Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems creates cooperation between sub-components (pedestrian, vehicle, roadside, and centers) of two or more intelligent transportation systems with better quality and more developed service level. Therefore, it makes intelligent transportation systems services possible. The primary importance of using C-ITS is to provide advanced road safety.
Digital technologies are growing fast in recent years and it is used in transportation system field more widely. Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) focus on technologic system that locate in vehicles and provide data flow, roadsides, infrastructure devices in traffic control system. Cooperative intelligent transportation systems focus on the communication between these systems which offered by these systems.
The vehicles and infrastructure systems equipped with C-ITS are communicate with each other and send warning signals. Drivers may take precautions to prevent a possible accident or take information about the traffic status in region according to these warning signals. Therefore, traffic jam will reduce, and driver comfort will increase at the same time by using C-ITS.
Communication and cooperation between vehicles and vehicle-infrastructure devices are particularly important for integration and utility of autonomous vehicles which become very popular in transportation systems. Cooperation, connectibility and automation are not only supplementary technologies. They strengthen each other and become fully united over time. Theoretically, autonomous vehicles reduce some risks. However, they may bring some new risks.
If we give an example of the use cases of C-ITS technologies,
Intersection Collision Warning
Emergency Vehicle Warning
Dangerous Situation Warning
Overtaking Warning
Long term roadwork warning and many applications
According to the many studies and project conclusions it is stated that, cooperation between C-ITS and intelligent systems helps the driver to give the right choice and adopt the traffic status and has the potential to significantly improve road safety.
Several C-ITS technologies and services are ready and the benefits to safety can not be ignored. The use of K-AUS technologies should become widespread.
