Intelligent Transportation Systems Systems Research Articles

IoT-Driven solutions for VANET trustworthiness: Examining misconduct and position security challenges

Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) improve the traffic management and road safety by exchanging real-time data between automobiles and roadside infrastructure. Reliable Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) solutions tend to boost VANET data security, integrity and dependability. These systems communicate VANET data between infrastructure and automobiles using sensors, Internet of Things (IoT) devices and communication technologies. IoT-driven includes a Real-Time Traffic Observation optimizes VANET route design. Traffic management and safety improve with ITS-connected cars and infrastructure. Remote communication technologies enhance traffic management and decision-making by sending a real-time data between cars and infrastructure. Smart parking systems use real-time parking availability data from IoT sensors and devices to maximize space use and reduce congestion. Security and misbehavior are dependable problems in 40 IoT-driven VANET studies. Miscommunication and unstandardized are the main security issues which pose hazards. This review shows VANETs that requires authentication, encryption and anomaly detection to prevent attacks and IoT for transportation sector. This extensive review covers VANET reliability and IoT-driven real-time traffic monitoring, ITS, remote communication and intelligent parking systems. This review analyzes the metrics to assess the many detection techniques which includes, misconduct-Aware On-Demand Collaborative Intrusion Detection System (MACIDS) and Collision-Induced Dissociation Spectroscopy (CIDS), (i) Accuracy (ii) False Positive Rate, (iii) precision, (iv) recall (v) False Negative Rate and (vi) F1-Score in VANET security in Attack Detection Rates (ADR), misbehavior detection, evaluation metrics and detection algorithms were studied using CIC-IDS data. Due to misconduct and security issues, a strong IoT-driven solutions are required to improve VANET trustworthiness and offers a secure and reliable vehicular communication networks for safer and more efficient transportation systems.

Implementation of blockchain technology in integrated IoT networks for constructing scalable ITS systems in India

The implementation of blockchain technology in integrated IoT networks for constructing scalable Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in India has the potential to revolutionize the way we approach transportation. By leveraging the power of IoT and blockchain, we can create a highly secure, transparent, and efficient system that can transform the way we move people and goods. India, one of the world's most populous countries, has a highly congested and inefficient transportation system that often leads to delays, accidents, and waste of time and resources. The integration of IoT and blockchain can help address these issues by enabling real-time monitoring, tracking, and optimization of traffic flows, thereby reducing congestion, improving safety, and increasing the overall efficiency of the transportation system. This paper explores the potential of blockchain technology in the context of integrated IoT networks for constructing scalable ITS systems in India. The methodology followed is to develop a proof-of-concept blockchain-based application for ITS, Implement the blockchain solution into the existing ITS infrastructure, and ensure proper integration and compatibility with other systems. Conduct thorough research and maintenance to ensure the reliability and sustainability of such blockchain-based systems. Research discusses the various benefits and challenges of this approach and the various applications of this technology in the transportation sector, including the Green Sustainability concept. Results find various ways in which such implementations of blockchain and IoT-ML can revolutionize transportation systems.

Simulating MIMT Attackers' Strategies in VANET to Secure ITS in Smart Cities via Multiverse Optimization-based Hybrid Routing Approach

The connection between moving vehicles and stationary Road Side Units is made possible by VANET technology, which is an essential component of Intelligent Transportation Systems. Vanet based intelligent transportation system (ITS) security is major issue in present days. MIMT Attackers' Strategies are taken into account to test the security of VANET based ITS system in present research paper. The major objective of research paper is to evaluate the potential of security model in case of different type of message dropping and delay attack. It is observed that there is probability of message delay, message drop, and message tampering attack in VANET based ITS system. Due to such attacks there is huge impact on content delivery ratio, packet delay and dropping. Thus proposed hybrid routing approach that is considering Multi-verse optimization has been used to simulate the Quantifying MIMT attacks. In present research, Vanet security in case of intelligent transportation system in smart cities has been considered.

