Joint task force formed to deliver Cooperative Highways

Date: 4/2/2010

Source: ‘It takes two’, Traffic Technology International, January 2010, pg. 14-19

Car manufacturers have to cooperate with road operators if Cooperative Vehicle Highway Systems (CVHS) are to continue to be successfully deployed. CVHS technology allows for reception of a traffic light signal and automatic calculation of the speed which a car should adopt to avoid stopping, acceleration or deceleration. Therefore, it is important to be able to convince public authorities of their effectiveness and to demonstrate how authorities can justify investment in such systems.

To improve cooperation between road network authorities and CVHS manufacturers, Richard Harris from Logica formed a Joint Task Force made of PIARC (World Road Association) and FISITA (the world body for automotive engineering). The Joint Task Force is aimed at informing road operators about CVHS and assisting them in its deployment.

ITS Radar International will monitor the work of the Task Force

Keywords: Cooperative vehicle systems