Car networking: new entry point for intelligent transportation

"In the second half of the year, consumers who purchased the Roewe 350 will be able to experience the benefits of new technologies. The customers we target are mainly after the 75s and even the 80s, because they are more accustomed to using network resources." The 2011 China International Press was held not too long ago. At the networking exhibition, Ma Yong, who worked for an electronic equipment manufacturing company, introduced the car networking products to reporters.

The reporter saw that applying this product can not only enjoy real-time navigation services such as location cloud search, real-time road conditions, and location shorthand, enabling scientific planning of traffic lanes, avoiding congestion, but also enjoying convenient travel guides and finding the nearest refueling Stations, hospitals, and other services such as city weather information.

This is a case of the application of car networking technology.

While enjoying the convenience brought by the car, we also suffer from the inconvenience brought about by "life on wheels". In the near future, cars will connect to smart networks through an "identity." As long as the destination information is transmitted to the command center, the car can “see” the traffic condition of the surrounding road conditions, automatically control the brakes, turn and so on, and reduce the incidence of accidents and traffic jams.

When people mention intelligent transportation, people first think of electronic signs set up on both sides of the road. This simple guidance system has been difficult to meet people's needs. As a new entry point for the development of intelligent transportation, the networking of vehicles that connect vehicles to a network for coordinated control has been rolled out in many local public transport systems.

"Using RFID and GPS technology, we can conduct comprehensive operational monitoring of drivers' driving behavior, emergency situations, and energy consumption management." Feng Xingfu, deputy general manager of Beijing Bus Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd., said that vehicles can be used in the future. With the station as a carrier, an intelligent sensor network is established to share information with the outside world.

Let Shi Shaoteng, general manager of Jinan Public Transport Corporation, feel the deepest is smart dispatch. “In our three subsidiaries, through the implementation of the intelligent management system, we achieved fixed-point departures and on-time arrivals, thereby reducing 9% of driving mileage and increasing the revenue of 1,000 kilometers by 13%.” Intelligent dispatch not only improved the company’s efficiency, but also shortened The waiting time for passengers improved the passenger environment and improved passenger satisfaction.

According to the analysis of relevant agencies, the use of existing intelligent transportation technology can at least reduce vehicle energy consumption by 15%, reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 15%, and reduce traffic congestion by 15% and 15%.

“Intelligent traffic is the development trend of modern transportation system. Because the starting point of intelligent transportation in our country is relatively low, the application of intelligent transportation can reduce the traffic congestion rate by 20%.” said Li Anmin, Dean of China Telecom Shanghai Research Institute, advanced information technology integration. Applying to the entire transportation system can make transportation management more intensive.

According to statistics, in 2008 China's highway intelligent traffic market has exceeded 22 billion yuan, and will continue to grow at an annual rate of 25% for the next five years. In terms of regional development, the intelligent transportation construction in economically developed cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou has begun to take shape. In the first quarter of 2011, the number of intelligent transportation projects in China was 825 and the market size was 7.6 billion yuan. The number of urban intelligent transportation market projects was 621. The market size was 2.35 billion yuan, an increase of 32.8% year-on-year, which was twice the average growth rate in 2010. The smart transportation market has a promising future.

Industry experts generally believe that the development of China's Internet of things is basically in sync with the international, and intelligent transportation is a field where conditions are the first to break through. This is due to the huge scale and rapid growth of China's auto market. On the other hand, China is facing difficulties in driving and parking, as well as issues such as road safety, energy consumption and environmental pressure. Therefore, improving the level of traffic information and intelligence is an effective way to solve these problems.

Wang Xiubao, executive deputy director of the Urban Transit Society, said that the relevant government departments have been actively promoting the development of the Internet of Things in the field of intelligent transportation in recent years. The Internet of Things (IoT) planning and related policies are being prepared and intelligent transportation is included in key demonstration areas. Among them, the car networking applications and other projects will serve as an important entry point.