Developing a Smart Transportation System Goes Beyond Intelligent Vehicles
While the key to solve today's congestion problem is autonomous cars and EVs, there are additional critical issues that need to be addressed for the success of smart transport systems.
By Carrie Gan
Figure 1 - Is this how the road of the future might operate (Source: Choi_Nikolai adobe stock 556078681) When discussing the future of smart transportation systems, what exactly are we envisioning? Is it the highly intelligent self-driving electric cars, or just a significant component of a much larger puzzle? To provide a comprehensive answer to this question, it is important to explain the initial intention that drove the development of smart transportation systems. The process of urabanization is advancing at a rapid pace globally, resulting in densely populated cities and expanding populations. Consequently, the traffic congestion and the challenges of daily commuting, burden countless people around the world. The 2022 Inrix Global traffic survey revealed findings demonstrating that drivers in London experienced an estimated 156 hours of traffic congestion annually, while their counterparts in Bogota wasted 122 hours, highlighting the global impact of this issue1 . The relentless march of technological development can be attributed to humanity’s...
Figure 1 - Is this how the road of the future might operate (Source: Choi_Nikolai adobe stock 556078681) When discussing the future of smart transportation systems, what exactly are we envisioning? Is it the highly intelligent self-driving electric cars, or just a significant component of a much larger puzzle? To provide a comprehensive answer to this question, it is important to explain the initial intention that drove the development of smart transportation systems. The process of urabanization is advancing at a rapid pace globally, resulting in densely populated cities and expanding populations. Consequently, the traffic congestion and the challenges of daily commuting, burden countless people around the world. The 2022 Inrix Global traffic survey revealed findings demonstrating that drivers in London experienced an estimated 156 hours of traffic congestion annually, while their counterparts in Bogota wasted 122 hours, highlighting the global impact of this issue1 . The relentless march of technological development can be attributed to humanity’s...
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