Publications

This report discusses the potential positioning requirements needed to be addressed by Australian governments in order for Australia to commence positioning itself to be ready to be a fast adopter of C-ITS platforms and applications being researched…

This report forms part of the Austroads NT1632 Cooperative Intelligent transport systems (C-ITS)project, which has the overall purpose of progressing the development of a framework that will enable C-ITS to be deployed and operated in Australia and…

The Austroads Network Operation Planning Framework (the Framework) was developed in 2009 however it is not widely used by road agencies. This research aimed to understand each road agency’s approach and consider how the Framework could be improved…

Cooperative Intelligent transport systems (C-ITS) is an emerging platform that can be applied to motor vehicles and roadside infrastructure to enable direct two-way communication between them. Because C-ITS enables connectivity between road users…

The Cooperative Intelligent transport systems (C-ITS) platform is being designed to make a substantial contribution to moving people and goods safely and efficiently. This will be achieved by connecting road users in their vehicles to their road…

Congestion in Australian cities has continued to get worse with significant increases in population and new car registrations. About a million new motor vehicles per year were registered in Australia in the years 2005-2007 before the global…

The purpose of the study is to recommend an ongoing Austroads research programme that is focussed on the impacts of the increasing volume of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) and rigid trucks (Rigids) on the urban traffic network in terms of their…

After an introduction to ITS and the wireless communication requirements for the different ITS applications, the report summarises the overseas radiocommunications regulatory arrangements supporting 5.9 ITS and describes the technical and system…

The aims of this project are to provide decision-makers with broad advice to assist them in their policy decision-making on cooperative ITS by identifying and examining the main policy issues of cross-jurisdictional scope involved with the…

For years, improvements in driver behaviour, vehicle safety and road infrastructure have made the road network much safer. As roads become safer, many economic benefits are achieved for society, both direct and indirect. In the past, the primary…