ITS World Congress 2009
16th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems and Services
Stockholm International Fairs & Congress Centre (Stockholmsmässan), Sweden
21-25 September 2009
www.itsworldcongress.com
The focus of the ITS World Congress 2009 is on the implementation of ITS solutions which improve our everyday lives in helping make our transport system cleaner, safer, more efficient, reliable and secure.
This theme underlines the importance of deploying ITS research results so that daily use of innovative traffic and mobility services becomes a reality and benefits citizens and business community alike. Broad use of ITS services will help achieve political priorities shared far beyond the borders of the European Union, in relation with energy efficiency and climate change. Rapid deployment of ITS solutions will help make transport more efficient and environmentally-friendly. This congress will also be used as a platform to discuss the topic of interoperability and harmonisation of ITS, not only in Europe but also worldwide.
A pioneer in the field of ITS, Sweden is uniquely placed to be the host of the ITS Congress & Exhibition in 2009. From an international perspective, Swedes enjoy a very high ICT standard, with more mobile telephones and computers per capita than any other country in the world. In Stockholm, city planners were faced with a considerable challenge: to protect one of Europe’s largest medieval city centres from damage by pollution, while ensuring accessibility of the transport system and the city centre’s facilities for all citizens. ITS helped to solve the problem. In order to preserve the unique cultural history of the Old Town, special goods terminals have been constructed and the weight and exhaust emissions of transportation vehicles have been strictly regulated in order to preserve the city’s oldest buildings.
However, this is just the beginning. Strategic priorities for Stockholm include reducing traffic congestion and improving journey time reliability for transport users. Stockholm introduced a congestion charging system in 2006, which cut traffic in the city centre by 20% initially. The revenue generated by the charging system is now being re-invested in infrastructure improvement, such as travel time information systems, digital travel planning and other ITS equipment and services.
1. Live demonstrations (free of charge)
 09.00 – 18.00 (half day schedules on 21 and 25 September)
Place: Stockholm International Fair, Eastern entrance (outside parking area)
This demonstration will showcase inter-project applications from CVIS, COOPERS and SAFESPOT EC-funded projects which will highlight interoperability and complementarities between them. The demonstrations will show how cooperation between vehicles and infrastructure can improve
- efficiency on the roads, leading to less congestion, lower fuel consumption, and CO2 emissions
- safety, by informing each other of the potential hazards on the roads and intersections
A number of cooperative systems scenarios will be demonstrated to a larger audience (50+ people at one time) who will be able to visualise what is happening during the demonstrations through three large screens 60-80’’ showing what the driver can see on his instrument cluster, visualisation of the system concept or specific functionalities through animation.
The demonstrations will take place on the parking area outside the Congress conference & exhibition hall. On entering the area, visitors will be welcome in the Cooperative Systems tent where they will be able to meet project representatives to answer all their questions about the specific projects and the set-up of the demonstrations on the parking test track or the public road tour, for which they will be invited to register according to the demonstration sessions sequence.
Indeed, the demonstrated applications will be grouped in three sessions: Joint inter-project session, Efficiency session and Safety session. Every session will be presented 3 times per day and will last 30 minutes.
2. Public road tour (free of charge)
 Every 15 minutes from 09.00 to 17.45 (last tour) - half day schedules on 21 and 25 September
Place: Stockholm International Fair, Eastern entrance
Taking a ride in one of our demonstrator vehicles, visitors will experience CVIS technologies and applications on public roads around the Congress centre area. Accompanied by our technology and application experts, they will learn more about e.g. implementation choices or what is happening outside the vehicle.
3. European Commission stand (L20) in the Exhibition Hall (free of charge)
CVIS will be presented together with other EC-supported initiatives. A CVIS/SAFESPOT equipped truck will be communicating with a simulated "traffic management centre" and other elements of road infrastructure, highlighting the added value of cooperative systems through cooperative applications scenarios.
 
4. Demo Theatre - where ITS comes to life (free of charge)
A Swedish network of authorities, industry and research & innovation organisations will offer you a live experience of the ITS-enabled future in an "amphitheatre" located in the Exhibition area.
Five inspiring scenarios, among which COOPERATIVE SYSTEMS, will show how different interests and parties can collaborate to achieve the ideal combination for efficient, secure and green transport and commuter solutions, and how ITS-solutions will have an affect on peoples’ lives in the future. The Cooperative Systems session is based on CVIS and SAFESPOT applications.
5. CVIS Application Submission Contest Award (free of charge)
In order to demonstrate the true openness of its innovative architecture and reference platform, CVIS has organised an Application Innovation Contest open to all potential Europe-based companies (public, private and individual) ready to develop innovative CVIS-compliant applications.
