Kapsch TrafficCom: pushing connected mobility to the next level, globally
Vienna, March 18, 2025 – By leveraging Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS), Germany is setting the stage for safer, more efficient highways and optimizing traffic through real-time data exchange.
Across 8,600 kilometers of highway, this initiative integrates ITS Roadside Stations (IRS) into mobile barrier boards to send out real-time warnings to approaching vehicles. This increases the safety for road workers by informing drivers about upcoming high-risk roadworks zones. Kapsch TrafficCom is supplying hardware and software to the initiative, playing a key role in one of the world’s largest C-ITS projects.
But the German project is only one of many deployments of the interoperable hardware and software by Kapsch TrafficCom:
- Austria: Nationwide C-ITS deployment with ASFINAG, improving safety and efficiency across highways and urban networks.
- Australia: Enhancing roadwork safety in Queensland with real-time vehicle alerts, earning the Connected and Automated Vehicle Award at the ITS Australia Awards 2024.
- Spain: The Bizkaia Connected Corridor, a 57-kilometer deployment near Bilbao, offering real-time hazard warnings to drivers.
- Ireland: The NIMS pilot project on Dublin’s M50 and M1 motorways, where 1,500 drivers receive real-time alerts via onboard units or smartphones.
- United States: Pinellas County, Florida, leveraging video analytics and connected vehicle technology to protect pedestrians and improve traffic flow.
The Benefits: Safety, Sustainability, and Efficiency
The implementation of C-ITS and connected corridors also delivers tangible benefits:
- Public Transport Efficiency: Coordination of traffic signals and priority for public transport or emergency vehicles improve urban mobility.
- Enhanced Safety: Real-time hazard warnings, such as roadworks alerts or pedestrian detections, reduce the risk of accidents.
- Improved Traffic Flow: Dynamic traffic management and predictive analytics optimize routes and minimize congestion.
- Environmental Impact: Reduced idling and smoother traffic flow lower emissions, contributing to sustainability goals.
- Global Interoperability: Harmonized standards ensure seamless cross-border travel and communication.
Harmonizing Standards for a Connected Future
The C-ITS projects underscore global trends: authorities are prioritizing C-ITS to address pressing mobility challenges while increasing the scale of projects from pilots to operational services. From highways to urban centers, connected vehicles are proving their value in enhancing safety, improving traffic flow, and reducing environmental impact, while also laying the groundwork for autonomous driving.
The key to these successful projects is the global experience of Kapsch TrafficCom and the interoperability of its hardware and software, allowing for better communication with existing systems and elements from other providers. By ensuring compliance with technology standards, Kapsch TrafficCom can focus on delivering the most optimal experience for its partners.
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.