innovITS Advance test track to open in April 2010

Date: 4/2/2010

Source: ‘A world-class facility for a global market’, Traffic Engineering and Control, December 2009, pg. 471-472

The first phase of the highly advanced test track ‘innovITS Advance’, which will enable development, testing and validation of future telematics technologies, is expected to be ready by April 2010. It has been developed jointly by TRL (Transport Research Laboratory), innovITS (the UK Centre for Excellence for Transport Telematics) and MIRA (Motor Industry Research Association). The test track consists of roundabouts, junctions and traffic lights and is equipped with the latest, adjustable communications technologies. It is intended to act as an international centre for trials of systems linking vehicles, roads and infrastructure.

Keywords: Communications, Cooperative vehicle systems, In-vehicle systems, Project