Proactive Decision Making for ITS Communication

Demand from different actors for extended connectivity where vehicles can exchange data with other vehicles, roadside infrastructure, and traffic control centers have pushed vehicle manufacturers to invest in embedded solutions, which paves the way towards cooperative intelligent transportation systems (C-ITS). Cooperative vehicles enable the development of an ecosystem of services around them. Due to the heterogeneousness of such services and their specific requirements, as well as the need for network resources optimization for ubiquitous connectivity, it is necessary to combine existing wireless technologies, providing applications with a communication architecture that hides such underlying access technologies specificities. Due to vehicles' high velocity, their connectivity context can change frequently. In such scenario, it is necessary to take into account the short-term prevision about network environment; enabling vehicles proactively manage their communications. This chapter discusses about the use of near future information to proactive decision-making process.

An Overview of Cooperative Driving in the European Union: Policies and Practices

Cooperative-Intelligent Transportation Systems (C-ITSs) aim to connect vehicles, both with one another and with road infrastructures, so as to increase traffic safety and efficiency. This paper focuses on the European framework for supporting the development of Cooperative, Connected, and Automated Mobility, and aims to shed light on the current state of testing and deployment activities in the field at the start of 2019. This may be considered particularly timely given that the year 2019 was identified as the starting date for the deployment of mature services, and the Community legislation is currently paying great attention to the matter. In order to present a concise (but comprehensive) picture, we consulted and analysed the most diverse sources comprising more than 2000 pages.