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Transportation

Bringing the Power of ICT to
People on the Move

Information and Communication Technologies
are revolutionising the transport sector,
increasing efficiency, reliability and safety
and reducing energy consumption. ETSI
supports road, railways, aviation and maritime
transportation with activities which are carried
out by key industry players and therefore reflect
true market demand.

Road Transport Work continued throughout 2016 on a Technical Specification
In the very near future, vehicles on our roads will interact (TS) on the Collective Perception Service which will enable
directly with each other and with the road infrastructure sensor information to be shared between road users. We
through ‘Co-operative Intelligent Transport Systems’ (C-ITS). published a new part for our TS on infrastructure-to-vehicle
C-ITS allow road users and traffic managers to share and communications, to support communications for the Tyre
use information and to co-ordinate their actions. C-ITS Pressure Monitoring System, and we made good progress
are expected to significantly improve road safety, traffic with a two-part TS on the facilities layer function.
efficiency and the comfort of driving. Communication
between vehicles, infrastructure and other road users can We introduced new work on the possible use of the C-ITS
also increase the safety of automated vehicles and their full architecture and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication
integration into the overall transport system. technology to reduce the environmental impact of transport
and improve pollution control.
To achieve the target for the full-scale deployment of We began new work to improve the radio characteristics of
C-ITS-enabled vehicles in Europe in 2019, co-ordination is the Transport and Traffic Telematics Dedicated Short Range
urgently needed at the European level, and standardisation Communication link.
has a key role to play in this. Our Intelligent Transport
Systems committee (TC ITS) is leading the drive to achieve In response to EC Mandate M/453 on C-ITS, we continued
international standards to accelerate the introduction of ITS to develop conformance tests and to update our existing
services and applications. specifications.

Security is central to C-ITS. In response to the findings of In November, in partnership with ERTICO, we organised the
the European Commission (EC) C-ITS Deployment Platform, fifth C-ITS Plugtests™ event, in Livorno, Italy, at which ITS
in 2016 we began new work on certification and security, infrastructure vendors were able to test the interoperability
updating our existing security standards to take into account of ITS equipment by deploying Roadside Units in the port and
ongoing work and developing EU policies and regulations. along the highway, connecting them to the highway control
The change rate of ITS security credentials is a crucial centre.
parameter for the protection of privacy. We therefore
began a pre-standardisation study into pseudonym change We organised the 8th ETSI ITS Workshop in March.
strategies. We also embarked on a pre-standardisation study
into the detection of malicious behaviour. Our Electromagnetic Compatibility and Radio Spectrum
Matters committee (TC ERM) addressed the spectrum
We continued to fine-tune our C-ITS Release 1 standards in needs of ITS and initiated work on a new System Reference
response to standards development and feedback from early document (SRdoc) on smart tachograph weight and
deployments. dimension applications in the 5 GHz band.
Automotive Radar
The major work of 2016, however, focused on initial studies TC ERM also completed a new European Standard (EN) on
for Release 2 and preparation for automated driving. Release measurement techniques for automotive and surveillance
2 will address new features and functionalities anticipated Short Range Radar equipment using the 24,05 - 24,5 GHz or
in future C-ITS to deal with more complex use cases and the 76 - 81 GHz bands.
interests of a larger group of stakeholders. We made good
progress with pre-standardisation studies into Co-operative Wireless Power Transmission
Adaptive Cruise Control and the use of C-ITS to protect We published an SRdoc on wireless power transmission for
vulnerable road users such as cyclists and motor cycle riders. electric vehicles and began work on a new SRdoc on wireless
Work continued on additional studies into multi-channel power transmission. Work continued on a new Harmonised
operations and platooning. Standard on wireless power transmission.

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