TISA Latest News

STA has announced major updates of their TMC service

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100

STA has announced a major upgrade of their TMC service in Sweden that is now being fed by DATEX2 node. TMC-events are now broadcasted with precise location on the TERN+ road network. Norway and Denmark are currently working on a similar update using precise location. Additionally, SRA is now working on a 2011-update of their Swedish Location Table that should submitted to TISA for certification in June 2011. This new Table (ver. 2.4.) will be covering 22000 points of the Swedish road network. The current Swedish Location Table from SRA is available free of charge upon request, on the SRA website www.trafikverket.se/tmc

TPEG-Workshop “Getting in touch with TPEG” 15 March 2012

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

In cooperation with TISA, Bayerische Medien Technik (bmt) will organize a workshop "Getting in touch with TPEG" on 15 March 2012.

More information about program and registation is available on the bmt website

TISA Members Elektrobit and Inrix working together

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

TISA Members Elektrobit and Inrix are working together to develop next-generation navigation systems.

Read the full article here.

IRT & BEST Workshop "From TMC to TPEG - cooperative migration of broadcast-based travel information services"

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

TISA Member IRT (Institut für Rundfunktechnik) and the BEST Consortium (Broadcasters European Solution for Travel Information) are organising an international workshop

"From TMC to TPEG - cooperative migration of broadcast-based travel information services”

Date: 14 March 2012 – 10:00 to 16:30

Venue: IRT, Munich, Germany

The detailed programme is available here

Registration is now open

http://www.irt.de/anmeldung/BEST-WS_03.2012/

TISA & ERTICO to give presentations at the 4th ETSI workshop

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

On 7-9 February ERTICO – ITS Europe and TISA will participate in the 4th ETSI workshop on Intelligent Transport Systems in Doha. The workshop will present progress made in the field of Cooperative ITS standardisation, such as Field Operational Tests (FOT), Local Dynamic Maps, Electric Vehicle Charging Spot, etc. The event will also focus on standardisation of vehicle-to-vehicle networks, networking protocols and data formats.

On the first day Hermann Meyer, ERTICO CEO, will give a presentation on effective deployment of ITS during the introductory session.

On 8 February Thomas Kuhn from Continental will speak on behalf of TISA in the session dedicated to traffic management and transmission of real time information on road conditions, weather and transport network.

For more information and to download the agenda, visit the event website.

Interview with Th. Kusche, TISA Treasurer, in the December edition of the i-Mobility newsletter issued by ERTICO-ITS Europe

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

In the December edition of the i-Mobility Newsletter, Th. Kusche, TISA Treasurer, shared his thoughts on the future challenges in the provision of real time information services. He also explains how digital radio in Germany became a reality and predicted possible developments of it within the European Market. The full interview can be read here

TISA welcomes 3 new Members

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

TISA has the pleasure to welcome three new Members: Mapper Co Ltd (Korea),TechniSat Digital GmbH (Germany) and the Institute for Information Industry (Taiwan).

Korean company Mappers develops 3D digital maps through constant research and provides CNS Navigation Software and GIS Solution.

TechniSat Digital GmbH offers state-of-the art technology and visual attractive product designs in the product segments digital reception, reception technology, LCD television devices, PC/multimedia and radio transmission. The division TechniSat Automotive develops and produces innovative user-friendly products in the sector car radio, radio navigation systems and entertainment.

The Taiwanese Institute for Information Industry supports the country’s ICT industrial sectors with advanced technologies and international connections to strengthen global competitiveness. The Institute is joining TISA to promote the Telematics industry and facilitate real-time traffic information.

Intelligent Transport Systems will significantly improve Mobility and Traffic Safety according to Thomas Kuhn, Continental

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

In October Flanders’ DRIVE, the Flemish research institute for the automotive industry, celebrated its 10th anniversary in Brussels. Thomas Kuhn, Senior Manager Advanced Technologies Infotainment & Connectivity Continental Automotive, participated in the celebrations and gave a presentation on the Intelligent Transport Systems, supporting the improvement of Mobility and Traffic Safety.

According to Mr Kuhn, Continental’s ITS strategy embraces three main areas: safe mobility, sustained mobility (reducing impact on the environment by means of reducing CO2 emissions and avoiding traffic congestion) and intelligent mobility (providing sophisticated in-vehicle information management).

Current statistics concerning these three areas in the EU are very worrying and Continental is looking at a new approach; rather than attacking the present challenges conventionally by means of expanding road capacity, he stated that innovative cooperative ITS systems will help using the existing road network more efficiently while increasing safety significantly.

In particular, TPEG can be an important building block for the successful deployment of cooperative ITS systems, bridging from current RDS-TMC services to Vehicle-2-vehicle communication based services.

In summary, he concluded that with regards to safety aspects, ITS still needs to be further developed, but with regards to mobility, we can – and need – to start deploying systems.

He finished with a positive consideration: “ITS in Europe will be a success story and will be the blueprint for systems and services around the globe”

His presentation can be found here (from page 47).

Mediamobile Nordic signs an agreement with Toyota to provide real-time traffic information to “Touch & Go” navigation system in Finland

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Real-time information provider Mediamobile Nordic has signed a contract with vehicle manufacturer Toyota in order to bring together technologies for enhancing efficiency and safety via navigation systems within the Finnish market.

As of November Toyota provides the navigation system “Touch & Go” for small vehicles such as Toyota Yaris for the first time. According to the manufacturer, about 90% of all the new Toyota Yaris is equipped with the real-time traffic information RDS TMC.

Matti Seimola, Area Sales Manager of Mediamobile Nordic, stated that “with the high volume of sold cars in Finland Toyota will expand the knowledge of real-time traffic information in general and also lighten up all the advantages that only very few of us uses today”.

Heikki Freund, Marketing Manager of Toyota Motor Finland, added that the company “will be expanding Touch & Go availability across our line-up in the near future, and cooperation with Mediamobile is great way for us to ensure Toyota drivers enjoy all best possible services with the system”.

For further information visit Mediamobile Nordic website or contact Matti Seimola.

BMW and Mediamobile team-up on real-time traffic information

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

French service-provider and TISA-Member Mediamobile announced that its real-time traffic information (RTTI) service will be integrated into BMW’s production vehicles equipped with “BMW ConnectedDrive”. The service will be available with the “BMW Connected Drive” option as of September. According to Vincent Godec - Mediamobile’s CEO – this deal “marks a milestone in our company’s development” as it makes Mediamobile BMW’s traffic information solutions provider for their entire model range, and all transmission technologies.

According to Mediamobile, BMW drivers will now benefit from real-time traffic event and incident information such as accidents, lane closures, road works; traffic flow and congestion information, and therefore users will be able to select the best itinerary, as well as alternative routes in case of congestion and/or incidents.

Furthermore, the TPEG-service from Mediamobile, based on TISA-specifications, will provide BMW vehicles that have the RTTI installed with access to detailed information, accuracy and responsiveness, which are superior to solutions using TMC-type standards.

Mediamobile has also developed an assessment and quality control tool for checking traffic data in all the countries covered, based on the new Traffic Flow QBench tool. The development of the Traffic Flow Qbench tool is undertaken by TISA in a dedicated Task-Force convened by Cartsen Lux (BMW).

For more information, visit Mediamobile website.