Benefits and deployment opportunities for vehicle/roadside cooperative ITS

Strategic studies clearly show that new technology, and especially Information and Communication Technology (ICT), has a key role in meeting transport objectives. Within this broad field, many commentators point to the establishment of cooperative systems - also called Cooperative Vehicle Highway Systems, CVHS, or Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems, C-ITS - as an enabler of new “connected services” providing safety, congestion and environmental benefits. Nevertheless, for a road authority, the route to deployment is far from clear and this paper discusses the technical and organisational aspects that now need critical attention in order for cooperative systems to achieve successful deployment.