The selected candidates have been invited to present their applications at the ITS World Congress 2009 in Stockholm, where the gold, silver and bronze prizes (respectively €25000, €15000 and €10000) will also be awarded on 25 September, 14:00, at the Cooperative Tent on the parking area outside the Congress centre (eastern entrance).
Visitors will have their say in the prizes attribution by voting for their favourite application which will be presented at the Cooperative Tent.
6. CVIS papers & sessions (registered delegates only)
Tuesday 22 September 2009
- 11.00 - 12.30
TS048 - Data fusion
Paper 3842 The RTMaps software, an integration platform for multi-partner cooperative projects developing multi-sensor applications, Nicolas Du Lac, INTEMPORA, France
- 14.00 - 15.30
TS016 - Cooperative communication systems
Paper 3548 Communication subsystems role in a cooperative scenario, Erik Olsen, Q-Free, Norway
Paper 3993 Cooperative systems for traffic safety. Will existing wireless access technologies meet the communication requirements?, Elisabeth Uhlemann, Halmstad University and Volvo Technology, Sweden
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14.00 - 15.30
IS06 - Decision support 2
Paper 3114 Optimal speed profile trajectory computation for vehicle approach at intersection with adaptive traffic control, Francesco Alesiani, Mizar Automazione SpA, Italy
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14.00 - 15.30
TS056 - V2X large scale experiments
Paper 3765 CVIS - cooperative monitoring for Intelligent Transportation Systems, Matthias Mann, PTV AG, Germany
Wednesday 23 September 2009
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09.00 - 10.30
SIS04 - Green ITS: applying cooperative ICT for energy-effi cient and environment-friendly mobility
Organiser: Paul Kompfner, Head of Sector, Cooperative Mobility, ERTICO - ITS Europe
Description of the session:
This session will highlight those applications of cooperative systems intended to bring significant benefits for energy efficiency, reduced CO2 and better air quality. Presentations will feature applications developed and recently validated in field trials by the CVIS and COOPERS Integrated Projects of the EU’s 6th Framework Programme, ICT priority. Applications presented will include cooperative urban and motorway/interurban traffic management and control such as speed management, dynamic routing advice, and traffic information services to avoid congestion. Early results on the impact of cooperative applications on energy efficiency and environmental factors as well as user reactions will be presented from the CVIS and COOPERS test site trials. For the future, ‘Green ITS’ applications and services will increasingly support more efficient driving as well as road network management, and the session will conclude with an assessment of the potential for cooperative eco-driving assistance coupled with eco-traffic management to deliver significant environmental and efficiency benefits.
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16.00 - 17.30
SIS44 - Towards safer, cleaner and smarter mobility with cooperative systems
Organiser: Juhani Jääskeläinen, Head of Unit, ICT for Transport, European Commission, DG INFSO
Description of the session:
The SAFESPOT, CVIS and COOPERS Integrated Projects, co-funded by the European Commission Information Society and Media, are working on the design and development of cooperative systems for a safer, cleaner and smarter mobility in Europe. In the past three and half years a huge number of European stakeholders, involved in these projects, have been working on the design and development of the technological building blocks and on the architecture for cooperative systems that are based on vehicle to vehicle and on vehicle to infrastructure communication. SAFESPOT, CVIS and COOPERS are now in their final phase of development of interoperable systems and services and are implementing different solutions for a safer, cleaner and smarter mobility in different test sites in Europe. This session gives an overview of the current development outcomes of SAFESPOT, CVIS and COOPERS and of their implementation in the European test sites. The session includes also one stakeholder’s perspective on the future deployment of the cooperative systems applications developed in the three projects.
Thursday 24 September 2009
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09.00 - 10.30
TS071 - Better urban freight distribution through ITS
Paper 3201 The integration of CVIS technologies within a real-time urban traffic environment, John McCarthy, Transport for London - TfL, UK
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11.00 - 12.30
TS079 - ADAS and positioning 2
Paper 2928 Road vehicle positioning at the lane level based on GNSS integration with enhanced maps, Rafael Toledo-Moreo, University of Murcia, Spain
Paper 3808 Multi-hypothesis map-matching using particle filtering, Philippe Bonnifait, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France
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14.00 - 15.30
IS31 - Traffic management simulation studies
Paper 3255 Regional scale real-time origin-destination matrix estimation technique and deployment results, Francesco Alesiani, Mizar Automazione SpA, Italy
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14.00 - 15.30
TS091 - Moving freight - smartly
Paper 3507 Urban strategic routing in CVIS, Verena Franken, PTV AG, Germany
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16.00 - 17.30
SIS53 - International challenges of vehicle-infrastructure cooperative systems
Organiser: Road Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism - MLIT, Japan
Description of the session:
Vehicle-Infrastructure cooperative ITS programmes are progressing in different regions. In Europe, ‘CVIS’ project developed the core technologies to enable every vehicle to communicate with road infrastructure and other vehicles. The ‘IntelliDrive’ initiative led by the US DOT is based on the DSRC and other communication media to support multiple applications. In Japan, cooperative systems called ‘SMARTWAY’ based on the DSRC are producing successful results. The R&D and FOT of these projects have been successfully carried out and each region is now challenging on evaluation and deployment phase. At this phase, these regions have common issues, and international cooperation becomes more important. This session will invite representatives from different regions to discuss various issues for realworlds deployment.
