, comprising Softec SpA that headed up the project, Bassilichi SpA, the Department of Information Engineering at the University of Florence, the University of Pisa and KKT. SMARTY is more than just a navigator: it is an innovative system integrating the data made available in real time by local bodies (Open Data); it provides “intelligent” solutions that address the mobility needs of citizens in the city. It recommends routes that promote the use of public transport, to relieve congestion on the roads; in turn, it feeds through useful information on traffic and mobility to the Province of Florence. Using the app, the user can plan routes in real time to cover multiple objectives, based on the preference criteria set, such as the traffic situation along the route, the availability of alternative/sustainable transport (bike sharing, car sharing, etc.), or environmental parameters relating to pollution. SMARTY allows the user to pay for the services used and be updated on any delays to public transport or the current congestion in parking areas. The app allows for two-way communication: users can report back-ups or traffic congestion, and the system then uses this information to send out alerts to whoever is in the vicinity of the critical area and suggest alternative routes. AlmavivA was responsible for the processing module that calculates the tariffs for the public transport needed to cover the route. It also built the arterial system for this innovative and complex “organism”, namely the cloud-based platform, which guarantees the integration, interoperability and orchestration of all the services implemented by the SMARTY partners (tariffs, payments, website, calculating routes, managing parking), as well as the connection to and from the external systems (like those of local bodies) that draw and feed through data. The greatest challenge in terms of technology was the acquisition of masses of data in real time and the development of data-mining techniques, with optimisation and forecasting algorithms, which could interpret the mobility and environmental parameters. 
Source: AlmavivA

Turin: the public transport on Whatsapp
The new service dedicated to public transport in Piemonte is called Torino Live Bus. It is a Whatsapp channel through which citizens and tourists can inquire about the mobility of public transport. The project was created by 5T, ordinary member of TTS Italia, company that manages, in partnership with the City of Turin, Gruppo Torinese Trasporti, Piemonte Region and Metropolitan City of Turin, the mobility systems. To join the service it is anly neede to connect to the web page www.5t.torino.it/torinolivebus and follow the instructions; to choose one of the 10 mobile phone numbers provided; to save the selected number in its own contact list; open a WhatsApp chat and send a message that indicates the number of the stop. After a few seconds the information will be sent.
Source: www.trasporti-italia.com

MEMBER OF THE MONTH

VIASAT

Viasat is a European leader in satellite-based security systems that integrate cutting-edge telematics technology to guarantee the complete security of people, means and goods. It is the leading company in the onboard telematics and satellite tracking sector in Europe, not just in relation to the size of its client base, but also the number of countries it serves.

Viasat specializes in the three main satellite-based info-telematics markets: safety and assistance services for vehicles and their occupants (Security & Safety), fleet management services for the road haulage, logistics and enterprise mobility sectors (Fleet), and advanced solutions for insurance telematics (Insurance).

Viasat is a leading player in big data management, with over 25 years of experience in the LBS (Local Based Services) market and more than 500,000 active service subscriptions, generating a total volume of over 400 million positions per month. The company offers sophisticated technical solutions according to the level of complexity of the data to be transformed into useful information for the end customer. The specialized nature of the big data processed by Viasat allows us to provide our customers with fundamental knowledge in order to provide services ranging from traffic information for motorists, advanced assistance services in case of accident, specific analysis for insurance companies, up to the most sophisticated fleet management systems (Fleet Management System) which are able to increase business efficiency, reduce operating costs and improve the operating margins of transport companies.

In Italy, Viasat provides assistance to its customers through three Operations Centres, two Viasat-owned centres (in Turin and Rome) and one outsourced centre operated by employees of a surveillance institute (L'Aquila). The centres operate 24/7, 365 days a year. Viasat also boasts an extensive network of Service Centres, a fleet of mobile workshops and breakdown trucks and a circuit of affiliated workshops and body shops (2,100 installers including 1,500 Viasat Assistance centres and 100 TUV ISO 9001 accredited centres).

Attentive to social issues, ethics and transparency, Viasat won the Oscar di Bilancio 2009 (Financial Statements Award - Small and Medium Unlisted Enterprises section) and was a finalist in 2014.
For more information on Viasat, visit www.viasatonline.it

3 QUESTIONS TO VIASAT

• Viasat’s mission has always been to provide security and assistance to its customers. Recently the European Parliament approved by an overwhelming majority the use throughout the EU of eCall emergency devices on board newly type-approved vehicles as of 31 March 2018. What do you think of this move?
  
