iMOVE and the 14th ITS Australia Awards

Three iMOVE projects have been announced as finalists in the 14th ITS Australia Awards, and we are also again sponsoring the Excellence in Research and Development Award.

Those three iMOVE-associated projects nominated are:

AWARD CATEGORY: Connected and Automated Vehicle Award

Accessible Automated Shuttles Using 5G to Enhance Reliable, Inclusive Automated Public Transport – HMI Technologies

The purpose of this research program is to explore opportunities that 5G offers to improve the performance of CAV shuttles and their accessibility to elderly and people with disability. A trial will be conducted testing 5G and use cases that are enabled by 5G that will enhance the accessibility of CAV for elderly and people with disability.

Additionally, an app will be developed for use. The app is designed to give people with disabilities more control over their experience of autonomous transport. Using the app passengers can for instance hail the bus at the designated stop, keep doors open when boarding the bus, and assure that the bus only departs after they are safely seated; things bus drivers normally look after in conventional buses

• More information on this project: 5G aid in automated mobility for elderly and people with disability

AWARD CATEGORY: Excellence in Research and Development Award

AI Corridor Control: Transforming Transportation Network Management for the Future – Cubic Transportation Systems

The aim of the project is to leverage AI algorithms and machine learning to optimise the performance of motorways, arterials, and ramps in cities, by predicting future traffic speed and proactively responding to them.

This will help create a more efficient transportation network for the movement of goods and people between urban and suburban areas within a city, for work and leisure.

The project will model the road network and seek to optimise travel time proactively tailored to and tested with Melbourne datasets.

• More information on this project: AI optimisation for transport corridor performance

AWARD CATEGORY: Excellence in Research and Development Award

Cooperative and Highly Automated Driving Safety Study (CHAD Safety Study) – Department of Transport and Main Roads (Queensland)

For the past five years a world-leading piece of autonomous vehicle research and development has been taking place in Queensland, first on a test track, then moving on to public roads in urban and regional environments.

A prototype, level 4, highly automated vehicle, ZOE2, was trialled to develop recommendations regarding how to make connected and automated vehicles (CAV) and associated infrastructure more resilient to road safety risks. The vehicle was also used to increase public awareness about CAVs.

• The final reports for this project are available at: Safely deploying automated vehicles on Australian roads

Excellence in Research and Development Award

iMOVE is proud to again sponsor this award, and congratulates and wishes good luck to all five nominees:

• The Road to Solving Impaired Driving Using Artificial Intelligence – Acusensus
• AI Corridor Control: Transforming Transportation Network Management for the Future – Cubic Transportation Systems
• Kapsch Intelligent Corridor – Phase 2 (‘Beyond Expectations’) – Kapsch TrafficCom Australia
• Cooperative and Highly Automated Driving Safety Study (CHAD Safety Study) – Department of Transport and Main Roads (Queensland)
• Queensland University of Technology and Ford Advancing and Commercialising Autonomous Vehicle Technology – Queensland University of Technology

This category “Acknowledges and congratulates R&D activity undertaken solely or in collaborative research programs that recognises an organisation for its groundbreaking transport technology, research, development or innovation.”

More information and ticket purchase

The event takes place in Brisbane on 15 February 2024.

Visit the 14th ITS Australia Awards page for more information on the finalists and categories, and to purchase tickets to attend.