Kapsch TrafficCom
SMART
URBAN
MOBILITY
Technology for a
better life.
Strategy 2020.
Kapsch TrafficCom
Transportation.
Interview with
FH-Prof. Harald Wahl.
Intelligent mobility solutions for
exceptional user experiences.
The future of
traffic management.
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CONTENTS.
EDITORIAL.3
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CITIES TAKE THE WHEEL.
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INTERVIEW WITH FH-PROF. HARALD WAHL.
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STRATEGY 2020.
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KAPSCH TRAFFICCOM TRANSPORTATION.
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EDITORIAL.
Dear reader,
This is the second edition of the magazine, which is enclosed with the current
Annual Report of the Kapsch TrafficCom Group but is also available to other
interested readers.
We would like to give you an opportunity to delve deeper into the world of
traffic, into the world of Kapsch TrafficCom. This time round the magazine
is dedicated to smart urban mobility, which is also reflected in our strategy
because we assume that this is the future. The future of our cities and therefore
the future of more than 50% of people in the world.
The trends continue to point towards greater mobility, urbanization is growing, and the digitalization of all areas of our lives is now unstoppable. This is all
related to a significant change in the opportunities but also the demands related to traffic systems. The need for intelligent solutions is growing, especially in
cities. Smart cities is the new buzzword for urban areas of tomorrow.
Kapsch TrafficCom has dedicated itself to this future with Strategy 2020, which
was adopted a little over a year ago. While we want to continue expanding our
core business with electronic toll collection and traffic management systems,
we have identified the need for new intelligent mobility solutions (IMS). To
this end we will be elaborating new business models and innovative solutions.
We will be optimizing our portfolio and growing from a pure systems provider
and operator into a data and services provider too. We will be addressing new
customer groups and we will be expanding our core business of highways in
the direction of cities.
Last year we made a significant step towards this future. We not only tackled
the challenges but created significant solutions by further developing our core
business, by acquiring smart parking pioneer Streetline, and not least by taking over the global transportation business of Schneider Electric, previously
operating under Telvent Tráfico y Transporte. This means we are expanding
our portfolio of intelligent transportation systems on highways with real-time
IT solutions that are principally employed in cities. Together we will make a
significant contribution to mastering the challenges in urban traffic around the
world, in the smart cities of tomorrow.
Georg Kapsch
CEO
Smart Urban Mobility
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CITIES
TAKE THE
WHEEL.
Self-driving taxis, bikes on the cellphone network, and streets that think: the digital revolution has
arrived in our cities. Big urban centers are getting smarter, so they can help residents get through
traffic safely today and in the future.
There are three assumptions about the future that everyone
can agree on: there will be more people, they will be richer
overall, and they will keep moving to the cities. Half of the
people in the world already live in cities, and urban agglomerations are growing to gigantic proportions. Mumbai, Tokyo,
Seoul, Shanghai, Mexico City and Beijing – by 2050 at the
latest, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in a
megacity like these, according to UN estimates. That would
represent 6.5 billion people – almost as many as the total
number of people on Earth today. Other projections show
urbanization proceeding even faster: within 15 years, they
estimate that only one in five people will live in the country.
Growing
challenges.
But there is one thing the experts agree on: today’s cities are
not sufficiently prepared for these developments. Politicians
are working to create affordable housing and limit social tensions. One factor that has received relatively little attention so
far: ever since Henry Ford’s assembly line factories “put the
world on wheels” with mass-produced cars, many cities around
the world have been built around the ideal of “father, mother,
child and car”. In many places, this concept has been stretched
to its logical limit. Without new transportation systems that
combine public transportation and car sharing to provide an
alternative to individual car ownership, urbanization and pop-
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ulation growth will confront many cities with
immense challenges. Mile-long traffic jams
waste time and hurt productivity, and parking
places become a rare luxury. Not to mention
the increase in harmful pollution.
Ready for a
new approach.
Even now, drivers spend an average of
37,668 hours (more than four years) of
their life in their cars, and a large part of
that time sitting in traffic jams. But all
people really want is to get from A to B
quickly, without complications, and for a
reasonable price. In the future, this should
– and indeed must – be a lot simpler. It is
no wonder that many large cities around
the world are tinkering with strategies
for urban mobility. Strategies that require
fewer cars, control traffic more effectively,
and thereby help people to get where they
are going safely, comfortably and on time.