An Air-Ground Coordinated Sensing, Relay and Offloading for Emergency Disposal in ITS System

Nowadays, the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has emerged as a powerful platform for diversified application development. In traffic areas specifically for the much-anticipated Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), UAVs can coordinate with the ground internet of things infrastructure, such as the Road Side Unit (RSU), to perform 3D data collection and processing, improving traffic safety and transportation efficiency. In ITS, decision-making is crucial and relies heavily on proper and timely processing and transmission of the massive amounts of data generated by ubiquitous sensors, especially in emergency disposal scenarios. In this paper, the latency incurred from RSU-aided data offloading and UAV-aided data relay plays a decisive role, characterized by both the average and risk performance metric, Conditional Value at Risk (CVaR), for quantifying the risk incurred from the latency violation over a certain threshold in probability. Specifically, the peak Age of Information (AoI) with its distribution is adopted to underlying the CVaR analysis in relay latency. Besides, the matching algorithm to coordinate the mutual transmission between UAVs and RSUs is proposed, achieving low computation complexity and minimum risk for both sides. The system performance is validated through analysis, simulation, and field experiments.

A novel hierarchical distributed vehicular edge computing framework for supporting intelligent driving

Recently, various infrastructure-assisted or onboard driving assistant applications have been proposed as a component of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) to improve the transportation system’s efficiency and release public concern about road safety. However, such AI-assisted intelligent applications are mainly data-driven and put great demands on the computing power of the ITS systems. Therefore, in the highly dynamic Internet-of-Vehicles environment in ITS, how to effectively coordinate the limited computing power of the various components of the system and realize reliable support for such resource-consuming applications through efficient resource allocation methods is the focus of our research. Accordingly, a novel joint computing and communication resource scheduling method is proposed to fulfill those ITS applications’ inherent heterogeneous quality of service (QoS) requirements. By fully exploiting the computing resources provided by the onboard computing device, the edge computing device located in the vehicle’s proximity and remote data center, we designed a hierarchical three-layer Vehicular Edge Computing (VEC) framework. Briefly, an onboard joint computation offloading and transmission scheduling policy is designed to assign corresponding offloading decisions to the locally generated computing tasks by considering the vehicle’s computing resources and real-time network link status. Additionally, a new distributed resource allocation policy is developed for the edge devices, in which we derive a server selection policy and allocate communication time based on our proposed metric. To evaluate the performance and validate the effectiveness of our proposed method, we conduct extensive simulation tests and ablation experiments, respectively. The results show that our approach can achieve stable performance in various experimental settings. Also, compared to the state-of-the-art algorithms, our joint resource allocation policy significantly reduces the scheduling overhead, improves the utilization of system resources, and minimizes the data transmission delay caused by vehicle motion.

Future transportation computing model with trifold algorithm for real-time multipath networks

<p><strong>Purpose:</strong> In the past ten years, research on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) has advanced tremendously in everyday situations to deliver improved performance for transport networks. To prevent problems with vehicular traffic, it is essential that alarm messages be sent on time. The truth is that an ITS system in and of itself could be a feature of a vehicular ad hoc network (VANET), which is a wireless network extension. As a result, a previously investigated path between two nodes might be destroyed over a short period of time. <strong>Design:</strong> The Time delay-based Multipath Routing (TMR) protocol is presented in this research which efficiently determines a route that is optimal for delivering packets to the target vehicle with the least amount of time delay. Using the TMR method, data flow is reduced, especially for daily communication. As a result, there are few packet retransmissions. <strong>Findings:</strong> To demonstrate how effective the suggested protocol is, several different protocols, including AOMDV, FF-AOMDV, EGSR, QMR, and ISR, have been used to evaluate the TMR. Simulation outcomes show how well our suggested approach performs when compared to alternative methods. <strong>Originality:</strong> Our method would accomplish two objectives as a consequence. First, it would increase the speed of data transmission, quickly transfer data packets to the target vehicle, especially warning messages, and prevent vehicular issues like automobile accidents. Second, to relieve network stress and minimize network congestion and data collisions.</p>

