Travelling to ITS World Congress 2022 in LA

At the recent ITS World Congress in Los Angeles more than 6,000 industry professionals from 64 countries came together to experience cutting-edge technologies, educational programming, and demonstrations showcased by industry leading organisations. The Traveller Information Services Association (TISA) was hosted by the company GEWI on their stand in the exhibition hall. The ITS World Congress 2022 gave the opportunity to TISA and Members of the Steering Board Andras Csepinszky, Teun Hendricks, to present in a variety of sessions throughout the week and to discuss with industry players the importance of developing standards for the mobility market.

‘The Congress featured a broad range of very interesting sessions and presentations, providing many opportunities for discussion. With a compact exhibition, it was easy to navigate and engage in talks at the booths. The TISA team particularly focused on demonstrations related to emergency vehicle communication, providing valuable input for the continuation of work on EVA,’ said Matthias Unbehaun, Executive Director of TISA.

On Sunday, 18 September 2022, the TISA team presented the special interest session ‘Managing Road Traffic in Cases of Large-scale Emergencies’. When disaster and emergencies strike, it is vital to deliver effective traffic management to ensure road users stay away from dangerous areas. Providing authorities with a new channel for warnings about emergencies to travellers, TPEG2-EAW is based on the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) and by acting as a simple add-on for millions of TPEG2 enabled devices worldwide, provides an international standardised solution that integrates with all navigation systems and mobile phones, Matthias Unbehaun Executive Director, Teun Hendriks and Andras Csepinszky presented in the session, and as a highlight the results of field trials held Germany were showcased.

TISA members also presented in the session Connected Vehicle Technology to Improve CAV Operations held on Tuesday afternoon. Andras Csepinszky, chair of TISA’s Content and Services Committee and liaison officer to ISO TC204, presented on the advantages of TPEG over C-ITS. Teun Hendriks, Chair of Technical and Standards Committee of TISA presented Automated Vehicles: The Case for Real-time External Information presented to an audience of interested participants from industry.

 Stephanie Chaufton, TISA’s Coordinator presented in the session Dependable HD Maps for Safe Automated Driving: How Do We Get There from Here? that took place on Tuesday morning. HD maps are one of the core components for automated driving (AD). Since traffic information delivered to AD vehicles references to these HD maps, their integrity and dependability is vital for the work of TISA on highly dynamic traffic content for AD. Stephanie presented how TISA is collaborating with the other organizations of the Open Auto Drive Forum (OADF) regarding dependable HD maps. Stephanie noted ‘The collaboration with the other standardisation organizations ensures that the development of TISA standards for automated driving is well aligned with and integrated into the OADF ecosystem’.

Next meeting 6-7 December 2022. Want to be a member? Reach out to s.chaufton@tisa.org