PROBLEMS OF COOPERATIVE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (ITS) IMPLEMENTATION IN EUROPEAN UNION

Abstract

The paper presents implementation problems of Co-opeartive Intelligent Transport System (ITS) in Member States of European Union. ITS means systems in which information and communication technologies are applied in the field of road transport, including infrastructure, vehicles and users, and in traffic management and mobility management, as well as for interfaces with other modes of transport. Interoperability of ITS is the capacity of systems and the underlying business processes to exchange data and to share information and knowledge. ITS application means an operational instrument for the application of ITS. ITS service is the provision of an ITS application through a well-defined organisational and operational framework with the aim of contributing to the user safety, efficiency, comfort and/or to facilitate or support transport and travel operations. According to the European Commission the autonomous intelligent transport systems implemented in Member States of European Union are not interoperable due to some reasons, for instance discrepancies in the interpretation of laws, technology standards (specifications), especially lack of cooperation capability. European Commission has taken steps in mentioned issue (directive 2010/40/EU, mandate M/453, decision 2011/453/EU). The author has presented synthetically problems in mentioned area and determined resolutions of them on level of European Union and Poland. Furthermore the main results of research projects: The National Automatic Toll Collection System (NATCS) and Methodic of eCall automatically informing system of traffic accidents developed by Motor Transport Institute.