Friday 25 September 2009
- 09.00 - 10.30
SIS17 - Towards a pan European architecture for cooperative systems: the PRE-DRIVE C2X, COMeSafety and E-FRAME projects
Organiser: Luisa Andreone, Project Manager, Centro Ricerche Fiat - CRF, Italy
Description of the session:
The PRE-DRIVE C2X, COMeSafety and E-FRAME projects are working towards different aspects of the Common European Architecture for cooperative systems. The European ITS Communication Architecture provides the underlying communications features that are necessary to support cooperative systems and services. The development was started by COMeSafety in cooperation with SAFESPOT, CVIS and COOPERS. The PRE-DRIVE C2X project is now developing its building blocks following the Common European Architecture document drafted by COMeSafety. At the same time the E-FRAME project is extending the European ITS Framework (FRAME) Architecture, which provides tools to define the building blocks needed for ITS implementation, to include cooperative systems services, and support its use in Europe. A task force of these projects is now working with the Car2Car consortium and the relevant standardisation bodies, e.g. ETSI TC ITS, CEN and ISO TC 204, to create the required standards.
- 11.00 - 12.30
ES 14 - Services deployment challenges for cooperative mobility
With the successful development of enabling technologies such as Vehicle-to-Vehicle or Vehicle-to-Infrastructure systems, the next generation of ITS, cooperative mobility, is approaching deployment in all three regions. This session will address the main deployment challenges such as standardisation; strategies to ensure awareness of the safety, mobility and environmental impact benefits of cooperative mobility; and the need for global cooperation to promote political, financial and industrial success for the different programmes.
- 11.00 - 12.30
TS111 - In-Vehicle platforms
Paper 3472 The CVIS communication platform - how open systems created interoperability between the three major eSafety projects CVIS, SAFESPOT and COOPERS, Runar Sorasen, Q-Free ASA, Norway
Paper 3484 CALM in Europe - how CALM standards enables European interoperability, Knut Evensen, Q-Free ASA, Norway
- 11.00 - 12.30
TS112 - Cooperative systems 1
Paper 3771 Reflections on cooperative urban applications - truly cooperative, Jaap Vreeswijk, Peek Traffic BV, The Netherlands
Other related sessions
Tuesday 22 September 2009
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11.00 - 12.30
TS008 - Cooperative systems 2
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11.00 - 12.30
TS009 - V2X assessment
- 11.00 - 12.30
TS043 - V2X general
- 14.00 - 15.30
TS026 - Cooperative systems 3
- 16.00 - 17.30
SIS71 - Cooperative vehicle-highway systems: towards convergence between the automotive industry and road operators
Organiser: Richard Harris, Technical Secretary, PIARC/FISITA and Joint Task Force on Intelligent Cooperative Systems on behalf of PIARC/FISITA
Description of the session:
Intelligent cooperative systems and Vehicle-Infrastructure communications promise to improve the performance of transportation systems but there remain many barriers to full acceptance and timely deployment. The World Road Association (PIARC) and the international society of automobile engineers (FISITA) are working together to help accelerate deployment and to shape the evolution of these systems. A Joint PIARC-FISITA Task Force (JTF) has been formed from members of the two organisations with the aim of:
- informing road operators and national roads authorities about IntelliDrive and CVHS developments;
- supporting their involvement in IntelliDrive and CVHS and helping to accelerate deployment by recommending good practice.
The JTF has adopted an independent, commercially neutral approach and is investigating the issues raised by Intelligent Cooperative Systems for roads authorities, and the opportunities they present for improved management and operation of road systems. This session will provide the first opportunity for the Task Force to report on its findings to an informed and influential audience. The resulting discussions will help direct the future focus of the JTF to ensure that the anticipated output reflects the needs of all stakeholders.