And city governments are in luck, because
for the first time since the invention of the
car, people also seem ready to try a new approach.
It starts
with sharing.
Generation Y, born in the last few years of
the previous millennium, has grown up in
a world in which people no longer have to
own music, media or information in order
to use them. The sharing concept along with
digitalization have fundamentally shaken up business models in these industries,
and made their products available over the
internet, apparently for free. This is exactly
what young people are now looking for in
other areas as well. They do not think twice
about vacationing in a stranger’s apartment,
sharing their tools with neighbors they do
not know, or setting up a hot date through
an app on their smartphone. They see no
point in owning their own car as a status
symbol. On the contrary, they have recognized that ultimately, a car that sits around
unused most of the time is inefficient, takes
up precious space in the city, and is mainly
just a drain on their bank account. So why
not share cars with other people too?
A number of technology and car companies
recognized this trend early, and developed
app-based business models around it. Taxis
no longer have a monopoly now that passengers can arrange private ride-sharing
arrangements via smartphone. Meanwhile,
car manufacturers provide city-dwellers
with cars on demand. Their customers can
use their phones to find the nearest avail­
able car, usually with a full tank of gas. They
only pay for the number of minutes they
drive. And the model is catching on. Independent studies suggest that car-sharing
models like these are drawing in 30% more
customers every year. Worldwide, privately
owned cars are still used for seven of every
ten miles driven, but that is about to change:
In the next ten years, another study shows
that “Car-sharing and ride-sharing models
will continue to increase their share of the
overall range of mobility options.” At some
point, so the theory goes, private taxis and
shared cars will merge into a single option
in which transportation itself is sold as a
service. The question of “how” becomes
secondary – and owning our own cars will
become superfluous.
Combined
mobility
and new
city concepts.
It sounds utopian, but it is already being
tried out. To get an idea of what the city
of the future might look like, take a look
at Helsinki. About five years ago, the city
government there decided to launch a new
transportation concept that aims to make
individual cars irrelevant by 2025. Since
then, residents of this Scandinavian metropolis can buy mobility tickets that include almost every possible mode of transportation.
All the user has to do is type in their desired
destination on their smartphone, and the
program calculates which combination of
transport options is currently optimal. Part
of the way on a self-service bike, another
part on the train, and then a shared ride with
other passengers in the Kutsuplus taxi bus.
Whatever works best with current traffic
and weather conditions in Helsinki.
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Most major cities have taken their first steps
towards the idea of the intelligent, interconnected city. Tower Bridge in London uses
Twitter to inform residents automatically
whether it is currently open or closed. In
many large cities, a smartphone app can be
used to locate self-service bikes. Barcelona
is equipping its parking spaces with sensors
that inform drivers via smartphone of the
nearest available (paid) parking place. In
San Sebastian, sensors under the asphalt
listen to what is happening on the surface. In Chicago, the streetlights measure
air quality, noise levels and motion – and
send out appropriate notifications. South
Korea is not even limiting itself to retrofitting existing cities, it is building a whole
new smart city from scratch: Songdo. By
2020, some 70,000 people will live there,
and another 300,000 will go there to work.
Garbage, transportation and energy are
all controlled automatically. This example
seems to be inspiring others: India has already announced its intention to build 100
new smart cities of its own.
Technologies
create new
possibilities.
It is no coincidence that so many of these
trial balloons are being launched right now.
Not only are people finally ready – the technology is too. Sensors have become so inexpensive in the past few years that they can be
freely added to all kinds of everyday objects.
According to estimates, some 50 billion objects will be connected to each other and to
computer networks by 2020. And thanks to
the smartphone boom, there is now a way
to put people in contact with the objects in
their environment.
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But not all plans work out – not even in
Helsinki. In early 2016, the city had to end
its beloved Kutsuplus share-taxi program.
After many years, the model was no longer
affordable for the city. But the idea lives
on. The Finnish startup that developed
Kutsuplus for Helsinki was acquired by an
American company at the end of 2014, and
now offers a similar service in Washington.
According to the business consulting firm
Deloitte, a solution for the often costly plans
of certain cities is already close at hand:
driverless taxis. If people combine the idea
of car sharing with that of self-driving cars,
calculations show that the cost per mile
could be reduced by two thirds. That could
even make Kutsuplus profitable again in
Helsinki.
