High-level delegates from the European Commission recently met with Transport Certification Australia (TCA) and non-profit organisation ITS Australia to discuss Australia’s approach to innovations in the areas of telematics and intelligent transport systems.
“The EU and Australia share many of the same challenges. Like Australia, the capacity to further expand our transport infrastructure is limited by geography,” said EC Director General for Mobility and Transport Matthias Ruete.
“We have heard a lot about the success of the Intelligent Access Program (IAP) and see enormous potential for driving productivity, efficiency, safety and environmental gains through the use of GPS-based telematics.”
The Intelligent Access Program (IAP) is a voluntary program that uses the Global Navigation Satellite System to monitor heavy vehicles' road use
European interest follows TCA showcasing the system internationally in June. TCA CEO Chris Koniditsiotis believes that the key to a successful national telematics framework is flexibility. “It is capable of adapting to meet social and technological change and can also operate across many different transport modes.”
According to Koniditsiotis, the core elements of the framework have been recognised and adopted internationally through the endorsement of the International Standards Organisation (ISO) 15638-1 – ‘Framework for collaborative Telematics Applications for Regulated Commercial Freight Vehicles’.
ITS Australia CEO Susan Harris sees the value of meeting the EC representatives in sharing knowledge. “ITS Australia, whose members include some of the world's largest vehicle manufacturers, is keen to engage with the EU on the integration of ITS into heavy vehicles,” Harris says.
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