Register now for your chance to hear the three winners
of the best papers of the 2012 ITS World Congress!
The winning authors will give you a preview on the
papers they will present during the 19th ITS World
Congress in Vienna
When: Tuesday 16 October 11:30 CET
Register here
Vincent Blervaque, Chair of the International
Programme Committee, will introduce the three winning papers. The
authors will then present their work and answer your
questions.
Sébastien Mure, ERTICO - ITS Europe
"A guide for Pre-Commercial Procurement actors in
ITS"
Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) is a promising yet underutilised
mechanism supporting innovation in Intelligent Transport Systems
and Services, helping public authorities to act as innovation
demanding first buyers. Despite its benefits, public procurers are
still hesitant to use PCP because of the risks they see in the
method. The P3ITS project, co-funded by the European Commission
under the 7th Framework Programme, therefore designed a handbook
with the aim of helping the PCP actors understand the process and
its most critical steps. This paper aims at presenting what PCP is
and the benefits it can bring for the deployment of ITS, and
introduce the P3ITS handbook and its structure, as a guide
providing recommendations for a wider use of PCP.
Mario Sattler, via donau
"Opening governmental traffic management infrastructure
for the mutual benefits of authorities and logistics - River
Information Services in Europe"
With the publication of Directive 2005/44/EC on harmonised river
information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community the
EU established the foundation for the implementation of RIS in
Europe. Since then, major progress in the major progress in the
implementation of RIS has been made not only by European countries,
but also the USA, Russia and China. In numerous European projects
and initiatives key RIS technologies and services were developed
and enhanced and proposals for organisational and legal framework
for the international inter-operation (especially data exchange)
were drafted. The paper gives an insight into the concept of RIS,
and lays out what key elements have been defined to enable
international usage of intelligent traffic and transport management
services by setting common standards for international data
exchange. Special attention is put on the interaction of various
European services which provide the foundation for
inter-operability of national services. Finally the legal
challenges of exchanging data with logistics users is
addressed.
Christopher Emmerson, Newcastle University
"In-Vehicle Navigation Systems and Older
Drivers"
The UK has a rapidly ageing population that is very dependent on
driving to meet their mobility needs. There are functional declines
that occur with ageing that affect one's ability to drive.
Therefore, the importance of continued mobility and access to a
private car for older adults is significant. In response to this,
the purpose of the paper is to report on older drivers' navigation
methods and their self-assessment of in-vehicle navigation systems.
This paper reports on six focus groups with older drivers, three
groups with those use in-vehicle navigation systems and three
groups with those who do not. These groups found that the use of
in-vehicle navigation systems provide older drivers with a
companion in the car, increased confidence on the roads and an
element of pleasure in driving. When planning long distance trips
older drivers will use online planning tools that provide a
familiarity with their traditional method of navigation, the road
atlas. Some participants who currently use no driving aids
suggested potentially unsafe navigation techniques, indicating a
clear need for assistance in navigation. Finally, there are some
significant barriers for in-vehicle navigation systems to overcome
before they fulfil their potential of helping older drivers
maintain their mobility.
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