Driverless taxis
as a solution?
Companies have been working for a long
time to make this vision a reality. In the
United States, self-driving cars have already
logged over 1.25 million miles of test drives
on public streets – and have not caused
a single accident. Self-driving trucks and
driverless taxis are coming too: autonomous
vehicles will “transform urban centers”, according to Google founder Sergey Brin and
many others. But when will it actually happen? Most analysts consider 2030 as a realistic target. Driverless taxis are expected to
have just over 30% market share, with privately-owned cars accounting for just 45%
of miles driven, according to estimates.
The benefits of fully automated control of all
traffic will be significant: computers will optimize routes, ensure “green waves” of synchronized traffic lights, and prevent traffic
jams. Ideally, driverless taxis will be available 24 hours a day, thus freeing up lots of
parking spaces. Emissions will be reduced,
and so will costs. Even the number of traffic
deaths is expected to decrease, because human beings – the cause of most accidents –
will be taken out of the equation.
Smart cities
are the future.
But we are still a long way from the goal.
Although many of the technologies are already available, what is often missing are the
necessary rules and regulations – as well as
people’s trust. In many countries, self-driving cars are not even allowed to leave the
garage. And plenty of people would not
mind having the benefits of a fully interconnected city, but are concerned that smart
cities would be able to monitor them in
everything they do. It will be up to government and business to deal responsibly with
these concerns – and to put a quick stop
to any undesirable developments. Because
one thing is clear: smart cities are only now
coming to life. They will have to start by
earning their residents’ trust. After all, new
mobility concepts and technologies all have
a single goal in common: to make life in the
city easier, safer, and more enjoyable for the
people who live there.
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Technology has to provide us
with a better quality of life.
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QUESTIONS
to Professor
Harald
Wahl.
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People have a right to move through their cities quickly and flexibly, says Professor
Harald Wahl of the UAS Technikum Wien. But to do so, we need to have a clear vision,
break with old habits, and have “all the data we can get”.
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How did you get to work today?
By car.
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Do people still do that?
Well, I do, because public transportation
would take me a lot longer. That’s exactly
it: what’s the best mode of transportation
and the best route to get me from A to B?
In my case, it’s by car. Cars are faster and
more flexible, and I can drive whenever and
wherever I want. And it’s not even more
expensive. That is why public transportation
only works when it is cheap, efficient and
comfortable for everyone. Even today, this
does not cover every situation, and it fails
even for simple questions like: if I don’t get
out of the office until 10:30 at night, can I
still catch a bus home? It’s as trivial as that.
Being able to go wherever we want, whenever we want, as quickly and inexpensively
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To ensure that kind of mobility in the cities
of the future, is it sufficient to expand our
public transportation networks?
It depends on what we’re trying to achieve.
Being able to go wherever we want, whenever we want, as quickly and inexpensively
as possible, is a basic human need. But
that’s not going to work if everyone keeps
driving into the city in their cars. That would
bring mobility to a complete standstill in
urban areas. So we have to look for ways to
bring everyone into the city in a reasonable
amount of time, as well as comfortably.
After all, it’s no use having a subway system
if people have to be physically pushed into
the cars in order to make them all fit.
as possible, is a basic human need.
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So mobility is mainly about optimizing the
major routes leading into our cities?
No. Urbanization is increasing – more and
more people are living in cities. They all
have different mobility requirements. They
want to go to work, to school, to the shopping center – we need to have the necessary
infrastructure in place for all of that. But
that does not mean everyone should stop
driving. If you go to buy furniture, you’re
not going to bring it home in the subway.
There are times when traveling in your own
car is the best choice. For all the other moments, we have to think about alternatives.
After all, no city can afford to build subway
lines everywhere. New streets are not really
feasible in cities either. So the question then
is this: How can I best use and extend what
is already there? In my opinion, that is why
intelligent services should be a core element
of the necessary infrastructure. That means
any kind of service that uses technology to
help improve our mobility. What makes
these services effective is that they draw on
as many available data sources as possible,
and analyze those data as a function of each
individual user’s needs. For that, we need all
the data we can get. From weather data to
traffic data – the more variety we have in our
data, the more reliable the information is.
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What stage of this development are we in
right now?
