Abstract
Transport is a significant part of smart cities. It accounts for a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions and, through accessibility and appeal, affects regional competitiveness and economic growth. Intelligent Transport Systems and Services (ITS) cover a broad range of tools for improving the efficiency of transport and the mobility choices of citizens. Wider take-up of new ITS technologies and services requires them to first be tested and proven. In this paper, we have a look at ways to enable innovation and faster testing and development cycles through providing suitable test environments. In particular, this paper presents a new innovation and test environment for ITS solutions related to public transport. The innovation environment, built as a public-private-research cooperation, will utilise a fleet of electric buses as a concrete testing platform where technologies and services can be evaluated with real users.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 10 |
Publication status | Published - 7 Jun 2016 |
MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
Event | 11th ITS European Congress: Delivering Future Cities Now - Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Duration: 6 Jun 2016 → 9 Jun 2016 Conference number: 11 |
Conference
Conference | 11th ITS European Congress |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Glasgow, Scotland |
Period | 6/06/16 → 9/06/16 |
Keywords
- test environment
- public transportation
- smart city