1. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Document No:
GSC16-PLEN-59
Source:
ITU
Contact:
Bilel Jamoussi
GSC Session:
PLENARY
Agenda Item:
6.6
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Bilel Jamoussi
Chief, Study Groups Department Telecommunications Standardization Bureau International Telecommunications Union

2. Highlight of Current Activities
ITU-R
Management of RF spectrum and satellite orbits
Basis for the functioning of any wireless communication in ITS
Enables applications based on services such as GPS
ITU-R SG5 WP 5A
Question 205-4/5 on ITS
New technical report on “Advanced ITS radiocommunications” is under development (draft)
Handbook on Land Mobile and ITS

3. Highlight of Current Activities (2)
ITU-T
SG16 (Multimedia)
Q27/16 on vehicle gateway platform for ITS services / apps
FG Driver Distraction
Assessment of cognitive load of driving tasks
Design guidance for ICT/ITS apps (integrated and nomadic devices)
FG Car Communication
In-vehicle communications
Hands-free systems
Speech recognition
Super-wideband
ITU-T Technology Watch Report “Decreasing Driver Distraction”,

4. Challenges
Existing ITS standardization activities are siloed: narrow in scope, exclusive in participation, geographically limited in outcome

5. Strategic Direction
“Imagine one billion PCs not connected to the Internet. That is where cars are today.”
(K. Venkatesh Prasad, Technical Lead, Ford Evos concept car: a cloud-connected hybrid EV)
Spectrum
Road safety
ITS in the cloud
Security, privacy
Links to smart grids
IPv6
Credit: Ford

6. Next Steps / Actions
ITU invites all SDOs and forums to collaborate to ensure coordinated creation of an internationally accepted, globally harmonized set of ITS standards.
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