  We think it’s a great development, because our solutions have long been in line with European Union directives. The aim of the eCall device is to improve road safety and save lives by reducing the time taken to reach the victims of an accident or an illness and essentially allowing health professionals to act in the “golden hour”: the first hour after a serious accident when is crucial that the victim receives medical treatment in order to have a chance of surviving. However, we should not forget that the eCall requirement will only apply to newly type-approved vehicles; all other vehicles will not be able to benefit from this “guardian angel” lifesaving device. For this reason, we would like to remind people that Viasat has anticipated the future with its sosCall device, first launched back in 2007. The sosCall is a satellite-based tracking and hands-free communication device that sends an automatic geolocated alarm to the Viasat Operations Centre (operating 24/7, 365 days a year) in case of accident and simultaneously activates a hands-free connection. Similarly, in case of need or danger, motorists can request assistance by pressing an emergency button which sends a georeferenced call to our operators. Often when we talk about “black boxes”, we focus only on the advantages they bring in terms of insurance policy savings, ignoring the security and protection features that can help save lives on the road. This aspect is certainly not secondary to a few hundred euros discount on the insurance premium.


• Are Black Boxes really that useful?
  
  First of all, at Viasat we prefer to refer to them as “BluBoxes” to give a more positive idea. It has been shown that the use of satellite technology in cars is very useful to help insurance companies expose fraud, encouraging transparency and efficiency in the management of claims which can result in a significant reduction in policy premiums for the end user. In addition, there has been a significant reduction in road accidents for cars equipped with this technology. It is important to reiterate that the “black box” is above all an instrument that provides assistance, protection and security for all those behind the wheel: cars that are equipped with a satellite tracking device can be located extremely quickly and, consequently, the emergency services can reach them faster. The numbers speak for themselves: 25% reduction in the frequency of claims; 82% of stolen vehicles recovered (the figures relate to vehicles fitted with the Viasat BluBox device) as opposed to an average of 41%; and 50% reduction in emergency response times in case of accident.


• So where will this technology lead us?
  
  We are at the start of a new journey in which Viasat will seize the development opportunities in the coming years, not just in Italy but also internationally. Telematics has great prospects for the future in terms of application, as long as we take steps to liberate businesses from the bureaucratic constraints that hinder global competition. To date, even in the absence of specific legislative measures, Viasat is a successful business. Imagine, then, what more we could achieve if we had a more favourable situation.

PRODUCT IN THE SPOTLIGHT

sosCall 2.0 - Personal safety and vehicle protection

SosCall 2.0 is a system for localization and communication in a compact and innovative design. Easy to install, it is placed inside the passenger compartment on the windshield of the vehicle to receive assistance.

In case of emergency, pressing button, a voice call is sent to the Operation Center which locates the vehicle and provides the requested assistance.

For contacts: Paola Gilardi - paola.gilardi@viasatgroup.it

Product of the month

Travelling in Rome is getting easy: not only parking but also bus and metro tickets, people travel with the smartphone in their pockets

In the next days, ATAC will launch the new service to buy bus and metro tickets and subscription with the smartphone. The service will be available on the platform myCicero®, the solution that the citizens of Rome have learned to appreciate for more than one year for the on-street mobile parking payment without looking for coins or parking metres. Now with the new feature, myCicero® makes available new useful mobility services.

The new myCicero® service will enable the purchase of urban tickets in order to travel on all types of transport modes offered by ATAC in the Capital city. Among the transport modes, it will be possible to access also the metro passing through dedicated gates equipped with NFC technology and optic readers for QRCodes on the smartphone.
Pluservice is the first operator to offer this service in Rome, the only one to provide in a single APP the integrated service of public transport ticketing and parking payment.

“It is undeniable our satisfaction in looking at our technological solution – on which we have strongly invested during last years – landing on the Capital City, declares Pluservice’s President and CEO Mr Giorgio Fanesi. To us this service in Rome is certainly a fundamental step towards a great achievement that goes along with us for a lot of time. The idea is that the mobile phone, the only object that one brings always with himself, can integrate step by step different services, for the mobility or not, and replace the many cards that we are forced to keep in our wallets”.

In order to access these services it is necessary to download the app myCicero®, available for free on the markets App Store, Google Play, Windows Phone(at the moment only parking payment is available).
With just a few touches on the screen it is possible to access a multitude of information: search for the closest bus stops to one’s position or to any address in the city with all lines and transit times; look for the route of any line and receive information of the best route to reach any destination in the city with transfers, position on the map and walking distances.
To the registered users,myCicero® makes possible the purchase of single tickets (BIT 100 of € 1,50) and season tickets (currently only the monthly subscription of € 35,00 is available) for bus and metro.

