Main Roads Western Australia and Kapsch TrafficCom have successfully conducted a trial of connected vehicle technology on roads in Western Australia.

Tested on roads in Perth in early February, the trial successfully demonstrated that both the technology
called C-ITS (Co-operative intelligent transport systems) and the road infrastructure of Western Australia
are ready for a wide-spread deployment of the technology that is set to make Australian roads safer and
more efficient.

Mehdi Langroudi, Executive Director Network Operations, Main Roads Western Australia, comments:

“Our C-ITS Roadmap and C-ITS trials will assist in realising our goals for improving safety, productivity, mobility, and sustainability for Western Australians for generations to come. Together with the industry,
we look forward to supporting the implementation of a nationally harmonised C-ITS ecosystem across the
Western Australian road network to enhance safety, movement, regional resilience, and enable future
vehicle technology.”

The purpose of the trial was to show that Western Australia is well-prepared for the future of mobility, and
that the technology can be deployed effectively along the 128,000km of roads across the region, in
alignment with national plans for connected vehicles and increased road safety.

“Connected vehicles technology allows vehicles, infrastructure and traffic operators to share critical
information quickly and directly,” explains Daniel Vazquez, EVP APAC at Kapsch TrafficCom. “That way,
we can send alerts, for example about upcoming school zones or road works areas, directly into cars,
improving safety for all traffic participants. In other tests, this technology has shown potential to reduce
fatalities and serious accidents by up to 20%.”

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