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ITS Australia Summit 2023

Special Interest Session 8: Emergency Alerts and Warnings for Drivers, Automated Vehicles and beyond

Special Interest Session

Special Interest Session

11:00 am

30 August 2023

Hospitality Suite 7 (Level 1)

Session Description

Large-scale emergencies, like flooding, bush fires, or toxic clouds from industrial accidents, often have substantial impact on road traffic, not only in densely populated areas. Road operators and navigation service providers often have no other choice than to completely close affected roads. However, that may leave drivers confused about the ‘what is going on’ and ‘what to do to get away’ – set aside foreign drivers with lack of knowledge of the local environment or specific language used in such situations. In recent years, substantial progress was made with the global adoption of the CAP protocol. This session presents a solution where TISA has wrapped the logical data model in the TPEG2 traffic information protocol suite that is widely adopted in the automotive business. It provides a tailored-for-automotive-use outlet for public authorities or road operators for managing road traffic in exceptional situations, including information about the cause and detailed instructions what to do. The approach is also suitable for automated driving vehicles, which in such non-standard situations even more depend on external, curated information.

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