Port of Bilbao Launches Connected Vehicles Project
- C-ITS technology makes traffic safer and more sustainable
Bilbao, Spain – July 2, 2024 – The Port of Bilbao is investing in road safety and efficient traffic management with its cutting-edge Connected Vehicles-project together with C-ITS provider Kapsch TrafficCom.
As part of the project, three new Roadside Units (RSUs) will be positioned strategically throughout the Port to facilitate seamless communication between vehicles and infrastructure, in addition to one virtual RSU. The information collected and shared by the RSUs will feed into the Connected Mobility Control Center that is part of the A8 highway project that was announced last year and is already up and running.
The integration with the existing system allows drivers in the Port of Bilbao to benefit from the same critical information available to highway users. This includes information on weather conditions, accidents, roadworks, traffic congestion, obstacles and speed limits. Additionally, drivers are able to contribute information to the system, improving the information quality and timeliness.
Javier Aguirre, Managing Director for Spain and Portugal at Kapsch TrafficCom, comments: “By providing drivers with accurate and timely information, the Port of Bilbao will increase awareness of traffic conditions and improve overall traffic safety. For an economic hub, it is exceedingly important to ensure a steady flow of traffic to avoid congestion and stalled delivery of goods.”
The system in the Port of Bilbao is expected to be fully ready and go online later this month.
Kapsch TrafficCom is involved in multiple Connected Vehicles projects around the globe, from massive project like the German Autobahn to smaller urban deployments in Montreal to award-winning projects in Australia. In Spain, the company was awarded the Innovabide Special Mention for its commitment and excellence in road safety management last year.
Kapsch TrafficCom is a globally renowned provider of transportation solutions for sustainable mobility with successful projects in more than 50 countries. Innovative solutions in the application fields of tolling, tolling services, traffic management and demand management contribute to a healthy world without congestion.
With one-stop-shop solutions, the company covers the entire value chain of customers, from components to design and implementation to the operation of systems.
Kapsch TrafficCom, headquartered in Vienna, has subsidiaries and branches in more than 25 countries and is listed in the Prime Market segment of the Vienna Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: KTCG). In its 2023/24 financial year, about 4,000 employees generated revenues of EUR 539 million.