ITS and Traffic Control System of Munich: Technical Measures and Benefits

Authors

  • Mohammad Akrma Ali Technische Universität München
  • Asim Farooq Technische Universität München

Keywords:

ITS, Traffic Control System, Munich TCC, SimTD.

Abstract

The current substantial implementations of the ITS technology in the Traffic Control System of Munich, manages efficiently to deliver improved services in terms of traffic flow, capacity and safety. This paper investigates those technically intelligent measures taken by Munich’s Traffic Control Centre (TCC) in association with of all the private and public organizational, economic and social sources. Moreover, the focus of this research is to highlight the benefit and impact of these measures on account of which the reader of the paper could easily evaluate the efficiency of measures implemented on current traffic. Towards the end, the current challenges of extending the application of ITS is briefed. Furthermore, several future opportunities have been addressed which are being deeply studied by the Traffic Control System of Munich for further implementation into the city’s transport. In a nutshell, this paper tries to cover major running ITS applications in almost each and every type of city’s traffic control system viz. urban traffic control, motorway traffic control, ring road control, commuting traffic control. The measures and their benefits are observed in light of the goals set by the government for intelligent traffic management. Based on the insight that the intelligent traf?c control is a necessity and not just need, we can find many areas of further research.

 

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Published

2015-10-22

How to Cite

Ali, M. A., & Farooq, A. (2015). ITS and Traffic Control System of Munich: Technical Measures and Benefits. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 14(2), 219–232. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/1026