TISA signs MOU with ERTICO-ITS Europe

Today, TISA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ERTICO -ITS Europe to further strengthen collaboration in Intelligent Transport Systems and Services (ITS) innovation and development, promotion and deployment. This strategic partnership builds on a relationship that has been established over ten years and is based on a long history of exchanging information on research, innovation and development activities.

“This memorandum marks another important step in the shared commitment of promoting open dialogue and knowledge exchange between two like-minded multi-stakeholder organisations within the ITS ecosystem. TISA plays an important role in ERTICO’s objectives and brings a valuable contribution to the smart mobility data space that is constituted by important platforms and European projects,” says Joost Vantomme, CEO of ERTICO.  “TISA will now be an independent platform, however common targets and our joint work in innovation will continue to bring our shared memberships together in the deployment of smart mobility, albeit in a new structure. We are pleased to continue this cooperation to leverage collaborative efforts in thought leadership and capacity-building, in traffic and travel information services which is of intense value to traffic safety and road users.”

“TISA is the home of standards for traffic and traveller information, given this, it is natural that we build on our past relationship and today seal our collaboration with ERTICO- ITS Europe. ERTICO brings a variety of projects and platforms to the smart mobility sector, and it is important that TISA can continue to develop these projects still further into standards for the marketplace,’ says Thomas Kusche-Knežević,  TISA President.

“TISA plays a key role in the ERTICO mobility data space for deploying innovation given its expertise in communication protocols and data exchange. The signature of today’s MoU partnership has more than a decade of comprehensive and close collaboration. We are thrilled to see the formalisation and strengthening of our cooperation,” says Dr. Johanna Tzanidaki, Chief Innovation Officer at ERTICO. “The work conducted by TISA on traffic communication protocols (TMC and TPEGs) are central to our ERTICO Partnership work in the Mobility Management Network.”

“TISA’s global membership works towards creating ISO standards applicable worldwide. We look forward to continuing a productive and innovative relationship with ERTICO and assisting our organisations to achieve their shared objectives, leading to a more standardised smart mobility sector that in turn offers safer mobility solutions for today’s users and those of the future,” says Matthias Unbehaun, Executive Director of TISA.

TISA develops and promotes open standards and policies that facilitate a timely and cost-effective deployment of TTI services and products to increase traffic safety, minimise environmental impact and improve quality by maximising interoperability worldwide.  To further support the achievement of common objectives, TISA and ERTICO will promote and jointly organise activities of shared interest following the establishment of the MoU.

TISA Committee meetings- reporting for business

As well as the overall reporting from the TISA Task Forces and Working Groups, Ronald Jorna of Mobycon provoked discussion and cooperation opportunities as an invited speaker presenting the BITS project – Bicycle and ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems).

This project led by the Province of Overijssel and in collaboration with other provinces and cities from Belgium, Germany, Denmark, and the UK is co-funded by the EU and runs until December 2022. The project aims to use ITS to provide improved information for and from cyclists such as priority for couriers, safe bike crossings, travel times and in turn encourage greater take-up of cycling and improved infrastructure. Mr Jorna pin-pointed several areas of collaboration between BITS and TISA and also via the NAPCORE project.

A General Assembly with the will to transform

The TISA General Assembly held on 14 June in Brussels strongly celebrated cooperation as TISA members finally met together face-to-face after a long period of meeting on-line. Digitalisation and innovation were key points under discussion.

President and Chairman Thomas Kusche-Knežević awarded TISA Member NNG for its committed approach to supporting fellow members on a quest for safer roads in the context of TPEG2-EAW (Emergency Alerts and Warnings). Chris Greentree, CEO on behalf of NNG received the award. This award was part the result of a trial that NNG carried out in collaboration with fellow TISA Members and the German Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance. TPEG2-EAW aims to implement the dissemination of warning messages through in-vehicle navigation systems.

With the economy a current topic of conversation, fittingly TISA Members had the opportunity to hear a presentation from industry leader, Siemens.  Ian McGann Director of Innovation Office and Steven Dom, Director Automotive Industry emphasised the role that digitalisation can, will and should play in transforming economies, ‘a transformation that is key to business success and for shaping a sustainable future’.

Some key figures that were cited showing how digitalisation can save and reshape resources were in industry: 60% of manufacturing tasks can be automated that will not only improve productivity, but also quality and safety. In infrastructure, 80% of lifecycle costs arise from operations, using digital technologies can unlock the potential for savings. For example, by putting in place digital signalling technology in mobility, a 20% potential increase in transport capacity can be achieved without the need to build additional infrastructure. Siemens illustrated the challenges that prevents AV deployment and revealed the role Siemens is playing by exploring and creating solutions that reduce design and validation costs as well as for example ensuring that sensors developed provide more insights in less time.

During the General Assembly TISA President (Thomas Kusche-Knežević) and TISA Treasurer (Andreas Goršak) were re-elected by members for a further 2-year mandate.

Something new in your car in the Netherlands: emergency vehicle warnings

The Netherlands is set to become the first European country where your car or navigation system will warn you of an approaching emergency vehicle. Over the next three years, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management will collaborate with six other stakeholders to provide motorised traffic with more and better safety warnings.

Dutch Minister Harbers says: ‘98% of motorists now use digital information while driving. In addition, pilots and projects show that providing warnings whilst driving has a positive effect on road safety.’

Users of ANWB, Flitsmeister (part of Be-Mobile), Hyundai, Inrix, Kia or TomTom will soon notice something new: their car or app will provide a warning if a vehicle with flashing lights and sirens approaches. Initially, this will be introduced for ambulances. It is planned to include other types of vehicles later in the year.

In addition, drivers will be warned when they approach unexpected and potentially dangerous situations, such as:

• Wrong-way drivers
• Traffic jam tail ends
• Obstacles on the road
• Roadworks
• An accident
• (Temporary) slippery road
• Exceptional weather conditions, such as a heavy hail shower
• Closed lanes (‘red crosses’)
• Road inspectors or other emergency and rescue vehicles along the road

In due course, it will be examined whether it is possible to include travel advice provided by navigation systems that take into account possible unsafe traffic situations, for example to avoid school zones.

TISA presents at the ITS World Congress in LA

Please see below for opportunities to see presentations by the TISA team and its Members at the ITS World Congress in Los Angeles. You can also find us at the exhibition @ GEWI stand #1043. Come talk to us!

TISA SIS Managing Road Traffic in Cases of Large-scale Emergencies

Sunday, September 18, 2022, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

OADF Dependable HD Maps for Safe Automated Driving – How do we get There from Here?

Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Technical Paper- Automated Vehicles: The Case for Real-time External Information, presented by Teun Hendriks

Sunday, September 18, 2022, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Technical Paper – TPEG over C-ITS presented by Andras Csepinszky

Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

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