Introduction
- interactions within the automobile,
- with the surrounding environment and among automobiles,
- over conventional communications systems, and
- directly with nearby vehicles.
Many potential applications that could be supported include safety, health and status of the automobile, user services, traffic congestion relief, passenger entertainment, and more efficient use of the transportation and telecommunications infrastructure.
The exploitation of advanced ITS technologies to improve car safety and to reduce traffic congestion forms the main motivation behind many telematics initiatives and research nowadays. One of the missions of this Technical Committee is to provide a forum to address how such a vast service and network system can be scaled, supported, made reliable and economical. Other important issues include discussions on the maturity of the technology, the value of the services performed, the business models and rationale for creating such networks, the complex regulatory regime and standardization efforts.
The TC will also promote meetings and conference activities related to ITS.
