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My name is Maurice Geraets. I work at NXP semiconductors in Eindhoven.
I’m working on new innovative projects in the field of mobility.
The next five years innovation in mobility will be huge.
Cars become more intelligent and can communicate with each other.
They can also provide information to road operators, internet service providers and navigation systems.
We may use information from the vehicle to advise road authorities on the condition of the road surface.
If it has frozen in winter, and suddenly the air suspension of the car…
in a certain place shows a hick-up, this means the road is damaged.
Then the road authority knows they should intervene. He can quickly apply maintenance…
before the damage gets worse.
We have shown that the road capacity increases when cars supply speed advice to upcoming cars.
With advice from cars ahead...
the driver can "look ahead" and thus better anticipate.
The result is that traffic jams can be reduced.
We also have traffic control systems that communicate with oncoming cars.
These cars can see when it is going to be green.
And ambulances can turn other traffic lights to red, so they can pass safely.
Vital in this technique is that road authorities cooperate with the car-industry.
The auto industry provides cars with this type of technology.
Road authorities can make roadside systems - DRIPs, traffic lights, matrix boards…
to actively communicate with oncoming traffic, to achieve improved safety and traffic flow.
I'm Gerard Tertoolen and I'm traffic psychologist.
I am involved in everything that has to do with mobility and behavior.
Ideally, a motorist would receive almost all the information in the car...
including information provided by the road authority.
People who have to choose between the information on their device or information on signs…
always opt for the information in their car.
People find it much more reliable because it is theirs.
Now signs above the road are for all road users.
Some people think: yes it will, but that's not for me.
Information in your car is an individual message.
My name is Serge Hoogendoorn. I am a professor in Dynamic Traffic Management at TU Delft.
The road authority is the one that regulates traffic with what we call roadside systems.
The ramp metering installations, signaling over the road...
the speed signs that indicate how fast you can drive.
And the dynamic route information along the way, which provide information about traffic jams.
I expect that this will change in the future.
Guiding and informing the traffic by giving people information...
in the vehicle itself is much more personal.
A major advantage of the in-car systems is that they can generate data...
that is very useful for the road authority.
By using this type of data you will get a much better idea of what is going on in the network:
where are the traffic jams, which are the major bottlenecks?
This way you will have better control.
If road authorities would make greater use of modern attractive techniques...
such as apps and devices in the car…
this would also benefit their image and the perception of their information.
Moreover, you know much better where people go.
You have information about the routes that people choose.
That is also very useful information in order to improve your traffic management tasks.
This future is real.
From 2015 cars can communicate with each other and communicate with the roadside.
So it is very close.