There’s a fair amount going on, especially
in the urban domain. Let’s take Vienna as
an example. The government has chosen a
very innovative path here: in the Strategy
2050 there is a commitment to strengthening public transportation relative to other
means of transport. When the government
lays down requirements like these, and provides the necessary funding, then businesses
and universities can start to work on the
implementation. On a purely technical level,
it’s relatively simple to change the distribution
of different modes of transportation. Reserving a lane for buses, or programming the
traffic lights to give buses priority over cars, are
both steps that can be implemented quickly.
What is more complicated are the concepts
and the politics behind them. But these kinds
of measures are important, because they
motivate people to use the public transportation options that are available to them. After
one morning where you are sitting in your
own car in a traffic jam, watching bus after
bus go ahead of you, you start thinking that
taking the bus might not be such a bad idea.
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So it is mainly a question of changing
old habits?
Absolutely. And it works. Let’s take the example of car sharing: It’s a success because a
car’s useful life, and the space it takes up, can
be spread across many people. Of course,
the idea of sharing something is neither
new, nor especially complicated. That has
always existed. But it can still take years for
people to actually make use of that option.
For example, only now are we seeing fewer people who view their car as something
sacred that they would rather not let anybody else touch. Only when you set that idea
aside does car sharing become possible. But
if I suggest to people that it’s really important to have their own car, then car sharing
is not going to work. It is just like the situation with recycling. There, too, people first
had to be convinced that it makes sense to
separate their garbage.
We have to ask ourselves: what will it take
for people to want to reduce the volume of
traffic on their own? One answer might be to
strengthen local commerce, so that people
don’t have to drive out to the shopping
centers on the edge of town. But even that
will only work after people recognize that
they can save themselves some time and
hassle by shopping at the corner store.
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Which are the cities where is this
already working?
Vienna is relatively far along this path.
Amsterdam and Malmö are also interesting.
Both of those cities encourage the use of
bikes. Amsterdam is a good example of how
bad weather is no excuse for leaving your
bike at home. Of course, it also depends
on how many bike paths a city builds – and
more importantly, where. Especially on very
busy streets, bicyclists need to have their
own place where they can feel safe while
they are riding. Digital services are a critical
factor too. If everyone used a service, maybe
in the form of a mobile app, that calculated
how much time and money it costs to get
somewhere with different modes of transportation, that would change a lot. Because
when you break it down to simple numbers,
a lot of people quickly realize that riding a
bike costs me nothing, I stay healthy, it only
takes me five minutes longer – or I might
even get there faster if there is a traffic jam.
And right there, you have a clear and very
logical incentive.
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Are the data needed for such services
already available?
No, we are still a fair bit away from having
all the information we need. For example,
parking garage operators do not like to share
their data. But for commuters, information
about which garage they are sure to find
a spot in could be very useful. And if they
could also reserve their parking spot through
the app, and their phone could show them
when the right subway leaves from there,
people would be able to make really wellinformed decisions. The same is true for
parking in the city itself. Those data are
valuable as well. To get them, I could set up
dedicated systems and install sensors in the
street. Or the cars themselves could detect
the parking spots. We had a student project
in which a car was equipped with a sensor. By
measuring distances as it drove along, it was
able to detect potential parking spots on the
right. The data can then be centralized and
distributed so that somebody else can also
“see” that parking spot. Now, if all cars had
that, we could put together a really comprehensive picture of where and when parking
spots are available. Combined with historical
data, we could even calculate how long the
spot is likely to stay open. There are a lot of
possibilities.
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What are the next steps towards the
“smart city”?
As far as technology is concerned, selfdriving cars in city environments are a very
important topic. Instead of walking two
miles at night because you missed the last
bus home, you could just have a robo-car
come and pick you up. Electric vehicles are
another area with definite potential. When
they are used in the city, they generate no
noise or emissions. Especially in urban
environments, that’s quite valuable. Of
course, we will have to sort out what sources
that electricity will come from.
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A lot of the technologies are already
quite advanced – are we just missing the
right ideas and the right data?
For all of these technologies, we do still
need the right ideas. Technology alone is not
enough if you don’t know what you can really
do with it. This is where interdisciplinary
work at universities and cooperation with
businesses and governments become critically important. On the subject of data, the
logistics domain is an interesting example:
In many cities, nobody knows exactly what
goods are moving through the city. But if
we knew what goods would be arriving
where, and at what time, we could optimize
the flow of goods. Or conversely, we could
think about what goods need to be brought
into the city. Even in the agriculture realm,
there are ideas about putting gardens on
high-rises. But things like that don’t just
happen overnight. Still, that would be a
much more efficient solution for one of the
major factors behind the flow of goods into
the city – namely, food.
