31. August 2020: Comprehensive video explaining V2X technology
Improvements of traffic safety and operation is a common goal. Learn how Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) can support this global challenge.
V2X in a nutshell27 May 2020: Project "Inframix" finished
Inframix is about hybrid traffic: Automated vehicles and ‚analogue‘ ones will co-exist on Europe’s road for a foreseeable amount of time and road operators will need to find ways to manage traffic of automated and non-automated vehicles and make traffic flow. Inframix is about hybrid communication: how to make different types of communication work together and co-exist.
The report Inframix published on the demonstrations is clear: ITS-G5 works, it’s interoperable and performed without any problems. The concept for regular LTE communication requires further work.
Projects like Inframix are important, since they offer an independent insight into how technologies perform and offer stakeholders to compare what is available on the market. Considering the immense amount of expectation that industry is building up around automated driving and connectivity technologies a neutral check is essential.
Another major outcome of the project is the successful testing of the after next "Day 2"-C-ITS-Services. This generation of C-ITS messages is already thinking about driving behavior and traffic management for a time when a large number of vehicles will be able to use such additional services. Some of these vehicles will even be fully autonomous by then.
Inframix18 March 2020: Competitive advantage through C-ITS!
EuroNCAP is to the automotive industry, what the Academy is to film industry. EuroNCAP rates the safety of vehicles. It’s an independent body composed of government bodies, automotive clubs, insurance industry and research institutes, which gives it a unique role and authority protecting consumer interest.
EuroNCAP has awarded a hazard warning connectivity application based on the European C-ITS standard ITS-G5 for road safety. This underlines the maturity of the technology and the award of five stars for road safety is an important aspect for customers when choosing a vehicle and gives car manufacturers a competitive advantage.
EuroNCAP24 October 2019: Volkswagen launches Golf 8 with C-ITS equipped
Volkswagen are the first car manufacturer to serialise C-ITS, branded as Car2X in the Golf 8. The Golf 8 is a vehicle appealing to a mass market and the Golf will establish C-ITS in Europe’s vehicle fleet. Automotive association ADAC (Germany) and ÖAMTC (Austria) tested the Golf 8’s C-ITS and liked it! The Golf 8 also establishes an Eu-wide presence of C-ITS in the 5.9 GHz radio frequency band.
VW Golf 8 C2X