Adoption of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems in Flemish passenger cars: a review of European Policy Options

Abstract

Cooperative Intelligent Transportation Systems (C-ITS) enable vehicles to be aware of objects that are not in line of sight, by interacting directly with each other and the surrounding road infrastructure. C-ITS promise to reduce traffic congestion, lessen the environmental impact of transportation, and most importantly, significantly reduce the number of (lethal) traffic accidents. As C-ITS is subject to strong network effects, adoption of C-ITS is a key driver of its (societal) benefits. Therefore, this paper estimates penetration rates of C-ITS equipped cars in the car park of Flanders, Belgium. Based on the preferred policy option with mandatory adoption, as proposed in the recent new Delegated Regulation of the European Commission, full penetration of C-ITS in the Flemish car park is expected later than twenty years after the mandate enters into force. Determination of C-ITS adoption numbers is valuable for a number of stakeholders, such as national and local governments, road authorities, technology providers and network operators. Additionally, penetration numbers allow Member States to ascertain to what extent C-ITS can contribute to the goal of zero traffic mortalities by 2050, as envisioned by the European Commission.

Deployment of Cooperative Intelligent Transport System infrastructure along highways: A bottom-up societal benefit analysis for Flanders

“…This is because in C-ITS, the road user perceives only a benefit, if the other vehicle(s) and road infrastructure in near vicinity (300-400m distance) are also equipped with short-range C-ITS communication capabilities. C-ITS is thus subject to strong network effects, and the penetration rate of vehicles equipped with C-ITS is therefore highly critical for the effectiveness of C-ITS use cases [25]. The latter reference discusses C-ITS uptake in the Flemish vehicle parc, based on different policy options under consideration at the European Commission.…”

“…Fig.2visualises the adoption of C-ITS, based on the findings in[25]. The wide range of possible C-ITS adoption outcomes (gray curves) reflect the uncertainty with regard to C-ITS uptake, and the related uncertainty about which C-ITS technology will prevail.…”

Analyzing the Impact of C-ITS Services on Driving Behavior: A Case Study of the Daejeon–Sejong C-ITS Pilot Project in South Korea

“…Among regions, Europe has emerged as the front-runner in the development of C-ITS technology. Since the mid-2000s, under the guidance of the European Union, numerous pilot projects have been conducted to validate C-ITS technology [11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. Since the mid-2000s, under the guidance of the European Union, numerous pilot projects have been conducted to validate C-ITS technology.…”