INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

SYSTEMS
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Deekshith Jain
Assistant Professor, Civil Department
RNSIT, Bangalore
 MODULE-4

● ITS and changing transportation institutions,

● ITS and safety,
● ITS and security,
● ITS as a technology deployment program,
research, development and business models,
● ITS and sustainable mobility.
 MODULE-4

● ITS and changing transportation institutions,

● ITS and safety,
● ITS and security,
● ITS as a technology deployment program,
research, development and business models,
● ITS and sustainable mobility.
 The Impact of Emerging Technologies on the
Transport System
● From driverless cars to self-driving trucks, from fleets
of electric scooters to delivery drones, emerging
technologies are transforming how we get around.
● The impact of these changes on the way we move
goods and people is enormous—and it’s only going to
continue to grow.
● These emerging technologies are impacting the
transport system today and what they could mean for
the future.
● FICTION TO REALITY- TIME TRAVEL CAN HAPPEN
● Hyper loop transportation work is already in progress
 Top 4 Types of Emerging Technologies in
Transportation
● There are four main types of emerging technologies
being used in this industry today:
1) AI (artificial intelligence),
2) Blockchain technology,
3) Autonomous Vehicles (AVs)
4) Connected Vehicles (CV)
 1. AI (Artificial Intelligence)
● The first type of emerging technology is AI. This
technology helps businesses to improve their
supply chains by automating tasks such as data
analysis, decision-making, and even customer
service interactions through chatbots or virtual
assistants.
● AI has been used to automate many tasks within
the transport sector including navigation systems,
vehicle maintenance schedules, and even fuel
efficiency monitoring.
 2. Blockchain
● Another type of emerging technology being used in
transport is blockchain technology. This technology
helps businesses to improve their supply chains by
creating a digital ledger where all transactions are
recorded so that they can be accessed later on if
needed (sales orders etc.).
● It also allows businesses to track inventory levels
and shipments at any time so that they know exactly
what products are available at any given point of
time which reduces costs.
 3. Autonomous Vehicles (AVs)
● Autonomous vehicles are self-driving cars that are
capable of handling their own driving, much like
Google’s self-driving cars that were first introduced
in 2009.
● They have been in development for years—and aren’t
expected to be fully operational until sometime
around 2025—so we’ll just have to wait and see how
long it takes before they become common place on
our roads.
 4. Connected Vehicles (CV)
● Connected vehicles are vehicles that connect with
other vehicles in order for them to communicate with
each other and share information about traffic
conditions or other relevant matters related to road
safety or vehicle maintenance needs such as oil
changes or tire rotations?
● The idea behind this technology is that it would make
travelling between cities more efficient by reducing
traffic congestion due to fewer stop-and-go’s and more
efficient use of time.
● In theory, connected vehicles could also reduce the risk
of accidents by letting drivers know about possible
hazards ahead or warn them of heavy traffic in areas
that aren’t usually clogged but suddenly become so
due to an accident.
There are a number of different types of
emerging technologies, including:
1) renewable energy technologies
2) alternative transportation technologies
3) information and communication technologies
4) nanotechnologies
● Government aims to provide fiscal and monetary
incentives to kick start this nascent technology. It is a
composite scheme using different policy-levers such as:
○ Demand side incentives to facilitate acquisition of
hybrid/electric vehicles
○ Promoting R&D in technology including battery
technology based on lithium ion, power electronics,
motors, systems integration, battery management
system, testing infrastructure, and ensuring
industry participation in the same
○ Promoting charging infrastructure
○ Supply side incentives for creating manufacturing
eco system for production of EVs in the country
○ Encouraging retro-fitment of on-road vehicles with
hybrid kit
● The fully electric vehicles require a network of
charging points spread over the city and
enhancement in the storage capacity of the
batteries to increase the distance travelled in one
time charging.
● Wireless charging and vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
technologies are also under various stages of
development.
● Wireless charging allows the electric vehicle to be
charged while in motion. Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) is a
technology that makes clean and efficient electric-
powered transportation possible by allowing
electric vehicles to power and be powered by the
grid.
 The following ITS applications are deployed to
improve the efficiency and increase the range
(distance run per charge) of electric cars:
● Accurate range prediction: Algorithms that calculate
the range accurately of an electric vehicle (EV) based
on driving style, topology, weather conditions, roads
selected, number of passengers (load) and congestion
levels, either in real-time or based on predictions.
● EV route guidance and EV navigation: Route guidance
and navigation systems that take into account the
charging point locations, accurate range predictions.
● EV eco-driving: Eco-driving tools (either Web-based or
as on-board nomadic device) give advice to the driver
on driving an EV efficiently, taking into account
regenerative breaking and the use of AC, heater, etc.
 Hybrid electric buses
● A hybrid electric bus combines a conventional
internal combustion engine propulsion system with
an electric propulsion system.
● These types of buses use a diesel-electric or CNG-
electric power and are also known as hybrid diesel-
electric buses or hybrid CNG-electric buses.
● These buses claim to cause 30% less carbon
emission as compared to conventional diesel
buses.
 Electric buses
● An electric bus is driven by an electric motor and
obtains energy from an on-board battery.
● This bus uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable
battery packs. It uses electric motors and motor
controllers instead of internal combustion engines (ICEs)
for propulsion.
● It derives all power from battery packs and thus has no
internal combustion engine, fuel cell, or fuel tank.
● The electric buses due to zero emission do not cause
any carbon emission in the city where these are
operated.
● Full electric system for buses can be deployed to create
new intelligent electric buses, as well as convert
existing conventional fuel buses. It is a versatile system
and a variety of existing bus types can be converted to
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