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What will the ideal commute look like
for the city-dwellers of tomorrow? Step
out of the house, turn on your phone and
follow the directions?
The main goal is to save time, so that we
have more free time. Whether we manage to
save that time by taking care of the grocery
shopping on our way home from work, let’s
say, depends a lot on how people organize
their day. Some people could probably do
that better than others with the help of an
app. A lot of people don’t even have a store
on their way to work. So that brings us back
to local commerce. Technology is good,
but it should never be an end unto itself. If
there’s nothing nearby, then even the best
technology will not help me. Technology
has to provide us with a better quality of life.
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So will quality of life be the main driver of
these developments in urban areas?
Exactly. The mayor of Oklahoma City once
explained why residents had migrated to
and from the city at different times in its
history. And it turned out that it is not
enough to just bring jobs to the city and
tell people, “Come on in, we have work for
you.” People left the city anyway. It was not
enough to give away plots of land either –
even then, people kept leaving. What finally
worked was when the city started paying
attention to making people feel at home
there. In America, this is a new insight – that
you can intentionally lay out a city in such
a way that people think: “Hey, my kids are
going to like living here too.” If it is a city
that people do not want to leave, then the
jobs will appear all by themselves. And the
ability to get around in the city is an important part of that quality of life.
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STRATEGY
2020.
The trends and expectations outlined
by experts make it clear that the global markets for intelligent transportation systems (ITS) are on the move.
Kapsch TrafficCom pays very close
attention to anticipated market developments.
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Convergence was still the main topic in 2012:
back then, Kapsch TrafficCom thought the
various ITS segments would grow together
in future to become comprehensive solutions. In anticipation of this development,
Kapsch TrafficCom expanded its electronic
toll collection services with selected other intelligent transportation systems. This
convergence became reality in the following
years, more quickly than expected.
Since then, the demands for traffic systems have risen enormously, but the
opportunities and the users themselves
have changed markedly too. Everyone is
talking about big data, and we are already
seeing the first projects with networked
vehicles. As already described, there are
many requirements made of the cities of
tomorrow and their links to highways –
the “smart cities” and the “last mile”. This
is all about user experiences and fulfilling
new requirements.
In 2015, Kapsch TrafficCom thus created
a new priority in its Strategy 2020: the development of intelligent mobility solutions,
and in this context, expanding the core
business of highways in the direction of
cities. We consider it our mission to make
mobility solutions intelligent. This enables
us to support road users in reaching their
destinations comfortably, safely, quickly and
efficiently whilst conserving resources.
Our vision is to facilitate
exceptional user experiences through
intelligent mobility solutions.
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The future belongs to
intelligent mobility solutions.
Today, alongside electronic toll collection systems (ETC), the core business of the Kapsch
TrafficCom Group now also includes traffic
management systems (TMS).
We will build up the field of Intelligent Mobil­
ity Solutions (IMS) by developing new business models and offering integrated solutions
that combine different applications.
Operative excellence is the basis for safeguarding and strengthening our core business
and for our continued development. What is
more, we shall be developing new solutions to
accompany our clients on their future paths.
Urbanization
Convergence
Connected cars
Infrastructure funding
Ecological footprint
New business models
Trends
Industry consolidation
Convenience
Lower barriers to market entry
Price erosion
Alternative technology
Safeguarding
core business.
Growing
core business.
In markets where we are already established
with our systems business we will protect
our market position. We shall do all we can
to extend and renew long-term contracts.
Furthermore, we will maintain our global
on-board unit business.
In our core business fields of ETC and TMS
we want to achieve sustainable and profitable growth.
Targeted acquisitions will help us in these
efforts. By optimizing our portfolio we will
sharpen our profile and plug any gaps.
In future we will also offer solutions for
smaller road operators and concessionaires
as well as tap other regional potential.
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Transformation of our business
through operational excellence.
New solutions
New solutions, business models
and competence
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Intelligent mobility solutions.
