ITS In Singapore - We Keep Your World Moving Alan Quek Senior Manager, Intelligent Traffic Information Management Intelligent Transport Systems Development Division 2 May 2014
Land Transportation Over the Years Land Transport has a major impact on quality of life & the economy More Comfortable Volume Growth Better Quality Much Faster Greener Transportation & Road Operations Group 2
Brief Statistics Population: >5.3 million Land Area: 716 km 2 Note: Figures accurate as of Dec 2013 Transportation & Road Operations Group 3
Brief Statistics (cont d) Road Network: 3,400 km Expressway Network: 161 km Vehicle Population: ~980,000 Car Population: ~630,000 Note: Figures accurate as of Dec 2013 Transportation & Road Operations Group 4
Key Challenges Faced Limited land space for competing essential needs Increasing population with diverse transport needs More demanding users with high expectations on transport usage and information Transportation & Road Operations Group 5
Key to Sustainable Transport Eco-System Reduce Reliance on Private Transport Increase Public Transport Usage A Sustainable Transport Eco-System Encourage Cycling and Walking Transportation & Road Operations Group 6
Ensuring Free-flowing and Safe Roads Shorter journey time More comfortable rides On-time arrivals Lower fuel consumption Free-flowing and safe roads are essential Quicker arrivals to incident sites Safer roads for all users Reduce transport cost Liveable Environment On-time delivery of goods Transportation & Road Operations Group 7
Key ITS in Singapore Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) Expressway Monitoring & Advisory System (EMAS) Green Link Determining System (GLIDE) Junction-Electronic Eyes (J-Eyes) i-transport System etrafficscan Electronic Regulatory Sign (ERS) Parking Guidance System (PGS) Green-Man Plus Your Speed Sign Transportation & Road Operations Group 8
Recent ITS Developments in Singapore Enhanced Traffic Control Centre Advance Sensors Deployment for data collection Smartphone Traffic Apps Live traffic on social media New traffic advisory digital signage on major arterial roads Live Traffic on Navigation Devices Standards Adoption Contactless e-purse (CEPAS) Standard Transportation & Road Operations Group 9
Key Research and Test-Bedding Collaborations Future Urban Mobility (FUM) Traffic Simulation Modelling Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) Traffic Predictions Autonomous vehicles Centre for Electromobility Singapore Data Fusion Algorithms Video and data analytics Transportation & Road Operations Group 10
Upcoming Plans Next generation road pricing system using GNSS & DSRC technologies More targeted Greater flexibility More equitable Autonomous bus technology trial for first and last mile Increase productivity Enhance safety Increase transportation efficiency Integrated bus fleet management system Enhance public transport coordination Enhance bus service reliability Integrated PT information Crowdsourcing & Big data analytics Faster response and feedback from ground Enhance data visualisation Better insight to travel trends and behaviours Transportation & Road Operations Group 11
Importance of Collaborations Public Agencies Drives key national ITS initiatives and programs Provides a centralised coordinated effort Drive innovation and standards adoption Technology drivers Open new business opportunities Provide industry sensing Industry Players Tripartite Co-Creation Academia & Research Institutions Offer strong research & investigative methodologies Foster stronger ITS research capabilities Provide vibrant knowledge-based city Transportation & Road Operations Group 12
An Inclusive and Liveable Community ITS is essential to support a people-centric land transport system Smarter mobility Easy accessibility Greater connectivity Safer roadway Efficient mover of people and goods Transportation & Road Operations Group 13
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