Germany – Road traffic-control equipment – ÜSTRA C-ITS OBU KOM

As part of the "C-Roads" (CRG-3) project, a replacement of the analogue radio-based public transport (ÖV) acceleration for buses is to be tested. Unlike the predecessor project "LOGIN" (Optimal control of traffic lights in local public transport), in which various research partners provided a proof of concept of C-ITS-based ÖV acceleration, C-Roads relies on market-available, production-ready hardware. In addition, integration into the existing ITCS/operating control system of IVU Traffic Technologies AG (IVU) is to be carried out, for example for the visualisation of signal timing forecasts. ÜSTRA has applied for grants from the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), which were approved by grant notification on 16 October 2024. A partial financing was approved. ÜSTRA aims to utilise the grants. Therefore, ÜSTRA expects timely completion of the tendered services. The subject of the tendered service is the delivery and functional provision of a vehicle-side C-ITS-based ÖV acceleration, which includes all services for an integrated system. This includes, among other things, the delivery and installation of C-ITS OBUs, antennas, and the integration between these components up to the interface with the ITCS on-board computer. The system to be offered is to be implemented and verifiably billed as a permanently functioning overall system within 15 months after the order is placed. By using a C-ITS-based ÖV acceleration, a future-proof and standardised system is to be implemented that can be flexibly and manufacturer-independently expanded. The exchange of information with the infrastructure-side C-ITS Roadside Unit (RSU) must take place according to the following standards: • C-Roads Specification Release 3.2.0 C-ITS Message Profiles • ISO 3833 Vehicle Type • ETSI TS 103 301 V2.2.2 • OCA-MAPEM Region-ID-Registry 02-00-01 The C-ITS messages to be used for communication between C-ITS RSU and OBU are listed below: • CAM • MAPEM • SPAT • SREM • SSEM