Step-by-step we are building up a business
with intelligent mobility solutions (IMS) It
will comprise concepts that benefit road users. Some elements are already in use, while
other parts still require relevant solutions to
be created. These will be mobility applications and services, solutions for networked
vehicles and multimodal transport as well
as the collection, analysis and provision of
travel and traffic data. We will also be able
to address other client groups with the new
solutions. This will expand our current core
business of highways in the direction of
cities, where we will contribute to the smart
cities of the future with new business models and innovative solutions.
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From the highway
to the city.
Into the future.
Only one year after defining our Strategy
2020, some of our assumptions have already
been confirmed and we are seeing some
initial successes – innovative developments
but also contracts won.
We have a solid basis with our core
business of ETC and TMS. We will do
everything we can to maintain this and
grow it further. We hope we can convince
partners we have the best services during
the upcoming contract extensions and
new tenders.
Especially with intelligent solutions for the
city, Kapsch TrafficCom has already made a
huge step forward.
Additionally we will continue to optimize
our portfolio as well as invest in the research and development of innovative
solutions. This facilitates a fluid transition
to the intelligent mobility solutions of tomorrow. The first steps have already been
made, and we shall find the solutions together with our clients. Our multi-application suite or the development of a toll
service area are just two prominent topics.
By integrating Kapsch TrafficCom transportation we are heading towards IMS
and the city – towards common growth.
URBAN TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT
CONGESTION
CHARGING
TRAFFIC LIGHT
CONTROL
PARKING
PUBLIC
TRANSPORT
TUNNEL
HIGHWAY/
MANAGED LANES
CONNECTED
TOLLING
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VEHICLES
DATA
Safeguarding core business.
We won significant contracts in the past year,
all of which strengthen Kapsch TrafficCom’s
leading market position.
Plugging gaps in the portfolio.
The clients buying the ETC systems were all
concessionaires who have come to value our
solutions.
We are optimizing our portfolio with ever
more new products and innovative solutions,
developing for example a transceiver for the
special Italian radio standard. The different
roadside platforms have been further developed and are now gradually being combined.
Measurement accuracy is enhanced by improved vehicle detection and classification
sensors.
ment. We are playing an active role in the
necessary standardization procedures in the
USA and Europe.
Next-generation ITS.
Urban solutions.
In future, a modern platform for our ETC
back-office solutions will integrate new
technologies such as data analytics or open
source. Smartphones and other terminal
devices will be integrated into our satellite-based toll system – a textbook example of
the combined ETC-IMS market.
Last but not least, the implementation of two
urban solutions reveals the needs and also
the competence of Kapsch TrafficCom: an
urban access system was launched in Prato,
Italy, while our V2X technology will be used
in the Czech capital Prague in future.
Intelligent parking solutions.
Cooperative systems.
Solutions with vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure integration (V2X) will
be further developed as part of a European
research project, along with associated equip-
We are expanding our range of smart
parking solutions with the acquisition of
Streetline, Inc. from California. Analyzing
hundreds of millions of parking events and
the award-winning Parker© app give an
idea of the future potential.
Kapsch TrafficCom transportation.
In April 2016 we were finally able to take
over the global transportation business of
Schneider Electric. You can read more about
the opportunities this opens up for our intelligent mobility solutions on the following
pages.
CORRIDOR
MANAGEMENT
SAFETY &
SECURITY
BRIDGE
URBAN
ACCESS
ALERT
HIGHWAY/
MANAGED LANES
TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT
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KAPSCH TRAFFICCOM
TRANSPORTATION.
On April 1, 2016, Kapsch TrafficCom
achieved an important expansion for the
future: the global transportation division
of Schneider Electric became part of the
Kapsch TrafficCom Group. Formerly known
as Telvent Tráfico y Transporte, the company will henceforth be doing business as
Kapsch TrafficCom Transportation.
With some 900 employees and yearly
revenues of about EUR 125 million, the
company has been a respected provider
of intelligent transportation systems for
many years. Its portfolio includes three
areas – Traffic, Tunnel and Tolling – providing traffic management solutions for
cities and highways, tunnels and bridges,
and toll collection.
Kapsch TrafficCom Transportation offers
end-to-end solutions for traffic management: hardware, software and services.
and toll collection also fit nicely into the
Kapsch TrafficCom Group’s portfolio, and
will be integrated over the coming year.