ITS Based on Deep Graph Convolutional Fraud Detection Network Blockchain-Enabled Fog-Cloud

The advancement in transport applications increases at the everyday progress in technologies. Therefore, intelligent transport systems (ITS) gain a lot of progress at the different vehicle levels and in the vehicular area network. However, privacy and security at the network level are critical issues for ITS applications in the existing mechanism. In this paper, the study devises the cost-efficient and secure Serverless Blockchain Enable Task Scheduling (SBETS) ITS system and algorithm framework. The main goal is to reduce processing and security blockchian costs for ITS applications in the system. The processing cost minimizes based on the new proposed function-based price model and secures the data by a suggested deep graph convolutional neural network scheme in the network. The simulation results show that SBETS outperformed all existing ITS systems and minimized processing costs by 10% and fraud detection issues by 50% for transport applications.

On the Feasibility of Split Learning, Transfer Learning and Federated Learning for Preserving Security in ITS Systems

Due to the absence of distinct boundaries, wireless networks are vulnerable to a variety of intrusions. As the number of intruders has increased, the risks on critical infrastructures monitored by networked systems have also increased. Protecting shared information using effective and robust Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) remains a critical issue, especially with the growing implementation of vehicular networks. Building an IDS that detects threats efficiently with maximum accuracy and detection is a challenging undertaking. Machine Learning (ML) mechanisms have been successfully adopted in IDSs to detect a variety of network intruders. Split learning is considered one of the main developments in creating efficient ML approaches. In utilizing the Split Learning approach, an IDS is successful in performing at higher accuracy, and detection rate as well as a higher classification performance (Precision, Recall). In this work, a Split Learning-based IDS (SplitLearn) for Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) infrastructures has been proposed to address the potential security concerns. The proposed model has been evaluated and compared against other models (i.e., Federated Learning (FedLearn) and Transfer Learning (TransLearn)-based solutions). With the highest accuracy and detection rates, the proposed model (SplitLearn) outperforms FedLearn and TransLearn by 2 to 5 % respectively. We also see a decrease in power consumption when utilizing SplitLearn versus FedLearn.

A comprehensive study & outlook on integrated structural health monitoring and C-intelligent transport system for pavement condition assessment

Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) projects have been a trending topic of research in the last decade. However, even with positive results, ITS and SHM projects struggle to compete with conventional roads and transport infrastructure projects. The standalone systems encounter many limitations which motivate to have integrated ITS and SHM systems. Nevertheless, SHM combined with ITS could be an interesting approach to expand single-minded systems into systems with multiple functions. Both ITS and SHM are vast fields involving complex technology and data management systems, but using an integrated approach could increase the efficiency of a standalone system. This research focuses on doing a literature survey and identifying the shared aims and limitations of standalone ITS and SHM systems. This would help in developing an integrated framework to mitigate the limitations of individual systems and help expand the projects beyond their initial used cases. It would also improve the applicability of these projects.

Intelligent transportation systems as a factor of strategic transportation planning

The use of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in motor vehicles is anticipated to dramatically enhance both traffic safety and mobility. Successful large-scale implementation of these systems depends critically on the enthusiasm of potential users to accept them. However, market segmentation has gotten surprisingly little attention at the current level of ITS technology development, despite the fact that it is required to capture the predicted variance in demands and expectations of drivers in various categories of age, gender, country, etc. Therefore, this study's major objective was to analyze how open drivers of different demographics would be to adopting a wide variety of ITS systems with promising future safety applications.Finding out what people in cars really required in the case of an accident was an important first step. It seems that in order for ITS technology to be broadly embraced, it will be necessary to meet the demands and expectations of a wide range of driver demographics. Surprisingly low adoption rates were seen for alcohol interlocks and electronic license keys despite their effectiveness in reducing road trauma and expenses. There has been some discussion about what these findings mean for the future of ITS.

