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ITS Australia and The University of Melbourne are partnering with the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, IAG, Intelematics, and Transmax on this iMOVE project supported by the Commonwealth Government to investigate connectivity enhancing safety and network efficiency.
There are currently few vehicles in Australia that are optimized for connectivity or equipped with Co-operative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS). The potential safety benefits from new connected vehicles are unlikely to be realised in the immediate future in Australia due to the age of our fleet and the limited connectivity of new vehicles.
Vehicles arriving with C-ITS technology are likely to land in Australia with a mix of connective technologies, calling for a new set of interoperability standards to guarantee the intended communication and cooperation.
Australasia’s authority on vehicle safety, ANCAP undertook a recent analysis of the Australian registered light vehicle fleet revealing:
Connected vehicles can improve safety and network efficiency outcomes. In urban environments increased connectivity of vehicles could enable improved network productivity (Talebpour & Mahmassani, 2016a) and offer safety benefits for all road users. In rural and regional contexts, safety and productivity improvements could result in social equity and accessibility benefits.
There is a mix of technology and levels of connectivity required and a range of use cases to consider for optimal outcomes. An evidence base is needed to better understand the options that can offer the most effective safety and efficiency benefits on Australia roads.
There is potential to increase the number of compatible connected vehicles in Australia over the next decade through the fitting of after-market devices and/or increasing the demand of consumers for connectivity to be enabled in new vehicles arriving in Australia. ANCAP Safety modelling on road death projection estimated that with an increasing population and no changes to current road death rates over the next five years, around 6,000 lives will be lost on Australia’s roads.
AAA research found that in 2018–19, congestion costs are expected to exceed $23 billion, which will be more than the value of all road-related expenditure. Congestion costs are projected to reach between $30.6 and $41.2 billion by 2030 (Australian Automobile Association, 2019).
Safety and congestion are two of the key challenges on our networks and there is strong potential for connectivity and C-ITS to improve these vital problems.
Refers to a mix of cellular short-range communication, including either the 3GPP Release 14 and 15 (LTE-V2X) specifications, or 3GPP Release 16 (SG related short-range communication) specifications, and cellular long-range communications.
DSRC in Europe refers to the European CEN DSRC tolling standards that operate on a specified frequency. In the US, DSRC refers to any ad-hoc short-range communication, regardless of the frequency which it transmits.
The European Standard for Vehicular Communication; IEEE 802.11p telecommunications (Wi-Fi) standard in the 5.9 GHz band; also known in the USA as DSRC
An approved amendment to the IEEE 802.11 standard to add wireless access in vehicular environments.
The set of standards that define communication for WLANs.
Direction communication over PCS interface.
Sidelink technology - the direct channel between which one UE communicated with another UE (i.e. V2V or V2I) where communication with the base station is not required.
Unlicensed-National Information Infrastructure transmitting at the 5.725-5.850 MHz band
The logical interface between the user equipment and the base station (i.e. V2N) for cellular communication.
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