Smart Mobility Conference 2024

Enabling Responsible Mobility

Mobility: From Green to Greener

An IRF India initiative:

  • Setting the Context of 5 Es: Safe System Approach
  • Comprehensive Approach to Road Safety

Technical session 1: Challenges in Road safety

  • Engineering Challenges
  • Vehicular Challenges
  • IRC Specifications Challenges
  • Enforcement Challenges
  • Emergency Care Challenges
  • Road Safety Education & Mass Awareness
  • Role of Law Enforcement, Policy making and Legislative measures

Technical session 2: Next Generation Solutions to Road Safety

  • Innovative Engineering Technologies
  • Development of new technologies for ADAS
  • Connected Vehicles – The Ultimate Solution
  • Safe Driving Score
  • Technological Innovations in Traffic & Safety
  • School Zone Safety Monitoring Portal

  • Role of ITS in shaping the future of transportation in India
  • Importance of standardized ITS solutions, global benchmarks, and the need for localized standards to address India-specific challenges.
  • The integration of ITS into highway and urban planning, and how it can be a catalyst for economic growth.
  • Introduction to the new policy, key features, and how it aligns with India’s broader goals of sustainable development and smart infrastructure.
  • Chief Guest Address: Pioneering the Next Generation of ITS in India
  • Government’s vision for ITS, ongoing initiatives, and future plans to integrate ITS into the national infrastructure framework.
  • Importance of collaboration in advancing ITS, and a summary of the key points discussed.

Special Address:Transforming Road Transport and Road Safety with Intelligent Transport System: Government plan for implementation of ATMS on National Highways.

Panel Discussion on Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) for Smart Highways.

  • Implementation challenges of ATMS on India’s highways and urban centres.
  • Integration of AI camera surveillance to improve urban mobility and safety.
  • Standardisation and Interoperability challenges of ATSM/IT IS solutions.
  • Quality Assurance and Operational challenges of ITS solutions
  • Funding challenges in achieving scalability and sustainability in ITS deployment.
  • Lack of skilled manpower for implementation and operation of ATMS solutions.
  • Scaling of public awareness about ITS solutions to enhance usability.

Keynote Address: Government Plans of encouraging Multimodal connectivity and Reducing Logistics Cost. How ITS can reduce logistics costs, improve multimodal connectivity, and enhance overall supply chain efficiency.

Discussion Topics:

  • Challenges of Multimodal connectivity.
  • The role of ITS in commercial vehicle aggregation and last-mile connectivity.
  • Strategies for integrating railways and waterways into India’s logistics network.
  • Success of MaaS in Australian urban mobility– a case study by ITS Australia.
  • Unified payment system in Mobility – NCMC (National Common Mobility Card) – A case study of the UK Model – by ITS UK.
  • Can Ropeway solve connectivity problems in Himalayan regions better than roads?

Keynote Address: Technology Convergence in Future Mobility How emerging technologies like CV2X, 5G/6G, and autonomous vehicles will shape the future of mobility.

Panel Discussion: Navigating the Future of Mobility – Challenges and Opportunities

Discussion Topics:

  • Case study of CV2X pilot of providing a green corridor for Ambulances and Emergency vehicles at Bengaluru.
  • Challenges in implementing autonomous vehicles and connected infrastructure.
  • Can Drones and Air Taxis revolutionise Urban Mobility?
  • The future of tolling systems using AI-based technologies.
  • Cybersecurity and Data Privacy in the Era of Connected Vehicles.