Environmental benefits of intelligent transport systems implementing

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) have been shown to have positive effects on the economy and on efficiency, but this study aims to show that they also have a positive effect on carbon emissions. This article is based on the premise that implementing these technological steps is a winwin for long-term economic and ecological viability. The first research question asks if there is evidence that ITS systems can be implemented and operated in a way to generate environmental benefits, and the second asks if the policy priorities of national and international stakeholders reflect a propensity for ITS deployment in order to yield those benefits. Both fundamental drivers and a synthesis of the empirical facts are used to provide an answer to the first question. New propensity models to accomplish climatic and environmental objectives are one solution to the second problem. According to the findings, the likelihood that ITS would be included as a high priority policy instrument in future transport policies is significantly influenced by the Vehicle Density and High Technology exports of a country. The study's significance lies in its promotion of ITS as a policy instrument with the potential to improve economic performance and environmental performance. It's useful for transport planners and policy experts on a global, national, and even regional scale.

HAPS-ITS: Enabling Future ITS Services in Trans-Continental Highways

With the advent of rapid globalization and the inter-border supply chain network, the reliability and efficiency of transportation systems have become even more critical. Indeed, trans-continental highways need particular attention due to their important role in sustaining globalization. In this context, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) can actively enhance the safety, mobility, productivity, and comfort of trans-continental highways. However, ITS efficiency depends greatly on the roads where they are deployed, on the availability of power and connectivity, and on the integration of future connected and autonomous vehicles. To this end, high altitude platform station (HAPS) systems, due to their mobility, sustainability, payload capacity, and communication/caching/computing capabilities, are seen as a key enabler of future ITS services for trans-continental highways; this paradigm is referred to as HAPS-ITS. The latter is envisioned as an active component of ITS systems to support a plethora of transportation applications, such as traffic monitoring, accident reporting, and platooning. This article discusses how HAPS systems can enable advanced ITS services for trans-continental highways, presenting the main requirements of HAPS-ITS and a detailed case study of the Trans-Sahara highway.

Traffic Flow Detection Using Camera Images and Machine Learning Methods in ITS for Noise Map and Action Plan Optimization.

Noise maps and action plans represent the main tools in the fight against citizens’ exposure to noise, especially that produced by road traffic. The present and the future in smart traffic control is represented by Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), which however have not yet been sufficiently studied as possible noise-mitigation tools. However, ITS dedicated to traffic control rely on models and input data that are like those required for road traffic noise mapping. The present work developed an instrumentation based on low-cost cameras and a vehicle recognition and counting methodology using modern machine learning techniques, compliant with the requirements of the CNOSSOS-EU noise assessment model. The instrumentation and methodology could be integrated with existing ITS for traffic control in order to design an integrated method, which could also provide updated data over time for noise maps and action plans. The test was carried out as a follow up of the L.I.S.T. Port project, where an ITS was installed for road traffic management in the Italian port city of Piombino. The acoustic efficacy of the installation is evaluated by looking at the difference in the acoustic impact on the population before and after the ITS installation by means of the distribution of noise exposure, the evaluation of Gden and Gnight, and the calculation of the number of highly annoyed and sleep-disturbed citizens. Finally, it is shown how the ITS system represents a valid solution to be integrated with targeted and more specific sound mitigation, such as the laying of low-emission asphalts.

A Survey: Position based Non DTN and DTN Routing Protocol in VANET

An Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) is an advanced technology which aims to provide modern services such as smart parking, Emergency vehicle alert notification systems, automatic traffic management, direction of safe driving, accident prevention system and many. Vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs) play a significant role to implement an ITS system. In Vehicular Ad-hoc network, every vehicle and Road Side Units (RSU) take part in a communication to achieve the ITS services. Since nodes of VANET are different kind of vehicles with various speed, the formation of network will be more dynamic and scalability of network varies continuously. Due to dynamic characteristics of VANET, high density of traffic and more obstacles, routing is one the biggest challenge in urban area than rural area. In this paper we present an outline of VANET, taxonomy of routing, followed by a brief discussion of position based Non DTN and DTN routing protocol. Finally, we conclude the paper with comparison result of various position-based routing protocol.