The core product is EcoTrafiX, a traffic
management system designed primarily for
urban requirements. The city-oriented solutions complement Kapsch’s existing range of
services perfectly, but tunnel management
Customers of both companies will thus benefit from a wider range of solutions, as well
as a higher profile and comprehensive experience with smart transportation systems
worldwide.
More and more people are living in cities.
Urban traffic management is therefore essential
for the smart cities of tomorrow. Although many
aspects are still in their early stages, Kapsch
already has solutions that can improve the flow
of traffic today. In this way, we are contributing
to more efficiency, safety and sustainability.
Marcus Handl, Executive Chairman
Kapsch TrafficCom Transportation
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EcoTrafiX
urban traffic
solutions.
The EcoTrafiX traffic management system
is a comprehensive solution for real-time
city traffic control that increases efficiency.
All of a city’s traffic-related systems can be
monitored and managed through a single
user interface. Integrated event management reduces the reaction time to events
like construction activity, traffic jams or
accidents.
EcoTrafiX allows for map-based recognition of traffic situations, helping everyone
involved to collaborate more effectively, including emergency vehicles. Features like
automatic incident detection and prediction of future traffic conditions help make
city traffic safer. EcoTrafiX is also available
for use on highways.
The system is not dependent on specific hardware brands and models, so all device types
can be integrated. The proprietary EcoTrafiX
controller unit is noteworthy for being
the smallest one available on the market.
Planning
• 30 years of experience: Kapsch Traf-
Maintenance
Operations
Design
Deployment
ficCom Transportation brings with it 30
years of experience in traffic management.
• Wide range of services: The range of
services offered covers the entire project
lifecycle, from A to Z.
• Clear commitment: Safety is always the
highest priority.
• Quality: Highly qualified and dedicated
teams offer services all the way up to operations management.
• Long-term focus: Our services increase
the long-term value of investments.
• Technology: Forward-looking technologies are the basis of the software suite.
Reliable partner for end-to-end solutions
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Integrated corridor management in
Dallas, Texas.
The Dallas region has the fifth-largest volume of traffic in the United States, and
traffic is increasing faster there than anywhere else in the country. That is because
the current population of about 6 million is
increasing by an additional 1 million every
year. U.S. Route 75 is a critical traffic corridor in the region.
“As we were implementing our EcoTrafiX
solution, we had clear objectives: to optimize the flow of traffic and drive-time estimates, improve incident management, and
provide support for multimodal travel decisions. So we set up a comprehensive mapbased system that combined all the avail­
able data in a single interface, coming from
weather systems, parking facilities, buses,
surveillance cameras, recognition systems,
dynamic message signs and others. The
benefits are huge.”
Fariel Bouattoura,
Global Software and Engineering Director
Tolling.
Multi-lane free-flow
and plaza tolling systems.
Kapsch TrafficCom Transportation’s portfolio also includes tolling systems. Similar
to Kapsch TrafficCom’s other tolling systems, they have extremely high system
accuracy – 99.9%, according to external
audits. With 24/7 availability, this type of
tolling system yields a reduction in traffic
of about 20%.
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Advanced Traffic Management System
in Peru.
“The Rutas de Lima in Peru is 80 km long.
The highway is divided into three parts –
North, Ring Road and South – and it is a
toll road with integrated maintenance and
road service. Everything is organized very
efficiently, and monitored using a system of
performance indicators. On this highway
we use the EcoTrafiX traffic management
system, which allows for manual management. That was important, because the
customer wanted equipment operation to
be simple, and they wanted quick access
to individual devices. We supported our
customer in setting up a stable resource
management system, and we also set up a
call center for traffic information. The performance indicators definitely confirm the
high level of service.”
Darby Swank,
Vice President Electronic Tolling Solutions
Tunnel.
Tunnel Management Solutions.
Tunnels and bridges impose strict and
complex requirements on safety and efficiency. Integrated operation, traffic management and safety processes in a single
interface are the key to safety for road users
and tunnel facilities, comfortable driving,
and centralized management of operation
and maintenance. Integrated event management reduces reaction time to events in
tunnel control centers.
Multi-tunnel network
in Barcelona, Spain.
“Here in Barcelona, we implemented a multi-tunnel network. We control five tunnels
and monitor 13 others with a traffic volume
of 90,000 vehicles an hour.
The data, videos and audio recordings are
transmitted to a main control center and
a secondary control center, where they are
combined. But each tunnel still has independent functionality like emergency
phones, surveillance cameras, and so on.
