Foreword
Asier Perallos1, Unai Hernandez-Jayo1, Enrique Onieva1 and Ignacio Julio García Zuazola2
1 University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
2 Loughborough University, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Introduction
Computers, electronics, satellites and sensors are playing an increasingly important role in our transport systems, as instruments used for different purposes under different conditions. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) apply information and communication technologies to every transport mode (road, rail, air, water) and provide services which can be used by both passenger and freight transport. Nowadays, the main challenge lies in the integration of existing technologies with the aim of making transport more sustainable, which involves a compromise between efficiency, eco-friendship and safety.
This book presents a holistic approach to ITS, combining academic and industrial contributions. It attempts to merge some of the most effective contributions and technical approaches in ITS, which are currently under development in referenced research institutions and universities. Also, the present book reflects on how these works can be deployed in real scenarios thanks to the experiences of collaboration.
The book is divided into five parts and 16 chapters. Each part and chapter delimits its own field in order to provide a well-connected and correlated narrative thread, in which the reader observes a workflow from research to deployment of ITS. First, it includes an overview ...
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