Sustainable Energy Management in Intelligent Transportation

Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) are a collection of technologies that can enhance transport networks and public transit and individual decision-making about various elements of travel. ITS technologies comprise cutting-edge wireless, electronic and automated technology intending to improve safety, efficiency and convenience in surface transit. In certain cases, reducing energy usage has proven to be an ITS advantage. In this report, the primary energy advantages of a range of ITS systems established through models, pilot projects/field tests and extensive use are examined and summarized. In worldwide driving, the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions play a vital role. A new age of communication leading to ITS will be the communication between cars via IoT. IoT is a mixture of data and data analysis data storage and processing to manage the traffic system efficiently. Energy management, which is seen as an efficient, innovative approach to highly efficient energy generation plants. It simultaneously takes care of optimizing traditional sources of the IoT based intelligent transport system, helps to automate railways, roads, airways and shipways, which improve customer experience in the process. Following an evaluation of the situation, a proposal named energy management in intelligent transportation (EMIT) improves energy efficiency and economic efficiency in transportation. It improves energy management to reduce economic and ecological waste by decreasing global transport energy consumption. The sustainable development ratio is 85.7%, accidents detection ratio is 85.3%, electric vehicle infrastructure ratio is 83.6%, intelligent vehicle parking system acceptance ratio is 82.15%, and reduction ratio of energy consumption is 91.4%.

Agile Approaches for Cybersecurity Systems, IoT and Intelligent Transportation

To adapt to the rapidly increasing vulnerabilities in software products and cyber threats that exploit them, security professionals are actively working with software developers to produce more secure systems. In software development, agile methods are increasingly adopted in critical software projects where security risks are prominent challenges. This adoption stems from the fact that agile methods are highly iterative and support delivering services and products in smaller batches which allows security professionals to seamlessly integrate software development security activities with agile methodologies. In addition, the iterative nature of agile software development encourages frequent inspections, tests, and patching of software systems to mitigate cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities. Considering the massive growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) products, the challenge of software development while addressing the security and safety concerns of these devices will continue to increase. This paper presents a comprehensive and detailed review of agile software development in the context of IoT, ITS, and their cybersecurity and risk challenges. Furthermore, we provide a systematic comparison of the reviewed literature based on a set of defined criteria. Finally, we provide a broader outlook and an outline for designing future security-enhanced agile software development solutions for IoT and ITS systems.

Challenges of physical and digital integration TEN-T networks in Southeast European countries

This paper analyzes the problems of digital and physical integration of the road infrastructure Trans-European Networks Transport (TEN-T) in Southeast Europe and the challenges in its implementation. The specificity of the TEN-T network in Southeast Europe is that it connects EU member states (Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece) and Western Balkans countries that are not members of the EU (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania). The EU member states of Southeast Europe have completed the physical connection of the road infrastructure of the TEN-T network and are implementing the digitization of transport processes by developing intelligent transport systems (ITS) based on a single European framework ITS architecture by implementing the EU Directives and the ITS development action plan. The challenges of physical and digital integration of the TEN-T network of Southeast Europe are reflected in the digital connection of the transport systems of EU member states that have implemented a large number of ITS services based on the European FRAME ITS architecture and the European regulatory framework and standards for the development of ITS with the transport systems of countries of the Western Balkans, which are in the initial phase of ITS development and do not have a regulatory and technical framework for the implementation of ITS harmonized with the EU. The integration of isolated ITS services on the TEN-T network of the Western Balkan countries into a single national ITS system will bring new challenges in terms of their physical and logical upgrading and their harmonization with the regulatory framework and technical standards of the EU. The countries of the Western Balkans face the challenges of developing national ITS architectures, which should be based on the European FRAME ITS architecture to achieve interoperability of ITS services and enable access to the European market of ITS services and equipment. This paper aims to look at the challenges of physical and digital integration of the TEN-T network of South-Eastern European countries and to propose a possible scenario for solving them.

