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August 28, 2008
EU-created mobile system promises safer traffic
Real time system pulls data from vast array of sources
By Mikael Ricknäs
A system to avoid traffic jams, accidents and other dangers is being demonstrated at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.
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The goal is to provide drivers with real-time, up to the minute safety-related information that is tailored to wherever the driver is, according to Alexander Frötscher, who manages the Coopers (Cooperative Systems for Intelligent Road Safety) project.
The system can collect data from a multitude of sources, including electronic display boards along motorways, traffic radars and the cars themselves, according to Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Architecture and Software Technology (FIRST), which is part of the project.
The project relies on an overall architecture in what the Coopers Project calls Traffic Control Centres, which coordinate all the information, to units in cars that can both feed information back into the system and receive valuable traffic information.
The traffic information is encoded in a format called TPEG (Transport Protocol Expert Group) and can be sent via a several different kinds of networks, including cellular (both 2G and 3G) and digital radio networks.
Visitors at IFA will be able to take a virtual test ride along the “Autobahn 100” to see how the system would work, including how traffic information is shown in a car, according to Matthias Schmidt from FIRST. The system is expected to be available in the near future.
The Coopers project consists of 37 participants from 15 EU countries, and is funded by the EU Commission, from which it has received €9 million (£7.2 million).
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chris said on Thursday, 28 August 2008
I think that is pretty smart stuff that will make our roads much safer. i reall appreciate the idea and then call for all the motorists to use the system when it is put in use.