Evolution and selected implementation examples of ITS in the European Union

Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) are evolving in response to a range of factors, which are discussed in this paper in conjunction with major directions of future ITS development. The technology of cooperation between the various elements of infrastructure and vehicles will determine further evolution of telematic solutions, leading to synergies arising from both existing and new applications, as well as from the advent of the Internet of things in transportation. The next step in the development of such systems is Cooperative ITS. It already has a solid foundation in the European Union’s strategic documents on transportation, and the first implementations are under way.