The Need for the Right Cloud-based Platform Just like today’s technology-heavy electric vehicles cannot truly exist without a network and infrastructure of charging stations, connected vehicles alone cannot solve the problem of today’s traffic problems, and ITS systems are only as good as the data-sharing platforms they operate on.
These data-sharing platforms have been proven to be highly effective, but only when cities and municipalities that oversee transportation systems make them open for proper data sharing. Many municipalities remain locked into contracts with smart-traffic solution providers who are unwilling to operate under an open data platform, and these cities severely restrict themselves from the true possibilities that a cloud- based platform can provide. This is problematic since 71 percent of community officials said their current electronic data provider does not allow for the integration of transit vehicle data with other systems. This issue must be addressed since 90 percent of these officials believe they own their transit vehicle data, not the provider. Cities could and should provide their open sourced-data for a more fluid platform that relies on Automation-as-a-Service and defines the rules of engagement between public and private transport operators, ultimately ensuring that urban mobility delivers benefits for all rather than just a few. Cloud-based TSP systems take the global picture of a route into ac- count and use machine learning to predict the optimal time to grant the green light to transit vehicles at just the right time. It minimizes the interference with crisscrossing routes and simultaneously maximizes the probability of a continuous drive. With this technology now at our fingertips, cities and municipalities have the technology they need to properly accelerate the buildout of intelligent transit networks to benefit everyone in the region. TIMOTHY MENARD is CEO and Founder of LYT, an intelligent connected traffic technology provider that offers a cloud-based platform that orchestrates today’s Intelligent Transportation Systems. For more information please visit LYT.ai.
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