The ticket validation is very easy: before boarding a vehicle it is necessary to just select the ticket and click on the button referring to the desired transport mode: if the travel is by bus, the ticket will be valid for the next 100 minutes. Otherwise if the travel is by metro it is sufficient to approach the QRCode displayed on the smartphone to the optic reader installed on the gates. As an alternative only for devices supported by Android and with the NFC technology installed, it is possible to approach the smartphone to the NFC reader installed on the gate. The same method to access the metro is valid for the season ticket.
As the “old” users of myCicero® - who have been using the mobile parking payment system for months – already know, the method to buy tickets and subscriptions are numerous: by credit card (Visa e Mastercard), Bemoov, in cash at SisalPay agencies or via an e-wallet to top up. It is a feature that the frequent travellers will appreciate for sure: the e-wallet can be used indistinctively to buy tickets, subscriptions or to pay the parking, and not only in Rome, but also in all the other cities that have joined the myCicero® platform.
Well, a good news that facilitate the life in the city: no more paper tickets, nor queues at the desk to renew the subscription. However, at the headquarter of PluService, we never take a break and we are already thinking on new services that myCicero® can offer to the citizens of Rome and tourists in order to make smarter and smarter the Eternal City.

For contacts: Giulia Fanesi - giulia.fanesi@pluservice.net

Project of the month

5T FOR EXPO MILANO 2015

5T contributes to the Expo Milano 2015 with all its experience and expertise in mobility management.
As a partner of the Arriva Group, People Mobility Partner of Expo Milano 2015, 5T has designed and implemented the on-line booking platform for car parkings, parkexpo2015.arriva.it, the AVL system for shuttles and the infomobility services, helping visitors to move from parking areas and inside EXPO 2015 exhibition area by the “People Mover” line.


ParkExpo

Through the platform ParkExpo, visitors can buy tickets for parking lots in Merlata, Arese, Trenno and FieraMilano areas. For each ticket purchased, visitors receive directions to the assigned parking area and the QR-code allowing the entrance to the park. Moreover, the platform manages real-time data about occupation of parking spaces to allocate the new bookings intelligently.

Infomobility

The shuttles connecting parking areas to the exhibition area have been provided with an AVL (Automatic Vehicle Location), sending real-time information regarding their position. With this system, visitors can get information about departure and arrival times and see the real-time position of shuttles on map (powered by OpenStreetmap) through displays installed in the parking areas.
Also the People Mover, the internal circular line that connects the main areas of the exhibition site, has been provided with an AVL system, showing through displays installed in each bus real-time information about shuttle position and indication of the following stop.

For contacts: Francesca Marinetto - francesca.marinetto@5t.torino.it

TTS in action

The Piemonte Region enters the Platform of the Local Authorities
In 2015, the Platform for Local Authorities, launched by TTS Italia in February 2014, keeps on growing with a new important subscription: the Piemonte Region. In anticipation of the implementation of the National ITS strategy by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, TTS Italia proposes the establishment of a Platform for Local Authorities (Regions, Provinces and Municipalities), which aims primarily to create a table of comparison between the world of the offer, a strong presence in the Association, and the demand side. The Platform will offer Local Authorities support and training services useful for the local implementation of ITS. The main aim of the Platform is to raise the awareness of local authorities on the tangible benefits that ITS can bring through measures of knowledge and information for decision-makers and technicians, operational support and training.

ITS relevant tenders in Italy

Italia-Altamura: Services for parking areas management
Italia-Arzachena: Services for parking areas management
Italia-Bari: Traffic control system
Italia-Brescia: Services for parking areas management
Italia-Roma: Services for trains monitoring
Italia-San Casciano in Val di Pesa: Services for parking areas management
Italia-Trento: Devices for traffic monitoring

Save the date

World Congress & Exhibition UITP : SMILE IN THE CITY
8-10 June 2015, Milano
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21st International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment
2 June 2015, Valencia, Spain
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Smart Urban Freight in European Cities
3 June 2015, Berlin, Germany
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Workshop for information-gathering on road safety
3 June 2015, Brussels, Belgium
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24th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV)
8 June 2015, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Connected Cars
24 June 2015, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport "Technologies, Solutions and Perspectives for Intelligent Transport Systems"
30 June - 1 July 2015, Munich, Germany
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