ITS in Italy - TTS Italia

CSST-Centro Studi Sistemi di Trasporto
The Company
CSST is a private company providing, since 1969, high quality services and products in the fields of
research, planning and engineering applied to traffic and transport systems for both passengers and
goods. CSST has a broad spectrum of expertise to offer transportation consulting and design services
in: Mobility and Transport Planning, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), Freight and Logistics, Road
Safety.
CSST has always paid particular attention to the quality of its products, quality achieved through the
high professional level of its staff, the constant training on the most recent innovations, the
participation in the most advanced researches at national and international level and with the
employment of techniques and methods of vanguard. In the field of R&D, CSST is active at both
national and international level with the necessary know-how and professional skill to face the
complex problems of the transport systems.
CSST has developed simulation tools and other software solutions related with mobility, traffic,
transport, environment and safety (MATRIX Supervisor, MT.MODEL, TIMOTEO).
ITS Expertise & Solutions
CSST has a wide range of expertise and experience in the field of transport and traffic studies and
applications, providing integrated solutions to transport problems at different levels (local, regional,
national and international). CSST possesses research infrastructure and it can perform evaluation tests
of advanced systems, regarding traffic/transport, environment, driving behaviour and traffic safety.
CSST has developed innovative solutions in the following ITS fields:
ITS & traffic control systems;
Mobility Management during special events;
On-board innovative functions evaluation;
Traffic Environment Impact assessment;
Innovative Mobility services.
CSST has leaded the ARTIST national project, developing the National Telematic Framework
Architecture for Transport (Italian Ministry of Transport).
During the XX Winter Olympic Games in Turin (2006), CSST has designed, implemented and
coordinated the Traffic Operation Center (TOC), which is based mainly on MATRIX Supervisor, for
managing, monitoring and controlling traffic, and provides information to the user through ITS
technologies, both for urban and mountain areas.
References:
Head office: 10043 Orbassano (Turin) – Strada Torino, 50 – Italy
Contact person: Eugenio Morello
Email: eugenio.morello@csst.it Phone: +39.011-9080701 - Fax: +39.011-9080700
Website: www.csstspa.it
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