They are integrated in the individual tunnels and in the control center.
The system also saves an enormous amount
of time – in operations, and of course also
in terms of reaction to events – and it contributes to energy efficiency.”
Oscar Morillas Pérez,
Tunnel Solution Architect, Traffic Global
Application Center
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Our contribution
to the future of transportation.
Through the integration of Kapsch
TrafficCom Transportation, Kapsch has
added new traffic management solutions
to its portfolio and gained highly qualified
new employees.
The urban solutions meet the requirements of Strategy 2020, but more importantly, they also address the need for
smart transportation systems in the cities
of tomorrow. Kapsch TrafficCom aims
to provide exceptional user experiences
through intelligent mobility solutions.
The EcoTrafiX urban traffic management system is in use in a number of
cities. Kapsch TrafficCom can now offer
these city customers additional urban
solutions as well – a core platform for a
smart-city strategy.
EcoTrafiX is the perfect complement to
DYNAC, the advanced traffic management system from Kapsch, which is mainly used on highways and long-distance
routes. Kapsch TrafficCom Transportation solutions are deployed primarily in
North and South America, in Spain, and
in the Middle East. Together, we achieve
revenues of about EUR 650 million, and
employ more than 4,500 workers around
the world. From Kapsch TrafficCom’s
perspective, the merger means a significant expansion of business in Spain and
Latin America, and enables entry into the
market in the Middle East. We are also
one of North America’s top 3 providers,
and are opening new markets for the entire Kapsch portfolio.
There is no doubt that this acquisition
has united two companies that will continue to grow together in the future. Both
the product portfolio and the markets
strengthen and expand the range of services that the Kapsch TrafficCom Group
can offer to its customers.
Mobility Apps & Services
Data Aggregation & Analytics
Tolling
Traffic Management
Safety & Security
Smart Urban Mobility
Connected Cars
Electronic Toll Collection
Highways
Road Safety
Enforcement
Access
Management
V2X Automotive
City Tolling
Managed Lanes
Commercial Vehicle
Enforcement
Smart
Parking
V2X Infrastructure
Plaza Tolling
Tunnels and Bridges
Electronic Vehicle
Registration
Internodal Mobility
Connected Services
Urban Traffic
Management
As a result, Kapsch TrafficCom offers its
customers complementary solutions from
the highway into the city – an expanded
solution portfolio with Kapsch TrafficCom’s
global profile and end-to-end solutions in
all domains.
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As the integration process moves forward, a
combined portfolio strategy will first be established for the Kapsch TrafficCom Group’s
existing solution segments. The new product ranges will be fully integrated over the
course of the next year.
With the merger of the two companies,
Kapsch TrafficCom will make a significant
contribution to mastering the urban traffic challenges of tomorrow, all around the
world.
About
Kapsch
TrafficCom.
Kapsch TrafficCom is a provider of intelligent
transportation systems (ITS) in the segments
of toll collection, traffic management, safety and security, smart urban mobility and
connected cars. The end-to-end solutions of
Kapsch TrafficCom cover the entire value
creation chain of its customers as a one-stop
shop, from components and design to the
installation and operation of systems. The
core business comprises the development,
installation and operation of electronic toll
collection and traffic management systems.
References in 44 countries on all continents
have made Kapsch TrafficCom a globally
recognized ITS provider. As part of the
Kapsch Group, an Austrian family-owned
technology group founded in 1892, Kapsch
TrafficCom is headquartered in Vienna,
Austria, and has subsidiaries and branches in
30 countries.
About
Kapsch Group.
Kapsch is one of Austria’s most successful technology corporations to specialize in the future-oriented market segments
of intelligent transport systems (ITS) and information and
communications technology (ICT). Kapsch is organized as a
group of companies with the key entities Kapsch TrafficCom,
Kapsch CarrierCom, and Kapsch BusinessCom. As a family-owned company headquartered in Vienna, Kapsch has
been dedicated to the continuous development and implementation of new technologies for the benefit of its customers since 1892. With a wide range of innovative services and
solutions, Kapsch makes a valuable contribution toward responsible approaches to a mobile and networked world. The
companies of the Kapsch Group employ more than 6,000
people at subsidiaries and branch offices around the world.
Kapsch. challenging limits.
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