Kapsch TrafficCom AG: Fewer crashes and reduced fuel consumption on Queensland’s Bruce Highway

EQS-Media / 10.08.2022 / 23:00

• Kapsch TrafficCom supplies Connected Roadside technology as part of
the Intelligent Transport Systems initiative to provide increased
safety and efficiency to drivers
• The company is attending this year’s ITS Australia Summit 2022 in
Brisbane

Melbourne, August 11, 2022  – Kapsch TrafficCom is proud to be part of the
team working on the Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems upgrade of
Queensland’s Bruce Highway, jointly funded by the Australian and
Queensland governments.

The Cooperative and Automated Vehicle Initiative (CAVI), delivered by
Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), piloted the
system within the Ipswich Connected Vehicle Pilot between September 2021
to 2022. The Ipswich pilot validated the crash reduction benefits for the
use cases tested. The Ipswich pilot systems consisted of 29 signalised
intersections using Roadside Intelligent Transport Systems Stations
(R-ITS-S) and a central facility to test six safety use cases.

„This project gives regional road users the chance to explore the C-ITS
service along the highway before it becomes commercially available in
vehicles, which we are expecting on Australian roads in 2024-25,“ Minister
for Transport and Main Roads of Queenland, Hon Mark Bailey said.

„My department is focused on unlocking the crash reduction benefits of
C-ITS. This system is expected to reduce crashes by 20%, contributing
towards the Queensland Government’s vision of zero road deaths and serious
injuries, and save around $2 billion over the next 30 years.”

Since the Ipswich pilot’s conclusion, Kapsch TrafficCom has supplied and
remotely commissioned an additional 37 Kapsch TrafficCom road-side units
(RSUs) along the Bruce Highway. Covering over 1,500 kilometres along the
northeast coast of Australia between Brisbane and Cairns.

The road-side units that Kapsch TrafficCom supplies for the project are
located at traffic lights where the Bruce Highway passes through
townships. The RSUs broadcast signal status and timing to connected road
users, providing them with crucial warnings of red lights and pedestrian
presence at crossings.

“As traffic volumes increase, connected vehicle technology will play a
major role in improving safety and efficiency of the transport network.
Bruce Highway is one of the major traffic arteries in Queensland and
Kapsch TrafficCom’s C-ITS technology gives regional road users the chance
to experience the benefits of this technology as it starts to become more
commonly available in vehicles”, comments Matthew McLeish, EVP for the
APAC region at Kapsch TrafficCom.

“The project implementation and pilot execution have created a blueprint
for C-ITS projects in Australia and internationally”, Matthew continues.
“The collaborative approach between Kapsch TrafficCom and DTMR was
essential to delivering a quality solution.”

The Bruce Highway C-ITS extension builds on the Ipswich pilot which
focused on trialing the core system functionality and developing
capability for operators to operate, maintain, and monitor the hardware.
The findings of the trial were positive, with a majority of users saying
they would continue using the equipment.

If you want to find out more about the Bruce Highway C-ITS project and
other ongoing projects, come by booth 8 at this year’s ITS Australia
Summit 2022 in Brisbane (16-18 August)!

More information: [1]Press | Kapsch TrafficCom
 

Press contact:  
Carolin Treichl Ingrid Riegler
Executive Vice President Marketing & Head of Corporate Communications
Communications Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Kapsch TrafficCom AG Am Europlatz 2, 1120 Vienna,
Am Europlatz 2, 1120 Vienna, Austria Austria
P +43 50 811 1710 P +43 50 811 1724
[2]carolin.treichl@kapsch.net [3]ingrid.riegler@kapsch.net

 

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Issuer: Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Key word(s): Traffic

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Language: English
Company: Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Am Europlatz 2
1120 Vienna
Austria
Phone: +43 50811 1122
Fax: +43 50811 99 1122
E-mail: ir.kapschtraffic@kapsch.net
Internet: www.kapschtraffic.com
ISIN: AT000KAPSCH9
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Listed: Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Market)
EQS News ID: 1417651

 
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