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16.00 - 17.30
SIS49 - Approaching practical use of vehicle-infrastructure cooperation systems
Organisers:
• Masahide Hatakeyama, Assistant Director, National Police Agency - NPA, Japan
• Shigetoshi Tamoto, Leader, International Cooperation Subcommittee, Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan - UTMS, Japan
Description of the session:
Many countries are researching Vehicle-Infrastructure (V-I) cooperative systems as a means to prevent traffic accidents. In Japan, the government formulated a five-year ‘New IT Reform Strategy’ in January 2006. Various measures have been adopted to realise ‘the safest motorised society in the world’. It is effective to use Vehicle-Infrastructure cooperative systems including Driving Safety Support Systems (DSSS). The National Police Agency (NPA) of Japan has been developing the DSSS. Following the Field Operational Tests on subsystems of the DSSS on public roads from December 2008, the NPA will formulate a deployment plan starting from fiscal year 2010 in according to the assessment of the subsystems. This session will provide overviews of V-I cooperative systems (DSSS, etc.) and discuss some issues such as liability and reliability of the implementing technology.
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16.00 - 17.30
TS029 - Architecture & standard issues on communication systems
Wednesday 23 September 2009
- 09.00 - 10.30
SIS65 - IntelliDrive - safer, smarter, greener
Organiser: Mike Schagrin, VII Applications Programme Manager, ITS Joint Programme Office, US Department of Transportation, USA
Description of the session:
IntelliDrive (Formerly VII) in the United States of America has been crafted to better reflect a connected vehicle environment. This connected environment includes vehicle to vehicle (V2V), vehicle to infrastructure (V2I), and vehicle to device (V2D) capabilities to support safety, mobility, and environment needs. This initiative has been positioned to leverage dedicated short range communication (DSRC) as well as other commercially available communication technologies and networks to support programme objectives. This session will present the IntelliDrive programme roadmap and provide details on major programme initiatives including the open architecture definition, V2V safety activities, testbed activities, and policy initiatives.
- 11.00 - 12.30
ES 05 - Towards a common approach to Cooperative Systems
Cooperative Systems promise considerable gains in road safety, efficiency and mobility comfort. Research is underway in all three regions – Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Americas – with projects such as Smartway, DSSS and ASV in Japan, Intelligent Car in Europe and IntelliDrive in USA. International cooperation is of increasing importance, both for research and in paving the way for deployment. The European Commission has recently stepped up its cooperation in the area of road transport, with agreements with USA and Japan. Discussions among all three regions take place regularly at the International Workshops on Vehicle Communications. This session will highlight the policy goals behind this cooperation and describe some of the most successful results from each region. It will review progress achieved so far in three key areas: A common architecture for cooperative systems, spectrum allocation and standardisation, which form a common Technology Road Map for Cooperative Systems.
- 14.00 - 15.30
ES07 - Application development for Cooperative Systems: the “hole card” for safety and environment
Cooperative ITS applications of Vehicle-to-Infrastructure and Vehicle-to-Vehicle have been developed at the global level and are being brought to practical application. Safety applications are expected
to considerably reduce traffic accidents and the associated damage, while environmental applications are expected to enhance efficiency and create comfortable mobility with minimal energy consumption
and CO2 emission. In this session, senior leaders from around the world will introduce the leading edge technologies and effects, review the effect of ITS applications and demonstrate the potential for combining benefits.
- 16.00 - 17.30
SIS66 - Standards development for vehicle and infrastructure connectivity
Organiser: Steve Sill, Manager, ITS Architecture and Standards, ITS Joint Programme Office, US Department of Transportation, USA
Description of the session:
Standards for Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) communication are an important element in the evolution of new transport systems providing safety and mobility services. This session will present information on the status and direction of standards being developed for vehicle and infrastructure connectivity. Attendees will be provided with highlights of global research and development efforts including successes, lessons learned, and opportunities for international standards cooperation and harmonisation.
Thursday 24 September 2009
- 09.00 - 10.30
SIS51 - Vehicle to infrastructure and vehicle to vehicle applications with focus on rural roads
Organiser: Masao Fukushima, Engineering Director, IT&ITS Engineering Department, Nissan Motor CO., LTD, Japan
Description of the session:
Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure and Vehicle-Vehicle safety support systems will inform the drivers about dangerous situations and, that way, avoid crashes. The drivers will be well informed about the
prevailing conditions ahead. These technologies will be useful not only in the urban areas but also in rural areas with applications like the hazard warning, slippery road warning based on floating car data, emergency call and systems to improve safety for pedestrians and other unprotected road users. This will be an international session where the speakers from each region will present concepts and results from projects where V2I and V2V technologies have been used to solve problems mainly connected to rural roads.
- 11.00 - 12.30
TS074 - Cooperative systems: user acceptance and driver behaviour
- 14.00 - 15.30
IS29 - Cooperative driving systems: general
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