Australian operator Telstra announced it will supply The Qld Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) with LTE data connectivity for over 500 vehicles and 40 roadside stations, during a 9-month trial scheduled for launch in late 2019. TMR has been preparing for the Ipswich Connected Vehicle Pilot, a trial of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) technologies, which will see around 500 vehicles retrofitted with C-ITS devices from late 2019.
TMR will test Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) technologies. The Ipswich Connected Vehicle Pilot will consider how C-ITS can makes roads and road users safer, and contribute towards a vision of zero road deaths and serious injuries on the state’s roads. As part of the Pilot, TMR will develop Australia’s first Security Credential Management System (SCMS) for C-ITS (Vehicle 2 Everything – V2X). According to Telstra, the pilot will also act as a feasibility study, laying the technical foundations for the future generation of smart transport infrastructure.
The Ipswich Connected Vehicle Pilot will see around 500 connected vehicles participating, each exchanging messages with other vehicles and external surroundings, in order to alert the driver to potentially hazardous situations. Data will be collected during the trial and will be analysed to derive insights and learnings into the safety benefits of C-ITS, to better inform future decisions about regulation, standards and technology to enable the successful deployment of connected vehicles on Australian roads.