the future of traffic management

Public-private relationships will also
change in the coming years. With Design,
Build, Finance, Maintain and Operate
(DBFMO) contracts, for example, new
government and private sector roles will
emerge. The responsibility for maintenance,
administration and management
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will fall increasingly on the private sector.
Also with the growth in the use of invehicle
technologies (such as navigation
systems and more advanced cooperative
systems) the private sector could ultimately
take on more traffic management tasks
than just providing information.
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Finally, for the Netherlands there is the
further internationalization of transportation
policies. Europe’s transportation
policies are developing, and this also has
implications for traffic management. The
Netherlands will have to take into account
the European Commission’s Action Plan
for the Introduction of Intelligent Transport
Systems in Europe (ITS Action Plan,
2008) and the ITS Directive (2010). For
example, with this Directive the EC may
issue binding specifications for intelligent
transportation systems in the future.
Technological Developments
Technological innovations in the field
of traffic information, driver assistance
systems and intervention in hazardous
situations will make it possible to develop
further traffic management innovations.
For example, imagine the enormous opportunities
offered by the communication
between in-vehicle and roadside systems.
New cooperative systems will be platforms
for services beyond traveler information