Vehicle Counter in Traffic Using Pixel Area Method with Multi-Region of Interest

Traffic density data plays an important role in decision making by the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). This system uses this data in the process of adaptive traffic management. The inaccuracy of the data provided into the ITS system can result in errors in decision making. This study utilizes digital image engineering technology in the detection of four-wheeled vehicles in traffic traffic for the purpose of acquiring traffic density data. In this study, we propose a multi-ROI (pixel area methodRegion of Interest). This multi-ROI proposal is to be put forward to improve reading accuracy compared to just one ROI. With the use of this multi-ROI, the information obtained from the overall ROI can strengthen the accuracy of the data of vehicles passing in a lane. Our experimental results show that the use of multi-ROI with a certain amount of ROI can produce an accuracy rate of up to 88.66% compared to single-ROI which has an accuracy rate of 84.65%.

Intelligent Transport System Using Time Delay-Based Multipath Routing Protocol for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks.

During the last decade, the research on Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) has improved exponentially in real-life scenarios to provide optimized transport network performance. It is a matter of importance that alert messages are delivered promptly to prevent vehicular traffic problems. The fact is an ITS system per se could be a part of a vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) which is an extension of a wireless network. In all sorts of wireless ad hoc networks, the network topology is subjected to change due to the mobility of network nodes; therefore, an existing explored route between two nodes could be demolished in a minor fraction of time. When it comes to the VANETs, the topology likely changes due to the high velocity of nodes. On the other hand, time is a crucial factor playing an important role in message handling between the network’s nodes. In this paper, we propose Time delay-based Multipath Routing (TMR) protocol that effectively identifies an optimized path for packet delivery to the destination vehicle with a minimal time delay. Our algorithm gives a higher priority to alert messages compared to normal messages. It also selects the routes with the short round-trip time (RTT) within the RTT threshold. As a result, our algorithm would realize two goals. Firstly, it would speed up the data transmission rate and deliver data packets, particularly warning messages, to the destination vehicle promptly and therefore avoid vehicular problems such as car accidents. Secondly, the TMR algorithm reduces the data traffic load, particularly of the normal messages, to alleviate the pressure on the network and therefore avoids network congestion and data collisions. This, in turn, lessens the packets’ retransmissions. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed protocol, the TMR has been compared with the other protocols such as AOMDV, FF-AOMDV, EGSR, QMR, and ISR. Simulation results demonstrate that our proposed protocol proves its excellent performance compared to other protocols.

The convergence of Internet of Things, Blockchain and Connected Vehicles: Conceptual Advantages and Disadvantages of a new Cooperative Intelligent Transportation System

This paper intends to explore the convergence of some technological innovations that could lead to new cooperative Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). The technologies that might soon converge and lead to some new developments are: the Blockchain Technology (BT) concept, Internet of Things (IoT) and Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV). Advantages and disadvantages of the new concepts founding a new ITS system are discussed in this conceptual paper. Blockchain technology has been recently introduced and many research ideas have been presented for application in the transportation sector. In this paper, we discuss a system that is based on a dedicated blockchain, able to involve both drivers and city administrations in the adoption of promising and innovative technologies that will create cooperation among connected vehicles. The proposed blockchain-based system can allow city administrators to reward drivers when they are willing to share travel data. The system manages in a special way the creation of rewards which are assigned to drivers and institutions participating actively in the system. Moreover, the system allows keeping a complete track of all transactions and interactions between drivers and city management on a completely open and shared platform. The main idea is to combine connected vehicles with BT to promote Cooperative ITS use, a better use of infrastructures and a more sustainable eco-system of cryptocurrencies. A short description of BT is introduced to evidence energy problems of sustainability in the implementation of Proof of Work (PoW) that is adopted by many blockchains.