SBD has released an industry-first report on the environmental benefits achievable through ITS applications.

SBD’s new study - The Environmental Benefits of Green ITS Technologies - is the first independent investigation into the way in which more sophisticated traffic management and driver assistance systems can help reduce the environmental impact caused by motoring.

It also demonstrates how the efficiencies they can deliver could make them a key element in negotiations between governments and vehicle manufacturers in setting future emissions standards.

ACEA, the body that represents European car manufacturers, recently emphasised the need for wider co-ordination of efforts to help shape EU legislation for vehicle carbon emissions reductions beyond 2012, shifting the focus from purely vehicle technologies to incorporate associated factors such as fuels and road users.

As manufacturers near the limits of what can economically be gained through engine and vehicle design, SBD sees the benefits available from ITS applications as a potentially vital element in future negotiations between industry and the EU.

SBD believes that more research is needed to confirm the environmental benefits to be gained through green ITS technologies and produce the hard data the industry’s decision makers and governments will need in order to push ahead with deployment.

Click here to see a sample of the report.

Published: July 2007
Pages: 18
Report price: Unrestricted access - £750